Ohio City sits on the bluff west of the Cuyahoga River and is the densest concentration of food, drink, and 19th-century architecture in Cleveland. Once a separate municipality, it has been part of Cleveland since 1854 but kept its own identity through generations of brewers, butchers, and Czech, German, and Italian immigrants whose names still appear on the West 25th Street storefronts.
The anchor is the West Side Market, a 1912 brick-and-tile hall with over a hundred stalls. Around it sprawl breweries (Great Lakes, Platform), restaurants from low-key taquerias to white-tablecloth, and bars in former Czech meeting halls. The Hingetown sub-district at the north end has become Cleveland's most concentrated patch of independent coffee and design boutiques.
Walking the streets between the West Side Market, St. Ignatius High School, and Hingetown gives a strong sense of the neighbourhood; allow at least half a day, longer if you eat your way through.