Guidebook for Traverse City

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Guidebook for Traverse City

Food Scene

Just down the street, great coffee and pre-made breakfast burritos for a quick bite in the AM.
Breakaway Café & Coffee Bar
1990 US-31
Just down the street, great coffee and pre-made breakfast burritos for a quick bite in the AM.
Casual bar with great food. Ride your bike down the TART trail and pull up to the deck overlooking East Bay.
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Bayview Inn Bar & Grill
5074 US-31 N
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Casual bar with great food. Ride your bike down the TART trail and pull up to the deck overlooking East Bay.
Upscale restaurant with a bar side that has all day/every day happy hour with great small plates and drinks plus TV's to watch the game.
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McGee’s 72
4341 M-72
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Upscale restaurant with a bar side that has all day/every day happy hour with great small plates and drinks plus TV's to watch the game.
Authentic Tacos and Homemade Salsas! Restaurant isn't in the best shape, advise take out.
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Osorio Tacos Y Salsas
6037 US-31
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Authentic Tacos and Homemade Salsas! Restaurant isn't in the best shape, advise take out.
Retro burger diner down the street with great burgers, curly fries and shakes.
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Don's Drive-In
2030 US-31
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Retro burger diner down the street with great burgers, curly fries and shakes.
Authentic Tacos at the Grand Traverse Commons.
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Spanglish
1333 Yellow Dr
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Authentic Tacos at the Grand Traverse Commons.
Great downtown taco spot.
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Mama Lu's - A Modern Day Taco Shop
149 E Front St
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Great downtown taco spot.
Very nice tapas restaurant in the Warehouse district.
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Alliance Restaurant
144 Hall St
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Very nice tapas restaurant in the Warehouse district.
Best burgers in town served up in an old historic house on TC's west side.
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Slabtown Burgers
826 W Front St
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Best burgers in town served up in an old historic house on TC's west side.
Very nice Italian restaurant in the GT Commons with a great wine bar.
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PepeNero
700 Cottageview Dr
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Very nice Italian restaurant in the GT Commons with a great wine bar.
Can be a little slow but arguably the best brunch spot in TC.
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Patisserie Amie
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Can be a little slow but arguably the best brunch spot in TC.
My go to brunch spot.
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The Towne Plaza
203 Cass St
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My go to brunch spot.
Great burgers downtown.
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Bubba's
428 E Front St
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Great burgers downtown.
Very cool food truck lot with attached bar.
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The Little Fleet
448 E Front St
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Very cool food truck lot with attached bar.
Very close with good pizza and an attached ice cream shop serving up TC's Famous Moomer's Ice Cream.
East Bay Pizza
4386 US-31
Very close with good pizza and an attached ice cream shop serving up TC's Famous Moomer's Ice Cream.
Closest liquor store to the house and also has good pizza!
G J's Pizza & Market
2700 Holiday Road
Closest liquor store to the house and also has good pizza!
Go to close by Chinese takeout spot. Will deliver orders of $20 or more.
Fu Hua Chinese Take Out
742 Munson Ave
Go to close by Chinese takeout spot. Will deliver orders of $20 or more.
Great BBQ right downtown across from the food trucks (Little Fleet)
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Sparks BBQ
201 East Front Street
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Great BBQ right downtown across from the food trucks (Little Fleet)
Good comfort food (BBQ, Burgers Mac & Cheese) with a rooftop bar and Beer Garden in the back.
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Blue Tractor Barbeque
423 S Union St
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Good comfort food (BBQ, Burgers Mac & Cheese) with a rooftop bar and Beer Garden in the back.
Nice Asian restaurant overlooking the Boardman river with great martinis.
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Firefly Restaurant
310 N Cass St
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Nice Asian restaurant overlooking the Boardman river with great martinis.
Nice upper deck seating area on a summer day to grab a drink and charcuterie.
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The Franklin
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Nice upper deck seating area on a summer day to grab a drink and charcuterie.

Drinks & Nightlife

Prohibition themed cocktail lounge with great hand crafted drinks. Happy hour 4-7, 50% off drinks, 25% off food.
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The Parlor TC
205 Lake Ave
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Prohibition themed cocktail lounge with great hand crafted drinks. Happy hour 4-7, 50% off drinks, 25% off food.
They have a solid lineup of house crafted brews, plus many other locals on tap as well as a full bar if you prefer a cocktail. Good brew pub food as well, Pork Belly Nachos are my go to.
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Rare Bird Brewpub
229 Lake Ave
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They have a solid lineup of house crafted brews, plus many other locals on tap as well as a full bar if you prefer a cocktail. Good brew pub food as well, Pork Belly Nachos are my go to.
Great beer and amazing flat breads in the old train depot overlooking Boardman Lake.
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The Filling Station Microbrewery
642 Railroad Pl
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Great beer and amazing flat breads in the old train depot overlooking Boardman Lake.
Large list of creative craft brews.
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Right Brain Brewery
225 E Sixteenth St
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Large list of creative craft brews.
Newest downtown brewery that's in a cool indoor marketplace with multiple food vendors.
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MiddleCoast Brewing Company
329 E State St
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Newest downtown brewery that's in a cool indoor marketplace with multiple food vendors.
Off the beaten path but some really delicious and creative brews.
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Brewery Terra Firma
2959 Hartman Rd
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Off the beaten path but some really delicious and creative brews.
Only brewery out on Old Mission Peninsula and has good food. Known for their sour beers if that's your thing. There is also an upscale restaurant and distillery/tasting room attached called Mission Table.
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Jolly Pumpkin Restaurant & Brewery
13512 Peninsula Dr
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Only brewery out on Old Mission Peninsula and has good food. Known for their sour beers if that's your thing. There is also an upscale restaurant and distillery/tasting room attached called Mission Table.
Cool hidden spot with Mead (like cider except made from honey).
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Acoustic Tap Room
17140 S Maple St
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Cool hidden spot with Mead (like cider except made from honey).
Great for any whiskey enthusiast (best Old Fashioned in town), and they make a great cherry whiskey sour for those shy about rye.
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Traverse City Whiskey Co.
201 E 14th St
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Great for any whiskey enthusiast (best Old Fashioned in town), and they make a great cherry whiskey sour for those shy about rye.
Speakeasy themed cocktail lounge below 7 monks taproom. Take the elevator down 1 floor to find the dark lounge with great cocktails.
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Low Bar
128 S Union St
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Speakeasy themed cocktail lounge below 7 monks taproom. Take the elevator down 1 floor to find the dark lounge with great cocktails.
All around great bar. Pool/darts/Foosball in the gaming area, couches and fireplace in the lounge section and stage/dance floor for live music and dancing. Extensive whiskey selection and food menu as well. Usually a small cover charge ($2-3)
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Kilkennys Irish Public House
400 W Front St
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All around great bar. Pool/darts/Foosball in the gaming area, couches and fireplace in the lounge section and stage/dance floor for live music and dancing. Extensive whiskey selection and food menu as well. Usually a small cover charge ($2-3)
Bootleggers and Dillinger's aka Boots & Dills aka the Double Wide. Two downtown drinking bars that are connected, cheap drinks, younger crowd. Get the pepper jack cheese balls!
Bootlegger's
119 S Union St
Bootleggers and Dillinger's aka Boots & Dills aka the Double Wide. Two downtown drinking bars that are connected, cheap drinks, younger crowd. Get the pepper jack cheese balls!
Another cheap downtown drinking bar next to Boots and Dills, has live music/dj's and a small dance floor.
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Union Street Station
117 S Union St
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Another cheap downtown drinking bar next to Boots and Dills, has live music/dj's and a small dance floor.
LGBT friendly bar with cheap drinks and a fun dance scene. $5 cover
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SideTraxx Dance Bar
520 Franklin St
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LGBT friendly bar with cheap drinks and a fun dance scene. $5 cover
Nightclub/dance spot at the Holiday Inn West Bay. Also a good day spot with beach lounges and games.
View Nightclub at West Bay Beach Resort
615 E Front St
Nightclub/dance spot at the Holiday Inn West Bay. Also a good day spot with beach lounges and games.
Cool brewery with great outdoor space in Suttons Bay, up the Leelanau peninsula. Great spot on a sunny day.
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Hop Lot Brewing Company station
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Cool brewery with great outdoor space in Suttons Bay, up the Leelanau peninsula. Great spot on a sunny day.
Cool little cider house with the best view on Leelanau Peninsula. Grab a flight of cider, snag a group picture on the deck overlooking west bay/power island and play fetch with Mark's awesome dog Gordy!
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Suttons Bay Ciders
10530 E Hilltop Rd
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Cool little cider house with the best view on Leelanau Peninsula. Grab a flight of cider, snag a group picture on the deck overlooking west bay/power island and play fetch with Mark's awesome dog Gordy!
Best winery on Old Mission. $5 for 5 tastes and you get to keep the wine glass. Known as the dog winery, family owned/operated so it has a very comfortable and casual, laid back feel.
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Bowers Harbor Vineyards
2896 Bowers Harbor Rd
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Best winery on Old Mission. $5 for 5 tastes and you get to keep the wine glass. Known as the dog winery, family owned/operated so it has a very comfortable and casual, laid back feel.
Cocktail lounge on top of the historic Park Place hotel overlooking downtown and west bay.
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Beacon Lounge
300 E State St
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Cocktail lounge on top of the historic Park Place hotel overlooking downtown and west bay.
Head up to the rooftop bar for a drink overlooking West End Beach.
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Hotel Indigo Traverse City
263 W Grandview Pkwy
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Head up to the rooftop bar for a drink overlooking West End Beach.

Everything Else

Brewery set back in the Grand Traverse Commons with good beer and a nice husband & wife owner/operator duo.
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Earthen Ales
1371 Gray Dr
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Brewery set back in the Grand Traverse Commons with good beer and a nice husband & wife owner/operator duo.
Renovated old state hospital is an all in one community with shopping, restaurants and winery/brewery.
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The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
1200 W Eleventh St
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Renovated old state hospital is an all in one community with shopping, restaurants and winery/brewery.

Parks & Nature

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Grand Traverse Commons Natural Area
Red Drive
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Walk down the end of Pine drive and pick up the trail to this great little nature area with multiple loops ranging from 1/3 mile to 1.5 miles.
George & Ada Reffitt Nature Preserve
West Lane
Walk down the end of Pine drive and pick up the trail to this great little nature area with multiple loops ranging from 1/3 mile to 1.5 miles.
Ski/tube the slopes in the winter or hit the zip lines in the summer. Just a few miles from the house.
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Mt. Holiday Ski and Recreational Area
3100 Holiday Rd
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Ski/tube the slopes in the winter or hit the zip lines in the summer. Just a few miles from the house.
Great little beach area on East Bay just down the street from the house. Has full restroom facilities, picnic table and charcoal grill. Kind of a hidden spot so rarely busy.
Gens Park
2263 Munson Avenue
Great little beach area on East Bay just down the street from the house. Has full restroom facilities, picnic table and charcoal grill. Kind of a hidden spot so rarely busy.

Sightseeing

Drive up the peninsula and check out the light house, hike the trails and then stop at wineries for tastings on your way back down.
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Old Mission Lighthouse
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Drive up the peninsula and check out the light house, hike the trails and then stop at wineries for tastings on your way back down.

Getting Around

The BATA bus is a cheap way to get all around the TC area. The Bayliner route is FREE, runs daily from 7am-11pm, with a 12-15 minute frequency. Picks up at 4 mile/US 31 and will take you downtown. Look for a small bus stop sign and blue/green adirondack chairs to mark the pickup/drop off spots.
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BATA
115 Hall St
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The BATA bus is a cheap way to get all around the TC area. The Bayliner route is FREE, runs daily from 7am-11pm, with a 12-15 minute frequency. Picks up at 4 mile/US 31 and will take you downtown. Look for a small bus stop sign and blue/green adirondack chairs to mark the pickup/drop off spots.

Entertainment & Activities

Historic downtown movie theater, affordable and fun.
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State Theatre
233 E Front St
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Historic downtown movie theater, affordable and fun.
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Lucky Jack's Bowling Center
1705 S Garfield Ave
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Incredible Mo's
1355 Silver Lake Crossings Blvd
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Mini Golf, Go Karts and a water slide just down the street, (Can walk there on the TART trail)
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Taman Pengembaraan Pirate's Cove
1710 US-31
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Mini Golf, Go Karts and a water slide just down the street, (Can walk there on the TART trail)