CLEVELAND — Jeff Heisler is a big fan of the Tremont dining scene, but he noticed a gap in its offerings. While there is no shortage of great restaurants, Heisler and his partners felt that a high-end dessert shop could serve as the cherry on top, so to speak.
Battr opened this month in the long-vacant building next to the former Lola/Lolita space in the heart of Tremont. The attractive dessert café specializes in Belgian waffles, Hong Kong-style bubble waffles and French crepes. Those products are then filled, glazed and topped in a variety of ways.
The crepes and bubble waffles are rolled into cones and filled with a choice of gelatos, capped with fruit and/or candy toppings and gilded with sauces. The Belgian waffles are dusted in pearl sugar and given their own unique spin.
“We’re going to do some things that people, I don’t think, are going to expect from a waffle and gelato shop,” says Heisler.
The gelato comes from the Michigan-based Villa Dolce. There are a dozen flavors available, six of which will stick around while the other six will rotate seasonally.
The vibe of the 750-square-foot storefront is modern industrial, with exposed brick walls, snaking conduit and blacked-out ceilings. There’s a second floor dining room for those who wish to enjoy their dessert onsite.