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The guitar-shaped bar at Dante in Tremont is a great place for a drink, or to pull up a seat and slurp some noodles from the restaurant's late-night menu.

(Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Have you done some slurping at Dante restaurant in Cleveland?

Thrillist.com, a popular food, drink and entertainment website, names the Tremont landmark one of the 21 best ramen shops in the United States.

The website included restaurants in cities throughout the nation. Specifically, Thrillist praised restaurateur Dante Boccuzzi's Pork Broth Ramen. On the website, its editors wrote...

"After dark, this Cleveland Italian restaurant goes Gremlin and mutates into a devilishly delicious noodle house. Take a seat at the guitar-shaped bar and enjoy pork broth ramen with a side of Michelin star until 1 a.m.

"Pro-tip: ask for an extra egg. Extra pro-tip: after eating, head downstairs for a cocktail."

"Downstairs" refers to Ginko, Boccuzzi's Tokyo-themed sushi bar with a menu of exotic drinks and some of the finest sushi selections in town.

Dante's Zuzutto ("slurp") noodle menu includes a selection of broths and noodle varieties, priced at $9 for a full order, $5 for a half-order. Bowls include pork belly, poached egg, mustard greens, nori, shiitake mushrooms and shredded cabbage. Specially priced drinks are available.

Late-night noodle hours at Dante run 9:30-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 10 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

Dante: 2247 Professor Ave., Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, 216-274-1200, restaurantdante.us.