April 16, 2026

Lost Restaurants of Downtown Cleveland

Cleveland Heights

Author Bette Lou Higgins is an expert on the Forest City’s former eateries. Listen to her speak on these in support of her 2021 book on the topic. Though Cleveland had humble culinary beginnings, its food scene grew over the centuries and cemented several local legacies, including English immigrant Fred Harvey, who operated the Harvey House in Tower City, among other hot spots.