A Guide to the Best of GR!

Rebecca
A Guide to the Best of GR!

Dinner Recommendations

Awesome restaurant! Try their Curry dish with the coconut rice! YUM!
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Roam
250 Monroe Ave NW
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Awesome restaurant! Try their Curry dish with the coconut rice! YUM!
Unique dishes and an incredible patio!
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The Søvengård
1232 Bridge St NW
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Unique dishes and an incredible patio!
Lots of options for pretty much any type of food you could ask for. My husband loves Slows a BBQ spot and I love Social Kitchen with their pick your ingredients Salads, Pizzas and scrambles.
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Downtown Market Grand Rapids
435 Ionia Ave SW
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Lots of options for pretty much any type of food you could ask for. My husband loves Slows a BBQ spot and I love Social Kitchen with their pick your ingredients Salads, Pizzas and scrambles.
GREAT restaurant, will be the highlight of your trip! It's a bit spendy but you get what you pay for!
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Butcher's Union
438 Bridge St NW
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GREAT restaurant, will be the highlight of your trip! It's a bit spendy but you get what you pay for!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great place to catch a late night bite to eat or sample one of their hundreds of beers on tap! Make sure to try the crack fries.
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HopCat
25 Ionia Ave SW
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Great place to catch a late night bite to eat or sample one of their hundreds of beers on tap! Make sure to try the crack fries.
Great food and incredible atmosphere!! They have an awesome patio with an outdoor bar and firetables when it starts to get chilly. This is an up and coming area of town with a ton of food options!
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New Holland Brewing - The Knickerbocker
417 Bridge St NW
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Great food and incredible atmosphere!! They have an awesome patio with an outdoor bar and firetables when it starts to get chilly. This is an up and coming area of town with a ton of food options!
Grand Rapids' only rooftop bar... need we say more?
Haute at New Hotel Mertens (rooftop lounge)
35 Oakes St SW
Grand Rapids' only rooftop bar... need we say more?

Parks & Nature

There is a beautiful park and nature trails around the lake and through the surrounding neighborhoods. Great spot for a picnic by the water.
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Reeds Lake
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There is a beautiful park and nature trails around the lake and through the surrounding neighborhoods. Great spot for a picnic by the water.
The best beach in my opinion! The bigger state parks are nice but over crowded! Hoffmaster has a bit more of a rustic feel and is often less busy than Holland or Grand Haven. It has a small dune and miles of coast line to explore. Make sure to catch a sunset and head out for some ice cream afterwards at the Whippy-Dip!
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P. J. Hoffmaster ríkisparkur
6585 Lake Harbor Rd
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The best beach in my opinion! The bigger state parks are nice but over crowded! Hoffmaster has a bit more of a rustic feel and is often less busy than Holland or Grand Haven. It has a small dune and miles of coast line to explore. Make sure to catch a sunset and head out for some ice cream afterwards at the Whippy-Dip!
Great park right down the road! Nice open space and two playgrounds for kids. There is a splash pad in the summer and a great sledding hill in the winter!
Mulick Park
1632 Sylvan Ave SE
Great park right down the road! Nice open space and two playgrounds for kids. There is a splash pad in the summer and a great sledding hill in the winter!
Dog park right down the road with puppy happy hour every day around 4-5pm.
Cambridge Park
1501 Gladstone Drive Southeast
Dog park right down the road with puppy happy hour every day around 4-5pm.

Shopping

This fun little area right down the road has a few awesome shopping stops as well as a few fun restaurants and a grocery store. Anthropology, LOFT, Lululemon, West Elm... does it get much better?
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Breton Village Shopping Center
1814 Breton Rd SE
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This fun little area right down the road has a few awesome shopping stops as well as a few fun restaurants and a grocery store. Anthropology, LOFT, Lululemon, West Elm... does it get much better?
Pretty much every shop you could every want is in this area! Plus a chick-fil-a across the street!
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Woodland Mall
3195 28th St SE
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Pretty much every shop you could every want is in this area! Plus a chick-fil-a across the street!
Check out this darling local boutique with home made items from local artists. Great place to grab a gift or a unique souvenir from Grand Rapids.
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Rebel
1555 Wealthy St SE
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Check out this darling local boutique with home made items from local artists. Great place to grab a gift or a unique souvenir from Grand Rapids.
This little market makes you feel like you are in Europe or at least a much bigger city. An incredible selection of beer, wine and specialty groceries. Check out their deli for a quick dinner or their incredible dessert display. They've got everything from fresh produce to Jeni's ice cream to lots of local favorites.
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Martha's Vineyard Fine Wine & Gourmet Grocery
200 Union Ave NE
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This little market makes you feel like you are in Europe or at least a much bigger city. An incredible selection of beer, wine and specialty groceries. Check out their deli for a quick dinner or their incredible dessert display. They've got everything from fresh produce to Jeni's ice cream to lots of local favorites.

Essentials

Awesome local market with an incredible selection of beer, wine, desserts, snacks, grocery staples and fresh fruits and veggies. They also have awesome pizza by the slice!
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Martha's Vineyard Fine Wine & Gourmet Grocery
200 Union Ave NE
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Awesome local market with an incredible selection of beer, wine, desserts, snacks, grocery staples and fresh fruits and veggies. They also have awesome pizza by the slice!
Incredible produce at great prices! They have a full butchers counter too, try their brats. They have great pizzas and sandwiches, an incredible beer and wine selection and many options for anyone with dietary restrictions.
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Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
2470 Burton St SE
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Incredible produce at great prices! They have a full butchers counter too, try their brats. They have great pizzas and sandwiches, an incredible beer and wine selection and many options for anyone with dietary restrictions.

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful gardens with season activities. Check out free concerts on Tuesday nights or the butterflies in the Spring. Our favorite part is the Japanese Tea garden.
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Meijer garðar
1000 E Beltline Ave NE
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Beautiful gardens with season activities. Check out free concerts on Tuesday nights or the butterflies in the Spring. Our favorite part is the Japanese Tea garden.
Check out a brewery tour of Founders and make sure to grab lunch on the patio afterwards.
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Founders Brewing Co
235 Grandville Ave SW
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Check out a brewery tour of Founders and make sure to grab lunch on the patio afterwards.
You can rent boats / paddle boards / kayaks to explore the lake or just hang out on the beach. This is a great spot to hang out for the day, go on a walk or bike ride, especially with kids!
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Millennium Park
1415 Maynard Ave SW
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You can rent boats / paddle boards / kayaks to explore the lake or just hang out on the beach. This is a great spot to hang out for the day, go on a walk or bike ride, especially with kids!

Sightseeing

A walk across the blue bridge at night is a must when you are visiting Grand Rapids! Walk along the river and down near the museums to find another pedestrian bridge, end your square with a stroll through the Amway Grand Plaza and a drink on the top floor at Cygnus 27.
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Blue Bridge
Blue Bridge
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A walk across the blue bridge at night is a must when you are visiting Grand Rapids! Walk along the river and down near the museums to find another pedestrian bridge, end your square with a stroll through the Amway Grand Plaza and a drink on the top floor at Cygnus 27.