Guidebook for Grand Rapids

Jill  & Tim
Guidebook for Grand Rapids

Food Scene

Great Happy Hour 4-6 Tues-F. Farm to table restaurant. Unique Eastown building and nice deck too.
46 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Terra GR Restaurant
1429 Lake Dr SE
46 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Great Happy Hour 4-6 Tues-F. Farm to table restaurant. Unique Eastown building and nice deck too.
Great menu; owner and family lives in the neighborhood. Nice place to meet up with someone. Great for breakfast and lunch, coffee and deli case. Quarantino's across the street is owned by same people.
23 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
That Early Bird
1445 Lake Dr SE
23 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Great menu; owner and family lives in the neighborhood. Nice place to meet up with someone. Great for breakfast and lunch, coffee and deli case. Quarantino's across the street is owned by same people.
The owners live at the end of our street and own other restaurants in town including That Early Bird, directly across the street.
Quarantino's
1444 Lake Drive Southeast
The owners live at the end of our street and own other restaurants in town including That Early Bird, directly across the street.
Really like the beer here. Local owners who just expanded the size of their offerings. Lunch specials are great. Tuesday nights dine in pizza specials are great too.
62 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Harmony Brewing Company
1551 Lake Dr SE
62 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Really like the beer here. Local owners who just expanded the size of their offerings. Lunch specials are great. Tuesday nights dine in pizza specials are great too.
Chicken and atmosphere. Often very busy nights and weekends but outdoor seating works well.
15 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Hancock
1157 Wealthy Street Southeast
15 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Chicken and atmosphere. Often very busy nights and weekends but outdoor seating works well.
"Grand Rapids' first authentically American soul kitchen" is how they bill themselves. Great place to meet up and enjoy a meal of authentically American Southern comfort food.
9 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Forty Acres Soul Kitchen
1059 Wealthy St SE
9 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
"Grand Rapids' first authentically American soul kitchen" is how they bill themselves. Great place to meet up and enjoy a meal of authentically American Southern comfort food.
Great place for pre-made cheeses, crackers, specailty kitchen items. Epic beer and wine selection. It's all carry-out.
18 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Art of the Table
606 Wealthy St SE
18 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Great place for pre-made cheeses, crackers, specailty kitchen items. Epic beer and wine selection. It's all carry-out.
This is THE place to go Saturday mornings in the summer. Bright, airy and features many local farmers. An easy 15 minute walk from here - check days and hours on line - Saturdays are all year -round.
56 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Imarike yabafundi beFulton Street
1145 Fulton St E
56 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
This is THE place to go Saturday mornings in the summer. Bright, airy and features many local farmers. An easy 15 minute walk from here - check days and hours on line - Saturdays are all year -round.

Sightseeing

25 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
I-Meijer Gardens
1000 E Beltline Ave NE
25 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni

Entertainment & Activities

This is our Class A ball team; a farm club of the Detroit Tigers. Family friendly atmosphere and some decent ball playing.
23 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Fifth Third Ballpark
4500 W River Dr NE
23 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
This is our Class A ball team; a farm club of the Detroit Tigers. Family friendly atmosphere and some decent ball playing.
If you're in the area you owe it to yourself to stop and see the Wealthy Theatre. Saved from certain destruction this spot has been restored to an exacting degree and radiates history. At the dedication I recall talking to a man who was running the projector when the news of Pearl Harbor reached Grand Rapids. Movies, special events, etc., check their web page: https://grcmc.org/theatre
12 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Wealthy Theatre
1130 Wealthy St SE
12 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
If you're in the area you owe it to yourself to stop and see the Wealthy Theatre. Saved from certain destruction this spot has been restored to an exacting degree and radiates history. At the dedication I recall talking to a man who was running the projector when the news of Pearl Harbor reached Grand Rapids. Movies, special events, etc., check their web page: https://grcmc.org/theatre

Essentials

Fulton Heights Family Fare: From here go down to Lake Drive and take a right, then a left on Carlton to the store. Pretty basic - they have a small deli and pharmacy.
33 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Family Fare Supermarket
1415 Fulton St E
33 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Fulton Heights Family Fare: From here go down to Lake Drive and take a right, then a left on Carlton to the store. Pretty basic - they have a small deli and pharmacy.
Head towards Wealthy Street and take a left. Stay on Wealthy (under 2 miles so bear in mind if you walk) and this grocery store will be on your left. A bit more upscale with meat counter, full service deli and extensive wine selection. This is on the #6 bus line.
16 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
D&W Fresh Market
1814 Breton Rd SE
16 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Head towards Wealthy Street and take a left. Stay on Wealthy (under 2 miles so bear in mind if you walk) and this grocery store will be on your left. A bit more upscale with meat counter, full service deli and extensive wine selection. This is on the #6 bus line.
Here is the website for a local laundry. Laundry - https://curtiscleaners.com/
Curtis Cleaners
450 Michigan St NE
Here is the website for a local laundry. Laundry - https://curtiscleaners.com/
Chances are you have a CVS account so here’s the location of the closest one.
7 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
CVS
3601 Clyde Park Ave SW
7 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Chances are you have a CVS account so here’s the location of the closest one.

Shops

Ron Lichtenstein lives on our block and owns Gallery 154. Talk about a local gem - everyone will find something here.
Gallery 154
1456 Lake Dr SE
Ron Lichtenstein lives on our block and owns Gallery 154. Talk about a local gem - everyone will find something here.
Lots of gifts here, both naughty and nice. Down to Lake, hang a right, cross at the light for Wealthy and find Rebel at the end of the shops in the next block.
22 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Rebel
1555 Wealthy St SE
22 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Lots of gifts here, both naughty and nice. Down to Lake, hang a right, cross at the light for Wealthy and find Rebel at the end of the shops in the next block.