Lago Custom Events at Aloft Cleveland Downtown

Lago Custom Events is the special-events division of the Salerno family's Cleveland restaurant group, founded in 2013 by Nicole and Fabio Salerno. When the family moved their original Lago restaurant from Tremont to the Flats East Bank, Lago also became the exclusive caterer to the Aloft Hotel and its property, giving rise to Lago Custom Events as a dedicated venue and catering operation on site. The venue offers a range of spaces overlooking Lake Erie and the Flats East Bank development, from The Veranda's open-air waterfront setting to the twenty-story-high Penthouse in the EY Tower and the glass-walled Riviera Ballroom. Two in-house private dining rooms, shared with sister restaurants Lago East Bank and Sora, offer more intimate settings for rehearsal dinners and smaller celebrations, with menus ranging from upscale Italian to Japanese cuisine. Chef Fabio Salerno leads the culinary program, and every event is paired with a full-service planning and design team, from a dedicated beverage program to hands-on event coordination. Weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings are all part of the mix at this East Bank venue, which pairs restaurant-caliber food with sweeping views of the Cleveland skyline and lake.