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Primo African Cuisine (Cleveland) No passport? No worries! Venture Downtown to Primo African Cuisine to live in the lap of luxury as you delight your taste buds with traditional African dishes, such as the fan favorite Egussi Soup.
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Filter (Warehouse District) Restaurateur Kyler Smith is back with a gamechanging vision of combining the ultimate foodie experience with viral social media moments. Come grab a glam cocktail and have your cameras ready to capture it all.
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Yum Village (CSU Campus) Imagine crossing the Caribbean Sea without leaving the city! The Cleveland State University campus is now home to an Afro-Caribbean restaurant that will leave you so satisfied, all you can say is, “YUM!”
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222 Cold Brew & Cereal Bar (Euclid) Entrepreneur Robyn Fossen brings our inner child’s wildest dreams to life with shaved ice, cold coffee and cereal shakes! Combine your favorite flavors of breakfast cereal into a perfectly blended shake, or try the signature “Babbitt Road” mix to set your senses ablaze.
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Zanzibar (Cleveland and Euclid) Black American comfort food like chickenand-waffles shares the menu with unique twists on the classics, such as artichoke dip with collard greens and the “Soul Roll” (stuffed egg rolls with spicy remoulade).
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The Haunted House Restaurant (Cleveland Heights) If you can manage to snag a rezzie, bring your boo and sink your fangs into dishes like the “Children of the Street Corn” and “Nashville Massacre” fried hot shrimp. Celebrating? Order a “Potion Bowl” for a scary good time.
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Angie’s Soul Café (Cleveland and Warrensville Heights) Angie Jeter brought down-home South Carolina cooking to Cleveland in 1986 with her own spin, and she’s been satisfying local soul food lovers ever since with staples such as Carolina-style catfish and collard greens.
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Irie Jamaican Kitchen (Collinwood, Old Brooklyn and Akron) Devotees of Irie Jamaican Kitchen swear by chef Omar McKay’s traditional and fusion Jamaican dishes, delivered in bowls and wraps. (Try the stew chicken for true “Jah-potle” goodness.) Bob Marley would approve!
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The #Support Black Owned Businesses hashtag has 1.8 million posts on Instagram, and Cleveland’s Black business community offers plenty of ways to do just that. On the beauty front, deck out your dome with a colorful Perfect Pineapple head wrap, or smooth it out with organic skincare products from Choate BODY. For active types, NOOMA provides fuel in the form of organic, plantbased sports drinks while Anjua Maximo’s GrooveRyde offers upbeat, communityminded instruction in spinning, boxing, barre and more. Need more inspo? Check out The Real Black Friday, founded by LaRese Purnell to offer exposure to Cleveland’s Blackowned businesses.
Photos Above: © Matt Shifler, © Perfect Pineapple; Opposite, Photos Clockwise: © Artography Studios, © Freedom Fest, © Provok, © Cody York, © Kayla Lupean
Primo African Cuisine
