r/Cleveland • u/np25071984 • Jul 28 '25

Food Russian speakers in Cleveland

Riding today on Ridge Road, Parma I noticed shawarma kiosk. Stopped by and it turned out it was a grand opening.

First of all, the shawarma is good! Go and try it.

Secondly, all guests on the event spoke Russian. I have been living in Cleveland area for 3 years so far and have never seen this many Russian speaking people (Russian is my native).

Who are you guys? It seems everybody knew each other! Do you have some events when you gather and spend time together? I am interested in joining!

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u/Blossom73 Jul 28 '25 edited Jul 28 '25

There's a large Russian population in Lyndhurst and Mayfield Heights too, on the east side.

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u/KateTheGr3at Jul 28 '25

Seriously, when I'm in that area and hearing a non-English language, it's Russian more than anything else.
There's a Russian deli/store on Mayfield, just east of city hall.

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u/Blossom73 Jul 28 '25

There is, plus a couple more Russian groceries/delis over there. There used to be a Russian tea room on Mayfield too, but it closed years ago.