Best Of 2026

SCENE 9/10/25
SCENE 9/10/25

Best Blues Club: Brothers Lounge

1. Brothers Lounge
2. Music Box Supper Club
3. BOP STOP at The Music Settlement

Best of Cleveland 2026 | Bars & Clubs

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Best Alcohol-Free Bar: Sacred Vortex Teahouse & Kombuchery

1. Sacred Vortex Teahouse & Kombuchery
2. Verbena Free Spirited
3. Sacred Waters Kava Bar

Best Bar for Games: 16-Bit Bar + Arcade | Pins Mechanical Co.

1. 16-Bit Bar + Arcade | Pins Mechanical Co.
2. Birdietown Mini Golf + Lounge
3. Superelectric Pinball Parlor

Best Bar Trivia: Jukebox

1. Jukebox
2. Twist Social Club
3. The Islander

Best Bar/Club for Local Music: Mahall's

1. Mahall's
2. Happy Dog
3. Winchester Music Tavern

Best Bartender: Matt "Chewy" Thompson (Twist Social Club)

1. Matt "Chewy" Thompson (Twist Social Club)
2. Spike (No Class)
3. Shaun '"Diggity"" Knapp (The Local Bar)

Best Cocktail Bar: Cloak & Dagger

1. Cloak & Dagger
2. Porco Lounge & Tiki Room
3. LBM

Best Dance Club/Bar: Twist Social Club

1. Twist Social Club
2. Good Night John Boy
3. No Class

Best Dive Bar: Old 86

1. Old 86
2. No Class
3. Lincoln Park Pub
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