Docked on Lake Erie, this floating restaurant offers fine dining and spectacular views of the skyline, the lake, the USS Mather and the Rock and Roll Museum. Popular with seafood-loving visitors, it serves everything from crab cakes to shark steaks in a unique, upscale environment. Attentive service. Reservations recommended. Dress is business casual.

Authentic, mouthwatering Hungarian delights have made Lucy's famous. Choose from oven-fresh strudels rich with icing or delicate cookies made in the Old World tradition. If that's not enough, try zserbo with chocolate, crisp dough and raspberry preserves. A huge local following and write-ups in national publications such as "Gourmet" magazine cement this shop's reputation. Plus, restaurants all over town serve pastries from Lucy's.

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FLATS. The Nautica Queen offers spacious decks for diners to view the Cleveland skyline while cruising along the Cuyahoga. For special occasions, the ship is a unique place to meet ­ and eat! Lunch and dinner is served. The Sunday brunch buffet includes a filling meal of eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, pastas, salads and breads. Advanced reservations are strongly recommended.

If you can't make it to a Cleveland Orchestra show at Severance Hall, you can at least eat in its elegant restaurant. Lined with windows, it affords fantastic views of the park and gardens of University Circle. Lunch offers a variety of tempting dishes.