Guidebook for Grand Rapids
Essentials
Meijer
2799 10 Mile Rd NELocal Grocery store
Drinks & Nightlife
Great brewery and pizza shop. Vegan/vegetarian options.
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The Mitten Brewing Company
527 Leonard St NWGreat brewery and pizza shop. Vegan/vegetarian options.
Neat little brewery which usually has about 24 handcrafted beers on tap. Two miles from the house.
Hideout Brewing Co
3113 Plaza Drive NortheastNeat little brewery which usually has about 24 handcrafted beers on tap. Two miles from the house.
World famous brewery with an amazing tap room, just minutes from the house! Home of KBS and many other highly sought after beers.
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Founders Brewing Co
235 Grandville Ave SWWorld famous brewery with an amazing tap room, just minutes from the house! Home of KBS and many other highly sought after beers.
Local neighborhood bar with 24 taps - largely dedicated to Michigan beers - great food, and several very good vegetarian/vegan offerings - including the best vegan cheese in town.
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Rezervoir Lounge
1418 Plainfield Ave NELocal neighborhood bar with 24 taps - largely dedicated to Michigan beers - great food, and several very good vegetarian/vegan offerings - including the best vegan cheese in town.
Billy's Lounge
1437 Wealthy St SELive music 7 nights a week
47 draft beers, and a unique food menu focusing on British/Indian cuisine.
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Graydon's Crossing
1223 Plainfield Ave NE47 draft beers, and a unique food menu focusing on British/Indian cuisine.
Award winning burgers, great fries, classic arcade games, over 200 whiskey offerings and an excellent downtown location.
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Stella's Lounge
53 Commerce Ave SWAward winning burgers, great fries, classic arcade games, over 200 whiskey offerings and an excellent downtown location.
48 draft beers, including five or six made in house. Terrific food (the mac & cheese and crack fries are insanely good). There are several Hopcat locations now, but Grand Rapids hosts the original!
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HopCat
25 Ionia Ave SW48 draft beers, including five or six made in house. Terrific food (the mac & cheese and crack fries are insanely good). There are several Hopcat locations now, but Grand Rapids hosts the original!
Everything Else
Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse
1331 Lake Dr SEYoga hot house in funky Eastown
Food Scene
Haitian Restaurant. Excellent food, and unlike anything else in town!
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Chez Olga LLC
1441 Wealthy St SEHaitian Restaurant. Excellent food, and unlike anything else in town!
Terrific vegetarian/vegan restaurant with a daily burrito special. The pancakes are super, and the tofu scramble is one of our favorite dishes.
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The Garden Diner & Cafe
Terrific vegetarian/vegan restaurant with a daily burrito special. The pancakes are super, and the tofu scramble is one of our favorite dishes.
CVLT Pizza
10 Jefferson Ave SEDelicious pizza unlike any you'll find elsewhere in the city.
Brick Road Pizza Co
1017 Wealthy St SEOur favorite restaurant. Enough said. :)