Guidebook for Kalamazoo

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Guidebook for Kalamazoo

Food Scene

One of the best breakfast restaurants around! This is a large restaurant with plenty of parking located on Stadium drive, near Costco. They have a large menu and delicious, fresh food. They have a nice selection of vegan and gluten free offerings.
Anna's House
4700 Stadium Dr
One of the best breakfast restaurants around! This is a large restaurant with plenty of parking located on Stadium drive, near Costco. They have a large menu and delicious, fresh food. They have a nice selection of vegan and gluten free offerings.
Bab El Salam Restaurant
129 West Centre Avenue
The closest Starbucks is located on West Main St., in front of the Target Plaza. It's just over a mile away and has a convenient drive thru.
Starbucks
5370 W Main St
The closest Starbucks is located on West Main St., in front of the Target Plaza. It's just over a mile away and has a convenient drive thru.
Wood fire grilled mini pizzas designed by you!
Blaze Pizza
5015 W Main St
Wood fire grilled mini pizzas designed by you!
Delicious Italian cuisine with an awesome patio area. Locally owned by the Comensoli family, who live in our very own neighborhood!
Comensoli's
762 W Main St
Delicious Italian cuisine with an awesome patio area. Locally owned by the Comensoli family, who live in our very own neighborhood!
Delicious coffee and breakfast choices in a unique, downtown setting.
29 locals recommend
Crow's Nest
816 S Westnedge Ave
29 locals recommend
Delicious coffee and breakfast choices in a unique, downtown setting.
Fantastic little French restaurant in the heart of downtown. This one's pricy but eclectic and fun!
12 locals recommend
Rustica
236 S Kalamazoo Mall
12 locals recommend
Fantastic little French restaurant in the heart of downtown. This one's pricy but eclectic and fun!
This Asian cuisine restaurant is DIVINE! It is a bit of a drive located in the next town over Mattawan, but well worth it. They serve fresh, quality ingredients in their meals and offer Chinese, Thai and Korean style dishes as well as other special offerings. This is by far one of the best restaurants around. Keep in mind, there is sometimes a bit of a wait for a table since the food is so wonderful!
9 locals recommend
Chinn Chinn
52885 N Main St
9 locals recommend
This Asian cuisine restaurant is DIVINE! It is a bit of a drive located in the next town over Mattawan, but well worth it. They serve fresh, quality ingredients in their meals and offer Chinese, Thai and Korean style dishes as well as other special offerings. This is by far one of the best restaurants around. Keep in mind, there is sometimes a bit of a wait for a table since the food is so wonderful!
Awesome craft brewery known for their fresh, char grilled burgers and AMAZING fries with their special cheese sauce!
23 locals recommend
HopCat - Kalamazoo
300 East Water Street
23 locals recommend
Awesome craft brewery known for their fresh, char grilled burgers and AMAZING fries with their special cheese sauce!
This new restaurant and brewery is beautifully designed! They serve great craft beer and have a dedicated bar area. They have traditional American cuisine, serve a good burger and cater to little kids with a special play area and kid's menu.
25 locals recommend
Latitude 42 Brewing Company
6101 W Main St
25 locals recommend
This new restaurant and brewery is beautifully designed! They serve great craft beer and have a dedicated bar area. They have traditional American cuisine, serve a good burger and cater to little kids with a special play area and kid's menu.
Delicious, made to order real beef burgers with all the toppings and fantastic fresh cut fries!
Five Guys
5153 W Main St
Delicious, made to order real beef burgers with all the toppings and fantastic fresh cut fries!
Comparable to Starbucks in quality, offerings and price. About 2.5 miles away but note there is NO drive thru.
BIGGBY COFFEE
4560 W Main St
Comparable to Starbucks in quality, offerings and price. About 2.5 miles away but note there is NO drive thru.
This is a small breakfast restaurant right in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo. They serve fantastic, traditional breakfast offerings. They make a homemade jam that is exceptional!
6 locals recommend
Studio Grill
312 W Michigan Ave
6 locals recommend
This is a small breakfast restaurant right in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo. They serve fantastic, traditional breakfast offerings. They make a homemade jam that is exceptional!
An excellent place for American style Chinese cuisine.
Hunan Gardens
5059 West Main Street
An excellent place for American style Chinese cuisine.
Fletcher's Pub
6946 West Q Avenue
Jac’s is known for their pizza but they have really good nachos and hot sandwiches too!
Jac's
3112 South 9th Street
Jac’s is known for their pizza but they have really good nachos and hot sandwiches too!
SweetWater's doughnuts are made fresh on-site daily! They have a huge selection of both yeast and cake donuts. These doughnuts are some of the best around and come in so many unique and wonderful flavors!
7 locals recommend
Sweetwater's Donut Mill
3333 Stadium Dr
7 locals recommend
SweetWater's doughnuts are made fresh on-site daily! They have a huge selection of both yeast and cake donuts. These doughnuts are some of the best around and come in so many unique and wonderful flavors!
A fun place to get a variety of sweet treats like ice cream, caramels, chocolates and more!
Treat Street
3023 Oakland Dr
A fun place to get a variety of sweet treats like ice cream, caramels, chocolates and more!
Texas Corners Brewing Company
6970 Texas Dr
Barrett's Smokehouse
9942 Oakland Drive
6 locals recommend
BOLD
6915 W Q Ave
6 locals recommend
Shawarma King on Drake
1441 South Drake Road
Paradise Cafe
1693 S Westnedge Ave
Ray Ray's Italian Beef & Sausage
1715 Miller Rd
Nonla Burger Drake
1700 South Drake Road
Barbed Wire Cafe
140 South Main Street
University Roadhouse
1332 West Michigan Avenue
Modern breakfast restaurant. It’s located really close to the guest suite (about 2 miles).
Breakfast at Tiffiny’s Kalamazoo
5222 W Main St
Modern breakfast restaurant. It’s located really close to the guest suite (about 2 miles).
Up North Sandwich & Pasty Co
8140 N 32nd St
Saffron Indian Cuisine
1710 W Main St
Awesome fresh ground coffee drinks and fresh bakery treats.
13 locals recommend
Water Street Coffee Joint (Downtown)
315 E Water St
13 locals recommend
Awesome fresh ground coffee drinks and fresh bakery treats.
Create your own Asian inspired crave bowls! Many vegan and gluten-free options. These bowls are custom made and so delicious!
Ziingo
3830 West Centre Avenue
Create your own Asian inspired crave bowls! Many vegan and gluten-free options. These bowls are custom made and so delicious!
Zoup!
6749 South Westnedge Avenue
Kiki's Crab & Fry
512 North Park Street
Maggie's Café
3290 Stadium Drive
Niskers Grill & Slap Shot Hockey Bar
Central City Tap House
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
18 locals recommend
Principle Food and Drink
230 S Kalamazoo Mall
18 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
NEDS on Gull Lake
15450 M-43
11 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Old Dog Tavern
402 E Kalamazoo Ave
11 locals recommend
Brick and Brine
7 locals recommend
Zooroona Restaurant
1710 W Main St
7 locals recommend
Nina's Cafe
Erbelli's Gourmet Pizzeria, Italian Bistro & Pub
6214 Stadium Dr
The Morning Dish
8 locals recommend
Old Burdick's Bar & Grill
100 W Michigan Ave
8 locals recommend
LaRue's Family Restaurant
6375 Stadium Dr
Two Fellas Grill
Colonial Kitchen Pancake House
7 locals recommend
600 Kitchen & Bar
600 E Michigan Ave
7 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

An awesome indoor climb experience.
Climb Kalamazoo
136 S Kalamazoo Mall
An awesome indoor climb experience.
This place has a bunch of private hot tubs in BEAUTIFUL outdoor and indoor settings.
Oasis Hot Tub Gardens
4600 W Kl Ave
This place has a bunch of private hot tubs in BEAUTIFUL outdoor and indoor settings.
Kalamazoo has a hip and happening area downtown dedicated to fun festivals! There is local cuisine, live music and entertainment. Check out the festival schedule here: http://www.downtownkalamazoo.org/Do-Business.aspx
Arcadia Creek Festival Place
145 E Water St
Kalamazoo has a hip and happening area downtown dedicated to fun festivals! There is local cuisine, live music and entertainment. Check out the festival schedule here: http://www.downtownkalamazoo.org/Do-Business.aspx
Cute little nature preserve with lots of outdoor activities and nature trails.
31 locals recommend
Kalamazoo Nature Center
7000 N Westnedge Ave
31 locals recommend
Cute little nature preserve with lots of outdoor activities and nature trails.
A true apple orchard, including a corn maze, petting farm, games and the BEST homemade doughnuts you've ever had!
15 locals recommend
Gull Meadow Farms
8544 Gull Rd
15 locals recommend
A true apple orchard, including a corn maze, petting farm, games and the BEST homemade doughnuts you've ever had!
This is our closest theater. It's just over the highway and is very clean.
GQT Kalamazoo 10
820 Maple Hill Dr
This is our closest theater. It's just over the highway and is very clean.
This is a large theater in Portage. You will love the Imax theater room!!
7 locals recommend
Celebration Cinema Crossroads & IMAX
6600 Ring Rd
7 locals recommend
This is a large theater in Portage. You will love the Imax theater room!!
This place is amazing!! It's huge and newly remodeled. It has lots of bowling lanes as well as an escapology room, go carts, arcade, ropes course, bumper cars, lazer tag, mini golf AND MORE!!
25 locals recommend
Airway Fun Center
5626 Portage Rd
25 locals recommend
This place is amazing!! It's huge and newly remodeled. It has lots of bowling lanes as well as an escapology room, go carts, arcade, ropes course, bumper cars, lazer tag, mini golf AND MORE!!
You can feed the giraffes lettuce and pet them! It's an amazing experience to be up close and personal with such a majestic creature. This is a very large zoo with lots of activities.
35 locals recommend
Binder Park Zoo
7400 Division Dr
35 locals recommend
You can feed the giraffes lettuce and pet them! It's an amazing experience to be up close and personal with such a majestic creature. This is a very large zoo with lots of activities.
Located in Walgreen's parking lot. 2 kiosks open 24 hours.
Redbox
5020 W Main St
Located in Walgreen's parking lot. 2 kiosks open 24 hours.
You wont find another sledding hill and ice skating rink like this! Very unique.
12 locals recommend
Echo Valley
8495 E H Ave
12 locals recommend
You wont find another sledding hill and ice skating rink like this! Very unique.
Kalamazoo's very own baseball stadium
Kalamazoo Growlers Baseball
251 Mills St
Kalamazoo's very own baseball stadium
This beautiful flower and butterfly garden in Grand Rapids is worth the 30-40 minute drive North. It's very large and lush gardens are a scene to behold. They have art exhibits, plant and flower exhibits, hands on experiences and offer guided tours. This is indoor/outdoor and open year round. Seasonal exhibits change frequently so check their website for more information. https://www.meijergardens.org/
200 locals recommend
Frederik Meijer Gardens
1000 E Beltline Ave NE
200 locals recommend
This beautiful flower and butterfly garden in Grand Rapids is worth the 30-40 minute drive North. It's very large and lush gardens are a scene to behold. They have art exhibits, plant and flower exhibits, hands on experiences and offer guided tours. This is indoor/outdoor and open year round. Seasonal exhibits change frequently so check their website for more information. https://www.meijergardens.org/
49 locals recommend
Bittersweet Ski Resort
600 River Rd
49 locals recommend
35 locals recommend
Timber Ridge
07500 23 1/2 St
35 locals recommend
This is a cute little shop right down town. They serve hand dipped ice cream and sell fun Kalamazoo keepsakes, gifts and attire.
The Spirit of Kalamazoo
154 S Kalamazoo Mall
This is a cute little shop right down town. They serve hand dipped ice cream and sell fun Kalamazoo keepsakes, gifts and attire.
Elegant Nails & Spa
4504 W Main St
Escape Nails Spa
4315 W Main St
Down Dog Yoga Center
316 S Kalamazoo Mall
Kruizenga Archery
24780 M-43
Liquid Therapy
221 S Main St
Revel & Roll West
4500 Stadium Drive
The Dome Sports Center
12733 US-131
Rollerworld
7491 Stadium Dr
91 locals recommend
John Ball Zoo
1300 Fulton St W
91 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Located just 1.5 miles down 10th street from the guest suite, this 34 mile crushed limestone path connects Kalamazoo and the quaint lakefront town of South Haven. It's safe, well lit and well kept with lots of people visiting daily.
Kal-Haven Trail
4143 10th Street North
Located just 1.5 miles down 10th street from the guest suite, this 34 mile crushed limestone path connects Kalamazoo and the quaint lakefront town of South Haven. It's safe, well lit and well kept with lots of people visiting daily.
This park is HUGE! Miles of walking trails, TONS of high quality play equipment suitable for babies through middle schoolers, a disk golf course, 2 tennis courts, a basketball court, a baseball diamond and TWO covered picnic areas! This park has everything you'd want in your city park! And it's only a 5 minute drive.
Township of Oshtemo
7275 W Main St
This park is HUGE! Miles of walking trails, TONS of high quality play equipment suitable for babies through middle schoolers, a disk golf course, 2 tennis courts, a basketball court, a baseball diamond and TWO covered picnic areas! This park has everything you'd want in your city park! And it's only a 5 minute drive.
Only a 40 minute drive to the gorgeous Lake Michigan! Beautiful and large beach right on the shore of Lake Michigan. The water here is clean and the beach is well cared for and very large. Come to swim or to walk the pier and see the lighthouse! Tons of quaint shops and eateries dot the downtown area just a mile from the beach!
44 locals recommend
North Beach
44 locals recommend
Only a 40 minute drive to the gorgeous Lake Michigan! Beautiful and large beach right on the shore of Lake Michigan. The water here is clean and the beach is well cared for and very large. Come to swim or to walk the pier and see the lighthouse! Tons of quaint shops and eateries dot the downtown area just a mile from the beach!
Cool fish hatchery where you can see and feed several varieties of fish. Also a cool little museum.
6 locals recommend
Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery
34270 Co Rd 652
6 locals recommend
Cool fish hatchery where you can see and feed several varieties of fish. Also a cool little museum.
140 locals recommend
Silver Beach
140 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

39 locals recommend
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
230 N Rose St
39 locals recommend
Watch for the monthly Arthops featuring local artists!
34 locals recommend
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St
34 locals recommend
Watch for the monthly Arthops featuring local artists!
Kalamazoo Public Library - Central Library
315 S Rose St
Such a BEAUTIFUL library!
View all kinds of different aircraft and even take your turn in the simulator!
73 locals recommend
Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum
6151 Portage Rd
73 locals recommend
View all kinds of different aircraft and even take your turn in the simulator!
91 locals recommend
Grand Rapids Public Museum
272 Pearl St NW
91 locals recommend
Cute hands on children's museum. Best for ages 1-6.
163 locals recommend
Grand Rapids Children's Museum
11 Sheldon Ave NE
163 locals recommend
Cute hands on children's museum. Best for ages 1-6.
Take a tour at this car museum which is home to nearly 400 vehicles from all eras.
66 locals recommend
Gilmore Car Museum
6865 W Hickory Rd
66 locals recommend
Take a tour at this car museum which is home to nearly 400 vehicles from all eras.

Essentials

Big box store with everything you need and more! Just over a mile away. Clean store with great prices, open 24-7. This is tyically where I buy groceries and cleaning supplies.
Meijer
6660 W Main St
Big box store with everything you need and more! Just over a mile away. Clean store with great prices, open 24-7. This is tyically where I buy groceries and cleaning supplies.
6 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
501 N 9th St
6 locals recommend
This is the closest 24/7 hour pharmacy and convenience store. It's about 2 miles East, right on West Main Street.
Walgreens Pharmacy
760 W Michigan Ave
This is the closest 24/7 hour pharmacy and convenience store. It's about 2 miles East, right on West Main Street.
Target
6839 S Westnedge Ave
HUGE all adult beverage store. Check hours of operation on google.
MEGA-BEV
6619 W Main St
HUGE all adult beverage store. Check hours of operation on google.
Our local grocer. They have a wonderful on site bakery and butcher! They make fabulous festive donuts every morning.
Harding's Friendly Market
5161 W Main St
Our local grocer. They have a wonderful on site bakery and butcher! They make fabulous festive donuts every morning.
Stadium Discount Coin Laundry
3313 Stadium Dr

Getting Around

The closest bus stop is at the corner of West Main Street and 10th Street, just about a half mile from here. Check out the K metro's website for route information. http://www.kmetro.com/riding/routes
Metro
530 N Rose St
The closest bus stop is at the corner of West Main Street and 10th Street, just about a half mile from here. Check out the K metro's website for route information. http://www.kmetro.com/riding/routes
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
3611 Stadium Dr
Uber Grand Rapids Greenlight Hub
17 locals recommend

Shopping

Our closest traditional shopping mall. The anchor stores are JC Penney, Sears, Marshall Field’s and Burlington.
7 locals recommend
Crossroads Mall at station
7 locals recommend
Our closest traditional shopping mall. The anchor stores are JC Penney, Sears, Marshall Field’s and Burlington.
HUGE outlet mall about a half an hour drive north to Grand Rapids.
59 locals recommend
Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids
350 84th St SW
59 locals recommend
HUGE outlet mall about a half an hour drive north to Grand Rapids.
Costco Wholesale
5100 Century Ave