The 10 Best Bars In Cleveland 2024

"Harbor Inn describes itself as “the ultimate dive bar experience.” Established in 1895, this is the longest continuously operating bar in the city, with a gritty, old-school Cleveland vibe: it’s an enormous, windowless warehouse along the Cuyahoga River with sticky floors and well-worn dart boards. The move is the beer-and-a-shot special, and after you’ve downed your bottom-shelf liquor, pop open a High Life and start a game of pool with friendly strangers. Basically, this is the place to channel a Midwestern dad—come to think of it, yours probably played skeeball here after he saw The Rolling Stones at Lakefront Stadium in 1975." - kate bigam kaput