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Skip The Fancy Decor And Head Straight To This Michigan Seafood Restaurant That’s Worth Every Mile

Here’s a thought that might change your weekend plans: the best seafood you’ve ever had in Michigan is probably waiting for you in Traverse City. The Boathouse Restaurant has been quietly making people very happy, and it’s time more people knew about it. Now, the title of...

Traverse City, MI · 13h
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Best Restaurants in Downtown Traverse City: Where to Eat in 2026

Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. If you book or buy through them, InsideMichigan may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Downtown Traverse City packs an unusually strong food scene into a few walkable blocks. You can eat at a restaurant that was named one of the 50 best in America, share a plate of handmade pasta, drink cider on Front Street, grab a slice of cherry pie, and be back at your hotel in minutes. This guide covers the best restaurants in downtown Traverse City by type of night out, with the practical details most lists skip: reservations, winter hours, dog-friendly patios, and which places are actually downtown versus a short drive away.

Traverse City, MI · 1d
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Order An Old Fashioned At The Bar Before Digging Into Prime Rib At This Retro Michigan Steakhouse

Some restaurants chase every new trend, and some simply refuse to change. This Traverse City steakhouse lands firmly in the second camp, with decor that looks like it stopped the clock somewhere around the 1980s. Locals send hotel guests here, couples book their anniversaries around it, and longtime regulars have...

Traverse City, MI · 2d
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Traverse City native competes for $25,000 on Food Networks 'Holiday Baking Championship'

A Northern Michigan chef is still competing for the “Holiday Baking Championship” title and $25,000. Her éclair earned big praise from the judges.

Traverse City, MI · 3d

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Front Street Projects Up for Approval: MAWBY Tasting Room, Nicolet Headquarters

After more than 50 years in Leelanau County, MAWBY is expanding to downtown Traverse City. Traverse City commissioners will vote Monday to approve a liquor license for a new MAWBY tasting room on the ground floor of the Bella Vita @302 building under construction at the former J&S Hamburg property. Another Front Street project is also on the agenda Monday, with commissioners to vote on approving the headquarters for Nicolet National Bank on East Front Street.

Traverse City, MI · 1d

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People Travel From Every Corner Of Michigan Just To Eat At This Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant

Somewhere between a grain silo and a championship banner, the best chicken gizzards in Michigan are waiting for you. Joe’s Gizzard City in Potterville, Michigan is the kind of restaurant that makes you rethink every food decision you’ve ever made, starting with the ones that didn’t involve gizzards.

Potterville, MI · 7d

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Locals Can’t Get Enough Of This Small-Town Steakhouse Hidden In Michigan

Somewhere in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, tucked into a city that sits right on the edge of two countries, there’s a steakhouse so good that people who already live nearby keep finding reasons to go back. The Antlers Restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie is the kind of place...

Michigan · 3d

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This Tucked-Away Michigan Diner Feels Like Walking Straight Into The 1950s

Two original bank vaults still sit inside this Michigan restaurant. These days, they guard kitchen supplies instead of cash. The building opened as a bank back in 1896. Now it serves onion rings stacked up to 12 inches tall, which feels like a fair trade to me. Tin ceilings stretch...

Michigan · 20h

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People Drive Hours Across Michigan Just For The Deep Dish Pizza At This Small Restaurant

Hundreds of empty bottles hang from the ceiling of this pizza joint, and many of them carry signatures from past diners. That alone would make me curious. Then you learn the pizza is the real reason people show up. In August 2024, Yelp named this place the No. 1 pizza...

Michigan · 4d

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Here's the Thanksgiving Pie and Side Dish Michigan Loves Most

Every Thanksgiving table has a dish someone would stage a protest over if it ever went missing. You probably know the exact recipe on your family’s table, and you likely have very strong opinions about who is allowed to make it. In Michigan, two dishes rise above the rest. Michiganders searched for pumpkin pie and […]

Michigan · 1d

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The 2 Michigan Restaurants That Just Made The New York Times Top 50 List

16 food critics traveled the country undercover, and only two Michigan spots made the final cut! One is turning heads with secret-recipe birria dishes, while the other serves up cozy Polish comfort food in a retro diner.

Detroit, MI · 10d

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Michigan sub shop will offer 47% discount to celebrate 47th anniversary

PORTAGE, MI — The family-owned sub shop Jersey Giant Subs turns 47 this fall, and it’s celebrating with the largest discount the company has ever offered. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, every sub on the menu will be offered at 47% off, all day long. Jersey Giant is a...

Portage, MI · 3d

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West Michigan Loses Its First Bojangles Restaurant

Bojangles is already gone from Michigan. Now, hundreds of Wendy's restaurants are caught up in the same company's bankruptcy battle.

Grand Rapids, MI · 4d

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Michigan Halal Restaurant Targeted by Hateful Letter, Gets Flood of Support

A Michigan halal restaurant targeted by an Islamophobic letter has received an outpouring of support. CBS News Detroit covered a Michigan halal restaurant targeted by an Islamophobic letter, reporting that support poured in. A Pattern Michigan Advocates Have Tracked for Years. Incidents like the one at Halal Bros 2 Go...

Michigan · 1d

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Michigan Has A Bosnian Food Scene Most Travelers Never Realize Is There

The chevapi recipe here came from an elderly Bosnian man in Hamtramck. I like what that says about the whole thing. That recipe was handed down, not dreamed up in a test kitchen. The owner then cooked those sausages for 15 years before opening her own place. There’s more information...

Michigan · 19h

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Drive Straight To This Cozy Michigan Amish Restaurant For A Meal You’ll Never Forget

Somewhere in the middle of Michigan, between the cornfields and the quiet county roads, there’s a bakery and café that will completely rearrange your understanding of what a good meal can be. The Hearthstone Oven in Ithaca, Michigan is that place, and once you find it, you’ll spend...

Ithaca, MI · 1d

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You Weren’t Even Born Yet When These 7 Small-Town Michigan Taverns Started Pouring Beer And Grilling Olive Burgers

Michigan has a burger that most of the country has never heard of, and it comes topped with a creamy layer of chopped green olives. The olive burger has been a quiet favorite here for generations, and some of the best ones still come off the grills of old small-town taverns.

Traverse City, MI · 4d

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This Michigan Cafe Keeps Its Entire Menu Gluten-Free And Dairy-Free

Every single thing on the menu at this little bakery and cafe is free of both gluten and dairy. That includes the cinnamon rolls, the sourdough sandwiches, and tiny pancakes piled with s’mores toppings. The owner lives with celiac disease herself. She built the place because the safe, fun...

Traverse City, MI · 1d

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Michigan Grocery Shoppers, We Need to Talk About Grocery Shopping Etiquette

Your grocery cart is not a roadblock, the checkout line is not a surprise and the cereal aisle is not a reunion hall. Michigan shoppers can do better.

Michigan · 2d