Guidebook for Grand Rapids

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Guidebook for Grand Rapids

Food Scene

Best seafood in town, more of a quiet, upscale atmosphere.
15 locals recommend
Leo's
60 Ottawa Ave NW
15 locals recommend
Best seafood in town, more of a quiet, upscale atmosphere.
Fabulous tapas & a mean paella!
65 locals recommend
San Chez A Tapas Bistro
38 Fulton St W
65 locals recommend
Fabulous tapas & a mean paella!
Stuffed burgers! And $5 off burgers all night on Thursdays.
79 locals recommend
Stella's Lounge
53 Commerce Ave SW
79 locals recommend
Stuffed burgers! And $5 off burgers all night on Thursdays.
OMG. Jenna's a rock star.
9 locals recommend
Amore Trattoria Italiana
5080 Alpine Ave NW
9 locals recommend
OMG. Jenna's a rock star.
Yum!! And, they've got "Sexy Bacon". Seriously.
60 locals recommend
Maru Sushi & Grill
927 Cherry St SE
60 locals recommend
Yum!! And, they've got "Sexy Bacon". Seriously.
Fab pizza in an adorable setting.
Big O' Pizza
80 Ottawa Ave NW
Fab pizza in an adorable setting.
Great martinis, great food.
26 locals recommend
Bistro Bella Vita
44 Grandville Ave SW
26 locals recommend
Great martinis, great food.
Marie's does health-food right...and everything else.
91 locals recommend
Marie Catrib's of Grand Rapids
91 locals recommend
Marie's does health-food right...and everything else.
Innovative farm to table.
29 locals recommend
Grove
919 Cherry St SE
29 locals recommend
Innovative farm to table.
THE best macaroni and cheese in the galaxy!
104 locals recommend
The Green Well
924 Cherry Street Southeast
104 locals recommend
THE best macaroni and cheese in the galaxy!

Drinks & Nightlife

Indy music all the time!
41 locals recommend
The Pyramid Scheme
68 Commerce Ave SW
41 locals recommend
Indy music all the time!
Great place with often lots of BBA beers in an old sausage factory.
22 locals recommend
Harmony Hall
401 Stocking Ave NW
22 locals recommend
Great place with often lots of BBA beers in an old sausage factory.
Crack fries!! And, a million beer taps, including some of their own brews.
65 locals recommend
HopCat
25 Ionia Ave SW
65 locals recommend
Crack fries!! And, a million beer taps, including some of their own brews.
Well, it's Founders! They have really great sandwiches, but ONLY sandwiches.
176 locals recommend
Founders Brewing Co
235 Grandville Ave SW
176 locals recommend
Well, it's Founders! They have really great sandwiches, but ONLY sandwiches.
Belgium style ales brewed in a beautiful old chapel.
96 locals recommend
Brewery Vivant
925 Cherry St SE
96 locals recommend
Belgium style ales brewed in a beautiful old chapel.
Great beers brewed in an old firehouse. And, hello, cheesecake flights!!
49 locals recommend
The Mitten Brewing Company
527 Leonard St NW
49 locals recommend
Great beers brewed in an old firehouse. And, hello, cheesecake flights!!

Sightseeing

Because it IS Grand Rapids.
17 locals recommend
Calder Plaza
300 Monroe Ave NW
17 locals recommend
Because it IS Grand Rapids.
22 locals recommend
Fish Ladder Park
606 Front Ave NW
22 locals recommend
1300 properties, most are old houses, well-preserved and for a long time, the largest historic district in the country.
35 locals recommend
Heritage Hill
35 locals recommend
1300 properties, most are old houses, well-preserved and for a long time, the largest historic district in the country.

Parks & Nature

39 locals recommend
Riverside Park
2001 Monroe Ave NE
39 locals recommend
59 locals recommend
Millennium Park
1415 Maynard Ave SW
59 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

77 locals recommend
The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St NW
77 locals recommend
163 locals recommend
Grand Rapids Children's Museum
11 Sheldon Ave NE
163 locals recommend
Simply the best regional orchestra in the country!!
8 locals recommend
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave NW
8 locals recommend
Simply the best regional orchestra in the country!!
Discover the history of GR...and ride the carousel!! (ask us for free passes)
91 locals recommend
Grand Rapids Public Museum
272 Pearl St NW
91 locals recommend
Discover the history of GR...and ride the carousel!! (ask us for free passes)
Utterly spectacular & on the Forbes list of the top 100 places to see before you die.
200 locals recommend
Frederik Meijer Gardens
1000 E Beltline Ave NE
200 locals recommend
Utterly spectacular & on the Forbes list of the top 100 places to see before you die.

Shopping

Groskopf's Luggage & Gifts
1200 E Paris Ave SE
The BEST hardware store with a fabulous "oooooh pretty!" department.
Rylee's Ace Hardware
1234 Michigan St NE
The BEST hardware store with a fabulous "oooooh pretty!" department.
Indy comic book shop.
6 locals recommend
Vault of Midnight
95A Monroe Center St NW
6 locals recommend
Indy comic book shop.
Enormous old warehouse complex turned antique mall.
11 locals recommend
Century Antiques
445 Century Ave SW
11 locals recommend
Enormous old warehouse complex turned antique mall.
Real farmers; fresh food. Open May-Christmas, Tue-Wed and Fri-Sat.
56 locals recommend
Fulton Street Farmers Market
1145 Fulton St E
56 locals recommend
Real farmers; fresh food. Open May-Christmas, Tue-Wed and Fri-Sat.

Essentials

Van's has AMAZING doughnuts...and bread & stuff!
13 locals recommend
Van's Pastry Shoppe
955 Fulton St E
13 locals recommend
Van's has AMAZING doughnuts...and bread & stuff!