The Cleveland Heights restaurant Nighttown is scheduled to reopen during the week of Nov. 6. It closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the team behind RED, the Steakhouse signed a lease to reopen it in September 2021.
It is now finishing the final elements of its renovation work, according to a Sept. 19 news release from Gregg S. Levy, managing partner of RED, the Steakhouse.
“From the very beginning of this renovation project, the new ownership group prioritized maintaining the spirit, look and ambiance of the Nighttown that has been a cornerstone of the Cleveland food and music scene for so long,” the release states.
While Nighttown will eventually offer live music – as the original Nighttown did – it may take some time, the release notes. The RED, the Steakhouse team is working with the City of Cleveland Heights to ensure the space is safe as a music venue for performers and patrons, and ensuring it will adhere to city-mandated occupancy capacities.
In the renovation, the RED, the Steakhouse team aimed to modernize Nighttown’s spaces in ways that are “both noticeable and behind-the-scenes,” the release says. Updates include a new kitchen, updated ADA-compliant bathrooms, the addition of a bathroom off the main patio, a new HVAC system, the installation of a fire suppression system, reinforced structural components, a new entrance from the restaurant to the main patio, new seating in certain areas and a new audio visual system.
Rowan Murray was named Nighttown’s executive chef and is tasked with “preserving the essence of the old menus and adding some new items,” the release says.