City Guide to Food/Beer/Fun

This page will serve as my "Best Of" for each city I travel to.


My Guide to Cleveland

Best Craft Beer Bars

1. Lizardville--Amazing Bottle selection plus 8 taps that are always something special.

2. Buckeye Beer Engine--30 taps plus an extensive bottle list.

3. Melt Bar and Grilled--Besides amazing grilled cheese you'll always find some great beers on tap here.

4. Tremont Tap House--One of the largest tap selections in Cleveland.

5. Any Winking Lizard--100+ beers on the bottle list plus 10-12 monthly rotating handles.

Best Food

1. Greenhouse Tavern

2. Lola Bistro

3. Washington Place Bistro and Inn

4. Felice Urban Cafe

5. Grovewood Tavern
6. Lolita

Best Brewpubs--Food and Beer

1. Fat Head's--The Head Hunter IPA is my favorite beer.

2. Willoughby Brewing--Peanut Butter Coffee Porter and Hopnotic are 2 must haves!

3. Great Lakes Brewpub--Always fun to see what the pub exclusives are here.

My Guide to Columbus, Ohio

Best Craft Beer Bars/Brewpubs
1. Bodega--50 taps and a great bottle list.
2. Yellow Brick Pizza--16 taps, always have a cheap craft beer bottle special.
3. Barley's (downtown)--House beer on tap along with more guest taps than the Smokehouse.

Best Food
1. Yellow Brick Pizza--Simply Excellent Pizza
2. Elevator Brewing--Upscale food for a brewpub

My Guide to Chicago

I went to Chicago for 4 days, here is my recap of my each days Food, Beer and Fun!

• Monday--Featuring 3Floyds Brewing Company and Piece Brewing and Pizzeria
• Tuesday--Featuring Oak Street Beach Food + Drink, Revolution Brewing, The Map Room and Bangers and Lace
• Wednesday--featuring Giordanos Pizza, Architectural Boat Tour, Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub and Wrigley Field
• Thursday-- featuring Shedd Aquarium, Half Acre Brewing, Fountainhead Restaurant and Binny's!

Good Craft Beer Bars
1. Bangers and Lace--32 Craft Beers on tap plus an above average bottle list
2. Map Room--25 Craft Beers on tap and an extensive bottle list
3. FountainHead--24 Craft Beers on tap plus an extensive bottle list
4. Piece Brewery and Pizzeria--Good House beer and guest taps
5. Revolution Brewpub--Good House beer

Good Food
1. FountainHead--Excellent Food, more upscale menu with local fresh ingredients
2. Revolution Brewpub--Above average food and menu choices, especially for a brewpub
3  Piece Brewery and Pizzeria--Wonderful New Haven Style Pizza

FUN
1. Visit Shedd Aquairum--Its worth the price of admission
2. Walk the Magnificant Mile--A fun way to see the city and if you want to shop there are plenty of stores.
3. Take a Architecture Boat Tour--Probably the most fun thing we did.  Very informative and fun at the same time.  Best way to see the city in my opinion.
4. Visit Navy Pier--Just a fun place, especially if you have children.

Where I hope to try next time I'm in Chicago
Hopleaf
Schubas Tavern
Big Star
Local Option
Haymarket Brewing

(These opinions are 100% my own, and only reflect on places I have been to.  Places I hope to try are based on recommendations from people I met while traveling.)