Foodie Heaven

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The West Side Market (1979 W. 25th St., 216/664-3387, www.westsidemarket.com, Mon. and Wed. 7 a.m.–4 p.m., Fri.–Sat. 7 a.m.–6 p.m.) is a big, bustling bazaar, with more than 100 food stands. Here’s a taste of what’s inside.

  • Diet-shattering baked goods are around every turn. For artisan-style European bread, hit Mediterra Bakehouse. If your tooth leans more sweet than savory, wander over to Cake Royale, where the luscious pastries are made from scratch.

  • Ohio City Pasta supplies dozens of upscale restaurants with fresh pasta, ravioli, and gnocchi. At the ever-popular Pierogi Palace, dozens of varieties of stuffed Polish dumplings are sold frozen to go.

  • Adventurous home cooks shop at Urban Herbs and Narrin’s Spice to track down hard-to-find herbs, spices, grains, and chiles. Narrin’s also stocks a wide assortment of hot sauces.

  • Tucked into the corner of the market, Mediterranean Imported Foods is a jam-packed Italian grocery offering high-quality cheeses, olives, salamis, dried fruit, and nuts. To purchase Old World Hungarian-style meats, like double-smoked bacon, rice sausage, and cottage ham, stroll over to Dohar Meats.

  • For a quick and tasty meal, try Maha’s Falafel for fresh-fried falafel or Kim Se for prepared Thai and Cambodian dishes. Visit Orale for the city’s best chips and salsa, empanadas, and corn husk–wrapped tamales.

  • Fans of retro candy flock to Candy Corner for old-timey sweets like Dots, Flying Saucers, and Sugar Daddys. Over at Campbell’s Popcorn, the sugary offerings include cotton candy, chocolate-covered pretzels, and amazing cheesy popcorn.

    • © Douglas Trattner from Moon Cleveland, 1st Edition

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