FutureHeights Announces 2025 Best of the Heights Winners
FutureHeights announces 2025 Best of the Heights winners
Twenty years ago, FutureHeights established its annual Best of the Heights Awards program to recognize the many unique businesses in Cleveland Heights and University Heights, and to celebrate their contributions to the local economy. The 2025 selection process began with a round of nominations, followed by voting for the top vote-getters in each category. More than 1,000 total ballots were cast, demonstrating how enthusiastically Heights residents support their local businesses.
The winners and runners-up in the 2025 Best of the Heights Awards are:
| Award | Winner | Runners-Up |
| Best Pizza | Dewey’s Pizza | Vero, Marotta’s |
| Best Coffee Shop/Cafe/Breakfast Spot | Stone Oven | Luna Cafe & Bakery, Rising Star |
| Best Place for a Sweet Treat | Mitchell’s Chocolates | Luna Cafe & Bakery, On the Rise |
| Best Place to Take the Kids | Lee Road Library | Coventry PEACE Park, S’il Vous Play |
| Best Place for Live Music | Cain Park | Grog Shop, CLE Urban Winery |
| Best Bar, Pub, or Tavern | The Bottlehouse Brewery & Meadery | The Tavern Co., Kensington Pub |
| Best Restaurant | Tommy’s | Zhug, Foodhisattva |
| Best Place to Take a Date | Cedar Lee Theatre | Zhug, Marotta’s |
| Best New University Heights Business | Angie’s Soul Cafe | Lefty’s, E-Check Kiosk |
| Best New Cleveland Heights Business | Edwins | Hexagon Books, Arthur Treacher’s |
| Best Takeout | Aladdin’s | Foodhisattva, Tommy’s |
| Best Outdoor Dining | The Fairmount | Anatolia, Boss Dog |
| Best Place to Work Out or Practice Yoga | Green Tara Yoga | Cleveland Heights Community Center, Lotus Flower Yoga, Yoga Roots |
| Best Community-Conscious Business | Tommy’s | Green Tara Yoga, CLE Urban Winery |
| Best Place to Work Out | Cleveland Heights Community Center | Green Tara Yoga & Healing Arts, Lotus Flower Yoga Collective |
| Best Barber Shop/Salon/Spa | Quintana’s Barber & Dream Spa | Shawn Paul Salon, Eddy’s on Coventry |
| Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners | Tommy’s | Cain Park, Zhug |
| Best Place to Find Unique Gifts | Heights Arts | Olie’s Gift & Ship, Passport to Peru |
| Best Place to Call for Interior Home Services | Verne & Ellsworth Hann | Herb’s Plumbing, Heights Home Crafts |
| Best Place to Call for Exterior Home Services | Heights Home Crafts | Eve’s Painting, Gutter Guru |
| Best Place to Work | Heights Libraries | Marotta’s, City of Cleveland Heights |
| Best Cleveland Heights Business Overall | Tommy’s | Green Tara Yoga, Marotta’s |
| Best University Heights Business Overall | Bialy’s Bagels | Zina Greek Street Food, Chicken Ranch, Geraci’s |
| Best Place for Youths to Hang Out | Heights Libraries | Grog Shop, Coventry PEACE Park |
| Best Programs for Youths | Lake Erie Ink | Heights Libraries, Cleveland Heights Community Center |
| Best example of that “Heights Vibe” | Tommy’s | The Wine Spot, CLE Urban Winery |
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