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VENUE GUIDE
2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
CLEVELAND, OHIO | JULY 18-21, 2016
WWW.GOPCONVENTIONSTRATEGIES.COM
Cleveland Public Library ©Erik Daniel Drost
EXPLORE CLEVELAND
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TREMONT
Lolita
OHIO CITY
Bar Cento
Bier Markt
Market Garden Brewery
Nano Brew
Speak Easy
TownHall
PLAYHOUSE
SQUARE
Cibréo Italian
Kitchen
DOWNTOWN
Barley House
Lola Bistro
Mabel’s BBQ
RED Space
21 Lounge
Tequila Ranch
Legal Aid Society
Grays Armory
LAKE FRONT
Music Box Supper Club
Rock and Roll Hall
LITTLE ITALY
Washington Place Bistro
& Inn
AROUND TOWN
B Spot Burgers
Rider’s Inn
21 Lounge & Kitchen
Found in the heart of the Gateway District, 21 Lounge has the feel of your hometown sports
bar and grille midst the bustle of a cosmopolitan center. Nestled between some of
Cleveland’s greatest attractions: Quicken Loans Arena and the Horseshoe Casino, 21 Lounge
provides a great central locale to meet up with friends. The lounge lives up to its name: it
offers twenty-one of the best bourbons and twenty-one craft beers as well as a menu filled
with local favorites. Offering spacious dining, a “horseshoe” bar, and prime location, 21
Lounge has the feel of a hometown sports bar & grille that makes it the perfect meeting
space—- whether that be for old friends or new.
21 Lounge & Kitchen
2123 E 2nd St
Cleveland, OH 44115
Type of Venue: Indoor
Restaurant
Capacity: 150
Features: Private Penthouse
B Spot
Eton
28699 Chagrin Blvd
Woodmere, OH 44122
Crocker Park
20 Main St.
Westlake, OH 44145
Strongsville
18066 Royalton Rd.
Strongsville, OH 44136
Type of Venue: Indoor and Outdoor
Seating
Capacity:
Eton: Seated Dining: 100 | Bar Seating: 18 |
Patio: 46
Crocker Park: Seated Dining: 108 | Bar
Seating: 22 | Patio: 24
Strongsville: Seated Dining: 108 | Bar
Seating: 18
Features: Voted Best Burgers in America at
the Sobe Burger Bash
B Spot Burgers
With several locations spanning the Cleveland
area, Michael Symon’s burger venture offers a
relaxed, friendly environment with a unique
take on an American classic.
A four-time winner of Best Burgers in America,
B Spot is more than just a typical burger joint.
Simon’s restaurant offers more than 30 craft
beers and a dozen bourbons as well as an
inventive pickle bar with a selection of eight
different pickled items.
Each location offers relaxed indoor and
outdoor spaces, perfect for a casual but lively
event.
Bar Cento
Bar Cento, located in historic Ohio City, offers a creative European-inspired menu that
focuses on regional and sustainable ingredients sourced from local farms and purveyors. The
cuisine is served with a rustic presentation inside the sophisticated yet comfortable dining
room, accented with haute-bucolic décor and a sixteen seat bar built using wood from a
reclaimed Amish barn. Its award winning seasonal menu is complimented by an extensive and
carefully prepared wine list. Recently touted as having the best pizza in Ohio by Food
Network, Bar Cento is a modern Italian eatery with a strong commitment to local Cleveland
and Ohio ingredients.
Bar Cento
1948 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Indoor/Outdoor
Venue
Capacity: Main Dining Room: 60
seated, 100 standing | Lounge: 63
seated, 125 standing | Patio: 24
seated, 40 standing
Barley House
Barley House
Barley House encourages you to “Sit Long, Talk
Much, and Laugh Often” and offers the perfect
1261 W 6th St
environment to do so. Most notable for its
Cleveland, OH 44113
revolutionary pour-it-yourself technology, Barley
House is the only place in Cleveland where you can
Type of Venue: Restaurant and
pour your beer right at the table, thus offering a
Nightlife Venue | Private Back Patio
virtual no-wait standard of service.
and Open Main Dining Areas
The Barley House is equipped for a wide variety of
Capacity: Side Patio: 1,200 sq ft. |
events: watching Cleveland’s teams on their 50’’ flat
Parking Lot; 20,000 sq ft. | Private Bar
screen televisions, or enjoying the warm weather in
A: 1,500 sq ft. | Private Bar B: 2,500
their sidewalk seating and beautiful cabanas. The
sq ft.
private back patio and open main dining area set
Features: Sidewalk Seating and
the perfect scene for private gatherings.
Cabanas | 3 Full Bars | 2 Separate
Private Event Spaces | Parking Lot
available to host events | Traditional
American Cuisine
Bier Markt
McNulty’s Bier Markt has been Ohio’s only Belgian
bier bar since opening in 2005, serving over 100
Belgian and American craft beers along with over
30 rotating drafts. Nestled in the heart of the
historic Ohio City Entertainment District with over
two dozen bars and restaurants in the surrounding
blocks, the Bier Markt has the taken the lead in
changing the beer culture and bar experience in
Cleveland.
With its saloonesque
decoration and
unique lighting,
Bier Markt is a
relaxed and
centrallylocated venue
fit for a casual
crowd.
Cibréo Italian Kitchen
1438 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44115
Bier Markt
1948 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Indoor Venue
Capacity: 95 Seated | 220 Standing
Features: Food served
from attached sister
restaurant Bar Cento |
Pool Table can be
removed from the room
to give group maximum
space | ADA
accommodations
Cibréo Italian Kitchen
Located in the heart of Cleveland’s
Playhouse Square, Cibréo Italian
Kitchen is a Tuscan-themed restaurant
serving authentic Italian lunches and
Type of Venue: Restaurant and Adjacent
dinners.
Private Function Facility
Adjacent to the restaurant is Cibréo’s
Capacity: Indoor: 130 seated | Bar Seats:
perfect answer to private dining: a
20 | Outdoor Patio Seating: 20 seated |
newly-remodeled former 14th street
Cibréo Privato: 165 Seats
Theatre that can comfortably
accommodate 165 people for a seated
plated meal.
Cibréo Privato also features a private
entrance, coat check, and valet; a large stage
with state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment
amid a warm Tuscan-themed atmosphere.
Ideal for any celebration, the staff at Cibréo
Italian kitchen can assist with every detail of
your private event-from menu and theme
planning to suggestions for entertainment
and lodging.
Grays Armory
As a rich part of Cleveland’s historical past,
Grays Armory offers a time-honored grandeur
that is unique to the space. With decor of rich
oak, regimental flags, historical military artifacts,
and maple floor, each part of the event space is
filled with the character of the building itself.
The Armory hosts events big and small, it is
equipped with multiple ballrooms as well as
several private spaces.
Grays Armory
1234 Bolivar Road
Cleveland, OH 44115
Type of Venue: Historical Event
Space
Capacity: 1000 people | Drill Hall
Features: Large-Capacity Hall | 2
Ballrooms | Private Club Rooms
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
The Legal Aid Society of
Cleveland
1223 West 6th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Intimate Indoor
Reception Area | Enclosed Back
Parking Lot
Capacity: First Floor: 120 Reception
Style | Back Parking Lot (Tented): 950
Reception Style/ No Dance Floor,
633 Reception Style & Dance Floor,
475 Seated & Served Meals, 518
Seated with Buffet-Style Meal
The Legal Aid Society is a great space for a
Downtown reception or hospitality suite during
the convention. The venue is walking distance to
the Quicken
Loans Arena
and
conveniently
next to several
local bars and
restaurant
options.
Lola Bistro
As the flagship restaurant of the Michael Symon
restaurant group, Lola earns its chic AAA four
diamond rating with Chef Michael Symon’s
inventive take on the best of what Cleveland’s local
purveyors have to offer.
The space itself is
notoriously sleek and
elegant, the restaurant
was a winner of
Cleveland Magazine’s
Silver Spoon Award for
Best Decor. With an
intimate private dining
room and an outdoor
patio that opens to
one of Cleveland’s
liveliest streets, guests
of the venue can
experience the best of
both worlds.
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Lolita
900 Literary Road
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Indoor and Outdoor
Seating | Private Dining Room
Capacity: Cocktail and Hors
d’Oeuvres Reception:150 | Seated
Dining: 60 | Bar Seating: 10 | Private
Dining: 40 | Patio: 24
Features: Less than 2 miles from
Quicken Loans Arena
Lola Bistro
2058 E 4th St
Cleveland, OH 44115
Type of Venue: Indoor Dining/
Reception | Outdoor Patio
Capacity: Private Dining: 30 |
Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres: 300 |
Seated Dining: 120 | Bar Seating: 15
| Patio: 20
Features: Elegant Dining Room and
open Kitchen, Private Dining Room,
chic AAA four diamond-rated full
service venue, Located directly
across from Quicken Loans Arena,
Contemporary American cuisine
Lolita
Offering adventurous fare in a vintage-chic space,
Lolita is Cleveland’s stylish answer to
Mediterranean- style bistro dining. Perfect for
large groups or intimate evenings, the dimly lit
and cozy restaurant is calmly accented with
exposed brick and leather banquettes.
With a cozy lounge stacked with comfortable
pillows, Lolita draws the perfect line between
comfy and chic. The exposed brick is the only
reminder that you are in the midst of Cleveland’s
urban-cool Tremont neighborhood as you step
inside this warm and friendly space.
Mabel’s BBQ
The newest edition to Michael Symon’s
restaurant repertoire, Mabel’s BBQ offers
Cleveland style barbecue while highlighting
regional flavors. Inspired by his respect and
passion for regional barbecue across the USA,
Symon’s goal is to create a style that
Clevelanders can call their own.
Guests can kick back in the 100-seat dining
room or at the bar where a wide variety of craft
beer, whiskey, and moonshine is available.
Market Garden Brewery
1947 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Indoor/Outdoor
Garden Venue
Capacity: Beer Bar: 85 Seated, 150
Standing | Spirits Bar: 60 Seated,
125 Standing | Harbor Room: 50
seated, 100 standing | Ohio City
Room: 110 seated, 175 standing |
Beer Garden: 120 seated, 200
standing
Features: Cleveland’s First American
Beer Garden | Multiple Private
Spaces that can be used together or
separately | Private lower level with
its own bar, fireplace, and views of
open kitchen and brewery | Elevator
and ADA accommodations
Mabel’s BBQ
2050 E 4th St
Cleveland, OH 44115
Type of Venue: Indoor and Outdoor
Casual BBQ Eatery
Capacity: Cocktail and Hors
d’Oeuvres Reception: 200 | | Seated
Dining: 120 | Bar Seating: 15 | Patio:
20
Features: Cleveland Style Barbecue
highlighting regional flavors
Market Garden Brewery
Cleveland’s first American beer garden is located
next door to the 100-Year old West Side Market in
the vibrant neighborhood of Ohio City.
In addition to their
stellar and award
winning beer
selection, the talented
team of chefs use only
the freshest
ingredients, with an
emphasis on being as
hyper-local as
possible.
The large, open
outdoor space is
outfitted with light
woods and brick which
runs smoothly into the
wooded indoor space.
Music Box Supper Club
The Music Box is the venue of all venues. It boasts a
two-story concert hall, restaurant, and a private events
destination located on the West Bank of the flats in
Downtown Cleveland. The Music Box’s concert hall
has two stages: the downstairs Supper Club and
upstairs Concert Hall, both of which have played host
to a diverse array of musicians and genres.
The private space is equally as impressive, and perfect
for any private event;
the space is
equipped with
waterfront
views and
access, a deck
overlooking
downtown and
flexible floor
plans.
Nano Brew
1859 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Indoor and Outdoor
Bar | Multi-Level Patio Combination
Capacity: Original: 61 Seated, 115
Standing | Handle Bar: 50 Seated, 75
Standing | Pedal Bar: 42 Seated, 100
Standing | Patio: 148 Seated, 275
Standing
Features: Multi-Level Patio Featuring
Ample Seating, Private Bar, 2 Fire Pits
| 3 Private Indoor Spaces, Each with
Own Private Bar } ADA Accom.
Music Box Supper Club
1148 Main Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Relaxed bilevel spot | New American
eatery | Americana concert
hall
Capacity: Rooftop Deck:
20-200 guests | Tenting
Available
Features: Concert Hall |
Supper Club | Rooftop Deck,
Window Terrace Bar |
Riverside Patio | Mezzanine |
Private Dining Room
Nano Brew
Nano Brew Cleveland is a friendly neighborhood
brewpub with 24 beers on draft both at the
inside bar and at the lively outdoor Beer Garden
Bar. With sleek metal awnings and slated lightwood tables, what was once a Garage bar is
now transformed into a more industrial take on
the typical beer garden.
RED Space
Housed inside the world headquarters of
Hotcards, RED Space is a raw event space. At the
crossroads of Cleveland’s epic downtown
renaissance- and a growing craze to host events
in an eclectic urban setting- RED Space at
Hotcards is quickly becoming the most sought
after raw event space and art gallery in the
region.
With their greatest asset being the
proverbial blank slate; the venue offers
an 8,500 sq ft Event Hall, a 1,500 sq ft
Gallery, and a 35,000 sq ft parking lot.
RED Space
2400 Superior Ave E
Cleveland, OH 44114
Type of Venue: Gallery Space,
Warehouse Space, Parking Lot
Event Space
Capacity: Seated Capacity:
350-450 | Standing Capacity:
750-1,000
Rider’s Inn
Rider’s Inn
792 Mentor Ave
Painesville, OH 44077
Type of Venue: Pub | Dining
Room | 11 Room Inn
Capacity: Inn: 11 Rooms
Features: Antique and Vintage
Furnishings Equipped with
Modern Amenities such as
Private Bath, Wireless Internet
Access, Air Conditioning, and TV
Rider’s Inn’s cozy pub, casually elegant dining
room, and comfortable quarters offer respite from
the day’s activities. Warmth and friendliness are
hallmarks of the hospitality you receive at Rider’s
Inn, whose slogan reads “Welcoming Friends since
1812.” A stay at Rider’s Inn is a stay in yesteryear.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
For groups of 20 - 2,500 people, break the mold
and host an unforgettable event at the world’s
only Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Soaring 160 feet above Lake Erie, our glass
monument to the history of Rock and Roll
presents a stunning harbor-side sweep of
Downtown Cleveland and it's lakefront. From
casual receptions to formal dinners, holiday
parties to wedding receptions, Rock Hall can
guarantee your guests have never experienced a
venue quite like this.
Speak Easy
1948 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Indoor Cocktail
Lounge
Capacity: 65 Seated, 150 Standing
Features: Prohibition-Era Themed
Lounge with classic cocktails and
Haute-Rustic Décor
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1100 E 9th St
Cleveland, OH 44114
Type of Venue: Interior Exhibit Space |
Exterior Plaza | Café | Private Conference
Rooms | Theater Space
Capacity:
Full Museum
Reception: 2,000 | Full Seating: 660
The Lower Level
Reception: 150 | Full Seating: 130
The Cafe
Reception: 100 | Full Seating: 75
“Behind the Wall”
Reception: 50 | Full Seating: 50
Conference Rooms
Classroom: 26 | Reception and Seating: 40
The Foster Theater
Stadium/ Auditorium Seating: 163
Speak Easy
Speak Easy is unique for many reasons: it’s a
prohibition-era themed lounge constructed
according to green building standards. The
building itself recycles history, not just in its theme
but also in its materials. It uses reclaimed barn
wood from a local barn built in the early 1800’s
and part of its design is the original hand-cut
sandstone foundation walls from the Fries and
Schuele department store founded in 1868. With
its classic cocktail list and rustic décor, the space is
a step back in time.
Tequila Ranch
Tequila Ranch is the perfect mix of nighttime venues: it’s a cowboy bar with a night-club vibe
and a killer tequila selection. Offering around 40 different types of tequila, the bar was
ranked “Best Tequila Selection” by Cleveland Scene. It’s even welcoming to newcomers;
there’s a list available of the Ranch’s entire tequila selection with room for newbie-notes.
Tequila Ranch
1229 West 6th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Western-Themed
Bar with Basement
Capacity: First Floor: 500 |
Basement: 375
Features: Mechanical Bull | Large
Basement Space
Townhall
Townhall
1909 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
Type of Venue: Indoor and
Outdoor Dining Space | Nightlife
Venue
Capacity: Seated Capacity: 326 |
Standing Capacity: 600
Features: 100% GMO Free
Menu, Full-Service Restaurant,
Urban Café, Coffee Bar, Nightlife
Venue
The perfect place to get your party on — day or night.
A hip, urban spot in vibrant Ohio City Townhall has
something for everyone: there are board games to
maintain a family-friendly stance while the bar is open
to customers until 2am. The outdoor patio features
brightly colored umbrellas and tents; perfect for
enjoying a sunny Ohio day. The inside is as fresh as its
menu; mixing metals and woods for a truly urban vibe. Washington Place Bistro & Inn
Located in the heart of the Little Italy community
in Cleveland, Washington Place Bistro & Inn
offers modern American fare featuring local
cheeses, produce and meats. A seven room inn
featuring luxurious amenities at an affordable
price make up the upper two floors of this
historic Cleveland brownstone.
Washington Place Bistro & Inn
2203 Cornell Road
Cleveland, OH 44106
Type of Venue: 7-Room Inn that
features luxurious amenities in
the upper 2 floors of a historic
Cleveland Brownstone
Capacity: Outdoor Garden
Patio: 40 | Indoor: 65
CONTACT US
For More Information and Venue Inquiries
GOP Convention Strategies
[email protected]
www.gopconventionstrategies.com
Washington, DC
400 N. Capitol St.
Suite 382
Washington, DC 20001
(202)-220-1330
Cleveland, Ohio
1422 Euclid Avenue
Suite 830
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216)-309-2016