Cleveland Scene: new openings & reviews

Cleveland’s dining map shifted again this week, with Birdtown Brewing set to open in Lakewood and Lola’s Bistro drawing a fresh review in Chagrin Falls. (clevescene.com) Cleveland Scene reported on April 13 that Birdtown Brewing had joined the week’s local food news roundup, and a separate Scene story said the Lakewood brewery would open on April 16. (clevescene.com 1) (clevescene.com 2) Birdtown has been in development for more than a decade inside the former St. Gregory the Great church in Lakewood’s Birdtown neighborhood, and Scene said Geraci’s pizza would be served there on Cleveland’s west side for the first time in about 70 years. (clevescene.com 1) (clevescene.com 2) Scene dining editor Douglas Trattner also reviewed Lola’s Bistro in Chagrin Falls, where the restaurant opened in late 2025 after an earlier first-look preview in September 2025. (clevescene.com 1) (clevescene.com 2) That review described Lola’s as a French bistro run by the team behind JoJo’s Bar, Bar Fuoco and 17 River Grille, all in Chagrin Falls. (clevescene.com) (clevescene.com) The same Cleveland Scene package pointed readers toward familiar Cleveland food anchors, including West Side Market, which the market’s official site says has operated since 1912. (clevescene.com) (westsidemarket.org) For nearby standbys, Scene’s restaurant coverage has long singled out Molto Bene in Lakewood for fresh Italian fare and Angelo’s for pizza, with Angelo’s listed among the publication’s Best of Cleveland winners in recent years. (clevescene.com) (clevescene.com) The through line in this week’s coverage was not one blockbuster opening but a cluster of neighborhood moves: a long-delayed brewery launch, a reviewed suburban bistro and another nudge toward classic Cleveland stops. (clevescene.com)