Guidebook for Lansing

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Guidebook for Lansing

Food Scene

Eclectic breakfast joint with a cult-following. Expect to wait in line. Great food. Great experience.
33 locals recommend
Golden Harvest Restaurant
1625 Turner Rd
33 locals recommend
Eclectic breakfast joint with a cult-following. Expect to wait in line. Great food. Great experience.
Authentic Mexican cuisine. No alcohol.
20 locals recommend
Pablo's Old Town Mexican Restaurant
311 E Grand River Rd
20 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican cuisine. No alcohol.
Hip pizza joint connected to hip bar. Artisan style pizzas.
17 locals recommend
The Cosmos
1200 N Larch St
17 locals recommend
Hip pizza joint connected to hip bar. Artisan style pizzas.
Traditional breakfast/lunch cafe. Very clean. Laid-back staff. Great food. Calming atmosphere. Bloody Mary's. Not open on Sundays.
42 locals recommend
Soup Spoon Café
1419 E Michigan Ave
42 locals recommend
Traditional breakfast/lunch cafe. Very clean. Laid-back staff. Great food. Calming atmosphere. Bloody Mary's. Not open on Sundays.
This bar/restaurant has great BBQ cuisine. Fun atmosphere, and quaint little patio space.
39 locals recommend
Meat BBQ
1224 Turner Rd
39 locals recommend
This bar/restaurant has great BBQ cuisine. Fun atmosphere, and quaint little patio space.
Great BBQ joint in up and coming REO Town
10 locals recommend
Saddleback BBQ
1147 S Washington Ave
10 locals recommend
Great BBQ joint in up and coming REO Town
Great coffee shop in up and coming REO Town
16 locals recommend
Blue Owl Coffee
1149 S Washington Ave
16 locals recommend
Great coffee shop in up and coming REO Town
Sushi and Hibachi
Ukai Japanese Steakhouse
2167 W Grand River Rd
Sushi and Hibachi
12 locals recommend
Maru Sushi & Grill
1500 W Lake Lansing Rd
12 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Sansu Sushi and Cocktails
4750 Hagadorn Rd
9 locals recommend
Cozy, relaxed environment. Good coffee. Plays good music.
Espresso Royale
527 E Grand River Rd
Cozy, relaxed environment. Good coffee. Plays good music.

Drinks & Nightlife

New local brew-pub. Does not offer food, but frequently has a food truck out front. Most commonly wood-fired pizza. Good atmosphere. Good beer.
Ozone's Brewhouse
305 Beaver St
New local brew-pub. Does not offer food, but frequently has a food truck out front. Most commonly wood-fired pizza. Good atmosphere. Good beer.
Creole cuisine with a swanky french quarter atmosphere. This is a restaurant, but I mostly go for the morning french press and beignets, or evening artisan cocktails. Either way, sit on the sidewalk patio. No formal breakfast on weekdays.
15 locals recommend
The Creole Burger Bar & Southern Kitchen
1218 Turner Rd
15 locals recommend
Creole cuisine with a swanky french quarter atmosphere. This is a restaurant, but I mostly go for the morning french press and beignets, or evening artisan cocktails. Either way, sit on the sidewalk patio. No formal breakfast on weekdays.
Hip take on an old dive bar. Narrow classy bar with a killer patio. They serve craft beer and cocktails and artisan pizza can be ordered from the attached restaurant.
22 locals recommend
Zoobie's Old Town Tavern
1200 N Larch St
22 locals recommend
Hip take on an old dive bar. Narrow classy bar with a killer patio. They serve craft beer and cocktails and artisan pizza can be ordered from the attached restaurant.
Fun place to do some drinking and play some vintage arcade games.
9 locals recommend
The Grid Arcade & Bar
226 E César E. Chávez Ave
9 locals recommend
Fun place to do some drinking and play some vintage arcade games.
Local brewery. Very large place that is good for dining and drinking. The front is more formal dining. The back is more of a bar space with shuffleboard, bag toss, live acts, and a large patio with fire pit
31 locals recommend
Lansing Brewing Company
518 E Shiawassee St
31 locals recommend
Local brewery. Very large place that is good for dining and drinking. The front is more formal dining. The back is more of a bar space with shuffleboard, bag toss, live acts, and a large patio with fire pit
This is the live music spot. Starting Thursday, you can hear Jazz, Blues, and Classic Rock pumping out of there all night.
Unicorn Lounge
327 E César E. Chávez Ave
This is the live music spot. Starting Thursday, you can hear Jazz, Blues, and Classic Rock pumping out of there all night.
Lansing's first distillery. Craft liquors. Cool place with artisan cocktails and very knowledgeable bar keeps.
13 locals recommend
American Fifth Spirits
112 N Larch St
13 locals recommend
Lansing's first distillery. Craft liquors. Cool place with artisan cocktails and very knowledgeable bar keeps.

Shopping

Eastwood Towne Center features upscale fashion retailers, home furnishing shops, and a variety of dining opportunities. Cool area, filled with franchises and box stores.
41 locals recommend
Eastwood Towne Center
3003 US-127
41 locals recommend
Eastwood Towne Center features upscale fashion retailers, home furnishing shops, and a variety of dining opportunities. Cool area, filled with franchises and box stores.
Visit Frandor Shopping Center for a wonderful mall experience with stores and dining such as Kirkland's, Kroger, Party City, TJ Maxx, Olga's and Panera. Watch out for traffic here during peak hours. Unless your from NY City, then... piece of cake.
11 locals recommend
Frandor Shopping Center
300 Frandor Ave
11 locals recommend
Visit Frandor Shopping Center for a wonderful mall experience with stores and dining such as Kirkland's, Kroger, Party City, TJ Maxx, Olga's and Panera. Watch out for traffic here during peak hours. Unless your from NY City, then... piece of cake.
Home of all of your favorite stores like Chili's, Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday, Macy's, JCPenney, Younkers & More! Traditional indoors style shopping mall.
32 locals recommend
Meridian Mall
1982 W Grand River Rd
32 locals recommend
Home of all of your favorite stores like Chili's, Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday, Macy's, JCPenney, Younkers & More! Traditional indoors style shopping mall.
Very large and eclectic instrument selection. Draws artists and collectors from around the world. A great stop for any musician.
Elderly Instruments
1100 N Washington Ave
Very large and eclectic instrument selection. Draws artists and collectors from around the world. A great stop for any musician.

Essentials

Excellent independent farmers market style grocer. Excellent for produce, wine, beer, coffee, meats, and cheeses, but they have everything. Even a greenhouse!
19 locals recommend
Horrocks Farm Market
7420 W Saginaw Hwy
19 locals recommend
Excellent independent farmers market style grocer. Excellent for produce, wine, beer, coffee, meats, and cheeses, but they have everything. Even a greenhouse!

Parks & Nature

Granger Meadows Park
1745 Granger Meadows Ln
6 locals recommend
Brenke Fish Ladder
216 East Grand River Avenue
6 locals recommend
Turner Park
Lansing River Trail
Lansing River Trail
Lansing River Trail

Entertainment & Activities

Home to the minor league baseball team, The Lansing Lugnuts (See what they did there?). Fun and inexpensive to get down to a game in the heart of Lansing's "Stadium district". Also hosts many concerts and events.
8 locals recommend
Cooley Law School Stadium
505 E Michigan Ave
8 locals recommend
Home to the minor league baseball team, The Lansing Lugnuts (See what they did there?). Fun and inexpensive to get down to a game in the heart of Lansing's "Stadium district". Also hosts many concerts and events.
Go Green! Go White!
22 locals recommend
Spartan Stadium
325 W Shaw Ln
22 locals recommend
Go Green! Go White!
37 locals recommend
Potter Park Zoo
1301 S Pennsylvania Ave
37 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Children's science museum
33 locals recommend
Impression 5 Science Center
200 Museum Dr
33 locals recommend
Children's science museum
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
547 E Circle Dr
36 locals recommend
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
750 E Shaw Ln
25 locals recommend
Highlighting Lansing's automotive hay day
15 locals recommend
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
240 Museum Dr
15 locals recommend
Highlighting Lansing's automotive hay day
5-level venue featuring permanent & special interactive exhibits, artifacts & educational programs.
14 locals recommend
Michigan History Center
702 W Kalamazoo St
14 locals recommend
5-level venue featuring permanent & special interactive exhibits, artifacts & educational programs.
Smithsonian-affiliated museum showcases scientific & cultural artifacts, fossils, research & more.
MSU Museum
409 W Circle Dr
Smithsonian-affiliated museum showcases scientific & cultural artifacts, fossils, research & more.