Guidebook for Traverse City
Food Scene
Fantastic food, drinks and atmosphere. Sushi, salads, beef-ishiaki, appetizers, and other meals/entrees. It's one of my favorites.
143 locals recommend
Red Ginger
237 E Front StFantastic food, drinks and atmosphere. Sushi, salads, beef-ishiaki, appetizers, and other meals/entrees. It's one of my favorites.
Asian and Latin menu! Can't get any better than that folks! Awesome food!
46 locals recommend
Little G's Fusion Cuisine
531 W Front StAsian and Latin menu! Can't get any better than that folks! Awesome food!
Great breakfast place. French style with wonderful food. Their bloody mary and eggs benedict are GREAT! Very popular & busy place in the mornings on the weekends.
39 locals recommend
Patisserie Amie
Great breakfast place. French style with wonderful food. Their bloody mary and eggs benedict are GREAT! Very popular & busy place in the mornings on the weekends.
Delightful French/American place for dinner or breakfast. Their brunch is amazing! Great drinks too!
86 locals recommend
amical
229 E Front StDelightful French/American place for dinner or breakfast. Their brunch is amazing! Great drinks too!
Good Harbor Coffee & Bakery
111 W Front StMy favorite latte's in town!
Apache Trout Grill
13671 S W Bay Shore DrGreat outdoor space for cocktails overlooking the water.
Farm to table food, fancy & beautiful on our historical State Hospital grounds.
132 locals recommend
Trattoria Stella
830 W Eleventh StFarm to table food, fancy & beautiful on our historical State Hospital grounds.
North Peak Brewing Company
400 W Front StGreat deck with entertainment almost nightly.
45 beers on tap & 43 beers in bottles to choose from! Levi Britton usually plays acoustic on Wednesday nights.
74 locals recommend
7 Monks Taproom
128 S Union St45 beers on tap & 43 beers in bottles to choose from! Levi Britton usually plays acoustic on Wednesday nights.
This is your place for food trucks!!! Such a cute and happenin' place with micro-brews on tap and other libations.
Great outdoor space & kid friendly.
172 locals recommend
The Little Fleet
448 E Front StThis is your place for food trucks!!! Such a cute and happenin' place with micro-brews on tap and other libations.
Great outdoor space & kid friendly.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great outdoor patio on the beach with some beach chairs. A lot of entertainment outside and a nightclub for dancing indoors for late nights.
12 locals recommend
Dayclub at West Bay Beach Resort
615 E Front StGreat outdoor patio on the beach with some beach chairs. A lot of entertainment outside and a nightclub for dancing indoors for late nights.
This bar has a dance floor and usually has entertainment nightly. It is in the basement of North Peak.
27 locals recommend
Kilkennys Irish Public House
400 W Front StThis bar has a dance floor and usually has entertainment nightly. It is in the basement of North Peak.
Great upper patio above hotel overlooking West Bay Beach & Open Space. I recommend getting your drinks at the downstairs bar and then going up for the view. The bar upstairs in CRAZY busy and you may be waiting a long time for a drink.
43 locals recommend
Hotel Indigo Traverse City
263 W Grandview PkwyGreat upper patio above hotel overlooking West Bay Beach & Open Space. I recommend getting your drinks at the downstairs bar and then going up for the view. The bar upstairs in CRAZY busy and you may be waiting a long time for a drink.
A drive along the Old Mission Peninsula will take you to many of our very own wineries here in Traverse City. With great views, rolling hills, and beaches to see along the way it is a must do if you like wine.
22 locals recommend
Old Mission Wineries
A drive along the Old Mission Peninsula will take you to many of our very own wineries here in Traverse City. With great views, rolling hills, and beaches to see along the way it is a must do if you like wine.
Parks & Nature
City Ski hill where locals go. Good place to x-country ski or downhill ski. Good hiking or snowshoe trail too.
A beautiful drive to the end of Old Mission Peninsula is quite nice. The water at the lighthouse is shallow for quite a ways. Bring a chair, some drinks and make some rock towers for the afternoon. Then go to Jolly Pumpkin for dinner!
61 locals recommend
Old Mission Lighthouse
A beautiful drive to the end of Old Mission Peninsula is quite nice. The water at the lighthouse is shallow for quite a ways. Bring a chair, some drinks and make some rock towers for the afternoon. Then go to Jolly Pumpkin for dinner!
Beach, sand, hike, bike or drive! A must do if you have never been. Breathtaking views from dunes to Lake Michigan. The dunes are about a 30 minute drive from the house. If you go, make sure to stop in Glen Arbor on your way home for a beer at Arts or some wine tasting at the M22 store. Glen Arbor is right on Lake Michigan as well.
303 locals recommend
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
9922 W Front StBeach, sand, hike, bike or drive! A must do if you have never been. Breathtaking views from dunes to Lake Michigan. The dunes are about a 30 minute drive from the house. If you go, make sure to stop in Glen Arbor on your way home for a beer at Arts or some wine tasting at the M22 store. Glen Arbor is right on Lake Michigan as well.
Hickory Hills Ski Area
2000 Randolph StCity Ski Hill
Mt. Holiday Ski and Recreational Area
3100 Holiday RdSki Hill in the area where locals go.
Arts & Culture
A piece of history....a renovated theater run purely by volunteers and owned by Michael Moore. 25 cent movies Wednesday & Sat. mornings.
105 locals recommend
State Theatre
233 E Front StA piece of history....a renovated theater run purely by volunteers and owned by Michael Moore. 25 cent movies Wednesday & Sat. mornings.
This was once part of the Traverse City Zoo! Now renovated, and a theater, it is right on the water at the Clinch Park Marina!
56 locals recommend
Bijou by the Bay Movie
181 E Grandview PkwyThis was once part of the Traverse City Zoo! Now renovated, and a theater, it is right on the water at the Clinch Park Marina!
Essentials
Less than a mile from the house on 14th street is everything you may need and more....
37 locals recommend
Tom's Food Market
13940 S W Bay Shore DrLess than a mile from the house on 14th street is everything you may need and more....
Deering's Meat Market has great jerky, hamburger, steak, beer & wine. They have the bare necessities too. Milk, bread, eggs, chips, ice cream & coffee and much more can be found here. :)
Deering's Meat Market
827 S Union StDeering's Meat Market has great jerky, hamburger, steak, beer & wine. They have the bare necessities too. Milk, bread, eggs, chips, ice cream & coffee and much more can be found here. :)
Maxbauer's has special meats, wine, veggies & cheeses. They also have basic necessities.
18 locals recommend
Maxbauer's Meat Market
407 S Union StMaxbauer's has special meats, wine, veggies & cheeses. They also have basic necessities.