Guidebook for Akron
Food Scene
Cilantro Thai & Sushi Restaurant
326 S Main StGreat Thai food.
Great variety from Flemings Steakhouse and Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse to mid-priced chains like Fridays, Applebee's and most fast food.
Montrose
Great variety from Flemings Steakhouse and Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse to mid-priced chains like Fridays, Applebee's and most fast food.
Great local drive-in burger place. Running waiters serve you in your car. Beats any chain burger place. Try the Galley Boy and a shake.
14 locals recommend
Swensons (West Akron) Drive-In Restaurant
40 S Hawkins AveGreat local drive-in burger place. Running waiters serve you in your car. Beats any chain burger place. Try the Galley Boy and a shake.
A natural foods market and restaurant upstairs. Great to get a salad at the downstairs market and go upstairs to the cafe to enjoy and eat. There is a very nice menu upstairs with vegetarian items.
32 locals recommend
The Mustard Seed Market and Cafe
867 W Market StA natural foods market and restaurant upstairs. Great to get a salad at the downstairs market and go upstairs to the cafe to enjoy and eat. There is a very nice menu upstairs with vegetarian items.
Indian food? Great place that's only five minutes away. Our Indian friends say it's one of the best in the region.
6 locals recommend
Saffron Patch in the Valley
1238 Weathervane LnIndian food? Great place that's only five minutes away. Our Indian friends say it's one of the best in the region.
Fast and good. Pickup or delivery. They've been there for decades. Check out the daily specials. Bianco pizza is a favorite. Daily specials as well.
Capri Pizza
803 W Market StFast and good. Pickup or delivery. They've been there for decades. Check out the daily specials. Bianco pizza is a favorite. Daily specials as well.
There are three Bricco restaurants in Akron. This one is downtown, there is one at the Hilton in Fairlawn and the Bricco pub in the valley. All are good fare.
10 locals recommend
Bricco
1 W Exchange StThere are three Bricco restaurants in Akron. This one is downtown, there is one at the Hilton in Fairlawn and the Bricco pub in the valley. All are good fare.
Sightseeing
From their website:
Stan Hywet is Akron’s first and largest National Historic Landmark, and is also the nation’s 6th largest historic home open to the public.
Built between 1912-1915 for Frank "F.A." Seiberling and his family. In 1898, F.A. Seiberling founded The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, naming it after Charles Goodyear, the inventor of the vulcanization process for rubber. It was the turn of the twentieth century and the Industrial Age was forming modern America where cities grew and industries flourished.
76 locals recommend
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
714 N Portage PathFrom their website:
Stan Hywet is Akron’s first and largest National Historic Landmark, and is also the nation’s 6th largest historic home open to the public.
Built between 1912-1915 for Frank "F.A." Seiberling and his family. In 1898, F.A. Seiberling founded The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, naming it after Charles Goodyear, the inventor of the vulcanization process for rubber. It was the turn of the twentieth century and the Industrial Age was forming modern America where cities grew and industries flourished.
Essentials
Natural foods grocery and a cafe upstairs. Food from the grocery store - great salad bar - can be taken upstairs.
32 locals recommend
The Mustard Seed Market and Cafe
867 W Market StNatural foods grocery and a cafe upstairs. Food from the grocery store - great salad bar - can be taken upstairs.
Acme Fresh Market No. 1
1835 W Market StLarge grocery store about five minutes away.
Grocery store but has upscale items as well. 10 - 15 minutes.
10 locals recommend
Market District Supermarket
2687 State RdGrocery store but has upscale items as well. 10 - 15 minutes.