Safar City Fine Casual Dining Indian restaurant to follow Tick Tock Tavern at its Clifton Boulevard location in Cleveland’s Edgewater neighborhood

Safar is a journey from Tick Tock Tavern

Ken Prendergast / January 7, 2026

Two journeys are represented at the site of the former Tick Tock Tavern that saw its nearly eight-decade-long run end in December 2024. One is that of the tavern and the other is of its new owner Saravanan “Babu” Chandrababu.

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Ex-Tick Tock Tavern space takes new journey

Ken Prendergast / August 21, 2025

Renovation work is underway for a successor restaurant to the long-running Tick Tock Tavern in Cleveland’s Edgewater neighborhood. And public records reveal the new restaurant concept that will be taking the historic spot onto its next journey.

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