35+ restaurants, bars, brewpubs closed in NE Ohio in 2025

The Fieldhouse at Studio West 117 opened in 2022.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A handful of restaurants, bars, breweries and other dining and drinks spots shut their doors this year.

Few places were immune from the spate of closures – brewpubs to burger joints, Italian, Asian and more.

Our annual lists bids adieu to the places that closed.

It was the end of an era for Melt's original location in Lakewood.

AVON: Cork and Barrel

AVON: Railroad Brewing Co.

The brewery opened in 2017 less than half a mile north of Interstate 90 with a 10-barrel system on Center Road in Avon and added a location nearby on the same road in 2023. But “changing circumstances” in the lives of owners Tom and Christy Wagner led to the brewery shutting its doors. (A year before Railroad opened the owners talked to cleveland.com about the challenges involved in planning a brewery.)

Velvet Dog was in Cleveland's Warehouse District.

BRUNSWICK: Rito’s Bakery

CLEVELAND: Alea

CLEVELAND: The Astro

CLEVELAND: Banter Beer and Wine

Tick Tock Tavern was in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND: Bookhouse Brewing Co.

Crust was in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood.

CLEVELAND: Crust

The Astro was closed technically temporarily, but it has yet to reopen.

CLEVELAND: Inferno

We offer a roundup of about three dozen places throughout Greater Cleveland that closed in 2025.

CLEVELAND: Lava Lounge

CLEVELAND: Pachamama

CLEVELAND: Papa Nick’s

CLEVELAND: RE:BAR

CLEVELAND: The Rib Cage

CLEVELAND: Rum Runners

CLEVELAND: Tick Tock Tavern

CLEVELAND: Velvet Dog

CLEVELAND: Wolf Pack Chorus

CLEVELAND: Xinji Noodle Bar

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS: Voodoo Brewing Co.

EAST CLEVELAND: Loiter Café & Marketplace

FAIRVIEW PARK: 808 Shave Ice

FAIRLAWN: The Rail

HINCKLEY: Hoppy Dude Brews

LAKEWOOD: El Tango Grill

LAKEWOOD: Melt

LAKEWOOD: Studio West 117 Fieldhouse

LORAIN: Bascule Brewery and Public House

Owner Chris Kambouris announced in September he had decided to close the brewery, which opened in 2018. Kambouris had previously worked at The Brew Kettle and at Mt. Carmel Brewing Co. in Cincinnati. The Colorado Avenue space was filled with an eclectic mix of décor. It touted itself as Lorain’s first brewery in more than 100 years.

MENTOR: Mentor Brewing Co.

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS: 2 Burntwood Taverns

PAINESVILLE: Rider’s Inn

PARMA: Fast Eddie’s Kitchen & Bar

Owner Eddie Cerino said rent and labor costs contributed to the closing of his restaurant on W. Ridgewood Drive in The Shoppes at Parma. His is a famous name in Northeast Ohio culinary circles: His grandmother started Carrie Cerino’s, which opened in North Royalton in 1963. It’s now Via Roma Event Center & Ristorante. He wanted to remain in Parma, though, with a new location. He plans to open in the former Two Bucks location in the Tri City Shopping Center. Read more about the closing and an additional story here

ROCKY RIVER: Stino da Napoli

SHAKER HEIGHTS: Ninja City Van Aken

SHAKER HEIGHTS: The Rice Shop

WILLOUGHBY: Tricky Tortoise Brewing Co.

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