The Import Store

The Import Store, located in the North West corner of Cleveland's historic West Side Market, offers a wide variety of imported cheeses, charcuterie, and olives. Our store also carries pantry staples like olive oils, vinegars, jams, grains, pastas, legumes, and more. Make sure to check out our tinned fish selection as well. We have a wide array of Mediterranean and European imports to choose from. The perfect store for home cooks and foodies!

The Import Store is a specialty food store in Cleveland, Ohio. It is listed at 1975 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113, which places it among the local businesses of Cleveland that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as tea house, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Store size varies enormously, from a small corner grocery with a few aisles to a full supermarket chain location in Cleveland with a bakery, seafood counter and food court under one roof. Sales and promotions are often posted in-store or in a weekly flyer rather than online, so prices listed on a website may be out of date. Seafood markets sell live and on-ice product and can usually clean or prepare fish on request for a small fee. Specialty food stores in Ohio may focus narrowly on one category, like a butcher, a rice and dry goods shop, or an import store, so calling ahead to confirm stock for a specific item saves a wasted trip.

The business lists hours on 4 days of the week. Typical hours are 8 am–5 pm. It is closed on Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach The Import Store at (216) 771-4479; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is westsidemarket.org, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.4 out of 5 from 14 reviews, which is a strong result for a specialty food store in Cleveland and suggests consistent service.

Cleveland is in Ohio, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Getting around Cleveland is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Ohio's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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