Guidebook for Traverse City area

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Guidebook for Traverse City area

Food Scene

Good restaurants, great wedding venue, beach and shops, plus a wonderful spa. Golfers have many options.
33 locals recommend
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd
33 locals recommend
Good restaurants, great wedding venue, beach and shops, plus a wonderful spa. Golfers have many options.
Best burgers and shakes EVER.
21 locals recommend
Don's Drive-In
2030 US-31
21 locals recommend
Best burgers and shakes EVER.
Good Latin food
18 locals recommend
Red Mesa Grill
1544 US-31
18 locals recommend
Good Latin food
Good quality American food. Coffee.
Bob Evans
1964 U.S. 31
Good quality American food. Coffee.
Great pizzas, salads, smoothies, sandwiches.
15 locals recommend
That'sa Pizza
5430 US-31
15 locals recommend
Great pizzas, salads, smoothies, sandwiches.
Great restaurant, one of my favorites. Food well done and reasonably priced, plus a few of the bay at the back of the building. A fireplace sets up warmth in the winter.
86 locals recommend
amical
229 E Front St
86 locals recommend
Great restaurant, one of my favorites. Food well done and reasonably priced, plus a few of the bay at the back of the building. A fireplace sets up warmth in the winter.
This is my fav restaurant in Traverse City. Even though it's not in town, the drive is short, and you're on the water. Food is great, service excellent, view is fab.
59 locals recommend
Apache Trout Grill
13671 S W Bay Shore Dr
59 locals recommend
This is my fav restaurant in Traverse City. Even though it's not in town, the drive is short, and you're on the water. Food is great, service excellent, view is fab.
I love the food here. And the restaurant itself is so unique. Alligators coming out of the ceiling, bottle collections. The selection of brew and wine is good. The service is really good too. Just an all round good place to eat.
66 locals recommend
Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen
617 Ames St
66 locals recommend
I love the food here. And the restaurant itself is so unique. Alligators coming out of the ceiling, bottle collections. The selection of brew and wine is good. The service is really good too. Just an all round good place to eat.
Good food. Outdoor eating too. Lots of great beer they brew on premises.
85 locals recommend
North Peak Brewing Company
400 W Front St
85 locals recommend
Good food. Outdoor eating too. Lots of great beer they brew on premises.
Great meeting place in downtown Traverse City. Coffee and food, wine and beer.
61 locals recommend
Brew
108 E Front St
61 locals recommend
Great meeting place in downtown Traverse City. Coffee and food, wine and beer.
Italian yummy.
30 locals recommend
Sorellina
250 E Front St
30 locals recommend
Italian yummy.
Very good everything. Lots of healthy gourmet meals. Live music on the weekends.
72 locals recommend
Poppycocks
128 E Front St
72 locals recommend
Very good everything. Lots of healthy gourmet meals. Live music on the weekends.
Two locations. One close to the State Theater. Breakfast, lunches. Meeting place. Both locations are convenient.
34 locals recommend
Grand Traverse Pie Company
525 W Front St
34 locals recommend
Two locations. One close to the State Theater. Breakfast, lunches. Meeting place. Both locations are convenient.
Good breakfasts and lunches.
48 locals recommend
The Omelette Shoppe
124 Cass St
48 locals recommend
Good breakfasts and lunches.
Good Thai food which is hard to come by in Traverse City.
9 locals recommend
Thai Café
1219 E Front St
9 locals recommend
Good Thai food which is hard to come by in Traverse City.
A Yarlott family favorite.
31 locals recommend
Bluebird Restaurant & Tavern
102 E River St
31 locals recommend
A Yarlott family favorite.
Good flavored coffees and regular coffee too. Art Gallery.
12 locals recommend
Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company
6443 W Western Ave
12 locals recommend
Good flavored coffees and regular coffee too. Art Gallery.

Shopping

Great shopping, wonderful variety and quality of restaurants, beautiful lake views.
260 locals recommend
Traverse City
260 locals recommend
Great shopping, wonderful variety and quality of restaurants, beautiful lake views.
Macy's, Target, Penny's, Pier One Imports, TJ Max, lots of little stores.
31 locals recommend
Grand Traverse Mall
3200 W South Airport Rd
31 locals recommend
Macy's, Target, Penny's, Pier One Imports, TJ Max, lots of little stores.
Need to fix something? Lots of things in this store!
Ace Hardware
3597 Bunker Hill Rd
Need to fix something? Lots of things in this store!

Parks & Nature

Great hiking for you and your dog, taking a leisurely walk in a beautiful wooded setting. Private entrance to the Trail is right across the street from my home.
Vasa Trail
Vasa Trail
Great hiking for you and your dog, taking a leisurely walk in a beautiful wooded setting. Private entrance to the Trail is right across the street from my home.
Beautiful place to visit for the history and views of blue waters.
61 locals recommend
Old Mission Lighthouse
61 locals recommend
Beautiful place to visit for the history and views of blue waters.
This is a place almost everyone travels to. The views are amazing, surrounding towns are quaint, the dunes themselves are huge and awesome.
Sleeping Bear Dunes Entrance
This is a place almost everyone travels to. The views are amazing, surrounding towns are quaint, the dunes themselves are huge and awesome.
Take your dog if you have one. Nice walk through woods that opens out onto a large area of beach.
20 locals recommend
Maple Bay Natural Area
U.S. 31
20 locals recommend
Take your dog if you have one. Nice walk through woods that opens out onto a large area of beach.
Extends from the bottom of the hill where I live all the way to Suttons Bay. Great for hikers and walkers.
25 locals recommend
Tart Trails Inc
148 E Front St
25 locals recommend
Extends from the bottom of the hill where I live all the way to Suttons Bay. Great for hikers and walkers.

Entertainment & Activities

A month-long horse show from mid-July and August. Venue is about 3 miles from my home.
Horse Sports By the Bay Inc
6535 Bates Rd
A month-long horse show from mid-July and August. Venue is about 3 miles from my home.
Part of the Film Festival as well as year-round plays.
29 locals recommend
Old Town Playhouse
148 E Eighth St
29 locals recommend
Part of the Film Festival as well as year-round plays.
Lots of entertainment here. Film Festival Venue. National Writer Series writers speak here, as well as nationally known musicians, teachers and speakers. Comedy acts often perform here.
32 locals recommend
City Opera House
106 E Front St
32 locals recommend
Lots of entertainment here. Film Festival Venue. National Writer Series writers speak here, as well as nationally known musicians, teachers and speakers. Comedy acts often perform here.
Runs about a week starting the last weekend in July to first weekend in August. Fabulous movies -- the best and the worst. Great crowds, and I'll bet you won't feel taken advantage of. They feature free movies on the downtown beach area every night of the festival.
13 locals recommend
Traverse City Film Festival
232 E Front St
13 locals recommend
Runs about a week starting the last weekend in July to first weekend in August. Fabulous movies -- the best and the worst. Great crowds, and I'll bet you won't feel taken advantage of. They feature free movies on the downtown beach area every night of the festival.

Drinks & Nightlife

Center of downtown Traverse City.
19 locals recommend
Park Place Hotel and Conference Center
300 E State St
19 locals recommend
Center of downtown Traverse City.
Also serve nice lunches and dinners. Prime Rib specials on Friday and Saturday nights. The place is usually packed so the special must be good.
22 locals recommend
Bayview Inn Bar & Grill
5074 US-31 N
22 locals recommend
Also serve nice lunches and dinners. Prime Rib specials on Friday and Saturday nights. The place is usually packed so the special must be good.
Great wedding venue. On the weekends, there are live bands playing at the bar.
12 locals recommend
Dayclub at West Bay Beach Resort
615 E Front St
12 locals recommend
Great wedding venue. On the weekends, there are live bands playing at the bar.

Arts & Culture

Such a fantastic place to see movies. Great restaurants everywhere around. Only 12 minutes from home.
105 locals recommend
State Theatre
233 E Front St
105 locals recommend
Such a fantastic place to see movies. Great restaurants everywhere around. Only 12 minutes from home.
Film Festival Venue
Lars Hockstad Auditorium
301 Seventh St
Film Festival Venue
Film Festival venue and nice small museum.
39 locals recommend
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College
1410 College Dr
39 locals recommend
Film Festival venue and nice small museum.

Essentials

Closest full service grocery store.
38 locals recommend
Tom's Food Markets
9475 Market Dr
38 locals recommend
Closest full service grocery store.
Organic, high quality foods and lots of other things.
79 locals recommend
Oryana Community Co-op
260 E Tenth St
79 locals recommend
Organic, high quality foods and lots of other things.
Close by.
7 locals recommend
Meijer Acme station
7 locals recommend
Close by.