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Pierogi Palace runs a stall in the historic West Side Market on West 25th Street, turning out filled dumplings by the dozen. The kitchen is willing to stray from tradition, giving the pasta purse a Southern spin with a bourbon chicken pierogi. Cleveland Magazine features it in its city pierogi guide, a fixture of the market's prepared-food lineup.

Rudy's Strudel & Bakery is a Parma institution for Eastern European baking, where owner Lidia Trempe folds pierogi by hand alongside the shop's strudels. The lineup runs from savory fillings to a sweeter apricot pierogi. Cleveland Magazine turned to Rudy's for a how-to on homemade pierogi, a sign of the kitchen's standing in the local tradition.

Pierogies of Cleveland keeps more than 30 varieties going at its Middleburg Heights shop, from classic potato-and-cheese to a chicken paprikash pierogi that regulars single out. The focus is a wide, made-to-order pierogi board rather than a full sit-down menu. Cleveland Magazine names it in its pierogi guide among the spots keeping the dumpling tradition alive across the region.

Banter Beer and Wine is a craft beer and wine shop with a small kitchen in the Van Aken District, pairing bottles with house-made sausage sandwiches, poutine, and pierogi. The pierogi come with caramelized onions and also turn up as a slider. Cleveland Magazine notes Banter among the shops taking part in the citywide Cleveland Pierogi Week.

Immigrant Son Brewery makes beer in Lakewood with a kitchen that leans on Eastern European family roots, pierogi included. For Cleveland Pierogi Week the brewery has put out a chicken paprikash pierogi among its specials. Cleveland Magazine points to it among the local spots giving the dumpling new twists, a brewery-and-pierogi pairing that fits the region's heritage.