Nighttown is the perfect escape from Akron
Ryan Wells
Issue date: 3/6/08 Section: Arts & Life
If there's one thing I've come to appreciate about Akron, Ohio, it's leaving it.
One would find themselves hard-pressed to find a substantial variety of fine dining and exhilarating nightlife if confined to the borders of our college town.
But one needn't travel very far to explore a considerably more diverse scene of pleasurable entertainment.
Despite its rep for having a disgraceful economy and some of the worst schools in the nation, the city of Cleveland does, in fact, offer up more than a few fine diamonds in the rough for chic cuisine and invigorating diversions.
Nestled comfortably in Cleveland Heights a few blocks off Lee Rd., Nighttown is the place to come for great jazz music and some of the best fine dining offered in the state of Ohio.
I recently caught a write-up for Nighttown in Ohio Magazine which described this wondrous watering hole atop Cedar Hill as "a treasure" and a destination where "the appeal of the place extends beyond the lure of the music or the love of food.
It lies in the unconventional yet harmonious mix of the establishment's customers."
Completing my more than satisfactory read, my mind was made up. This was one jazz club I couldn't afford to miss.
And neither can you.
Treasure indeed.
Where can one even begin to expound upon the character that is Nighttown?
Aside from the caliber of entertainment (which we'll get to in a moment), Nighttown offers an absolutely mouth-watering array of appetizers, entrees and desserts.
During my excursion, my girlfriend and I kicked off the evening with Halloumi Kebobs.
A collection of grilled vegetables were skewered with bite-size portions of Cyprian sheep and goat's milk cheese.
This delectable duo was then drizzled with a touch of chive oil.
The amazing texture and enchanting aromas and tastes of the fresh peppers and cheeses awakened my palate to a brand new universe of fine cooking.
But that was just the beginning.
One would find themselves hard-pressed to find a substantial variety of fine dining and exhilarating nightlife if confined to the borders of our college town.
But one needn't travel very far to explore a considerably more diverse scene of pleasurable entertainment.
Despite its rep for having a disgraceful economy and some of the worst schools in the nation, the city of Cleveland does, in fact, offer up more than a few fine diamonds in the rough for chic cuisine and invigorating diversions.
Nestled comfortably in Cleveland Heights a few blocks off Lee Rd., Nighttown is the place to come for great jazz music and some of the best fine dining offered in the state of Ohio.
I recently caught a write-up for Nighttown in Ohio Magazine which described this wondrous watering hole atop Cedar Hill as "a treasure" and a destination where "the appeal of the place extends beyond the lure of the music or the love of food.
It lies in the unconventional yet harmonious mix of the establishment's customers."
Completing my more than satisfactory read, my mind was made up. This was one jazz club I couldn't afford to miss.
And neither can you.
Treasure indeed.
Where can one even begin to expound upon the character that is Nighttown?
Aside from the caliber of entertainment (which we'll get to in a moment), Nighttown offers an absolutely mouth-watering array of appetizers, entrees and desserts.
During my excursion, my girlfriend and I kicked off the evening with Halloumi Kebobs.
A collection of grilled vegetables were skewered with bite-size portions of Cyprian sheep and goat's milk cheese.
This delectable duo was then drizzled with a touch of chive oil.
The amazing texture and enchanting aromas and tastes of the fresh peppers and cheeses awakened my palate to a brand new universe of fine cooking.
But that was just the beginning.
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