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Traverse City Dining
Mabel's
472 Munson Ave
Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: (231) 947-0252
The popular family restaurant has a number of reasonably priced menu items and vegetarian choices, as well as lighter fare and children's dishes. The award-winning Traverse City cherry pie is worth savoring.
Features: Smoking available. Casual dress.
Directions: 2.4 mi e on US 31. 472 Munson Ave 49686
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 7 am-11 pm; hours may vary. Closed: 11/22, 12/25.
Price: Lunch: $5-$9, Dinner: $9-$15
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: American
Windows
7677 West Bayshore Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 941-0100
Located on the banks of West Grand Traverse Bay, this restaurant offers up-scale dining, featuring American cuisine that draws on French and Cajun influences. They also have an extensive, award winning wine list
Features: Dressy casual; cocktails.
Directions: Jct SR 72 and 22, 6.5 mi n on SR 22. 7677 West Bayshore Dr 49684
Parking: on-site.
Hours: Open 4/1-2/29; 5 pm-9 pm, Fri & Sat-10 pm; hours may vary. Closed: 11/22, 12/25; also Sun & Mon 11/1-5/6.
Price: Dinner: $21-$38
Credit Cards: AX, DC, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Continental
Reservations: required.
Apache Trout Grill
13671 S West Bayshore Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 947-7079
On the bay, the restaurant affords good views of the water from inside and on the seasonal patio. Specialties include seafood and steaks, as well as a number of mixed-grill items.
Directions: 2 mi n on SR 22; jct SR 22 and 72. 13671 S West Bayshore Dr 49684
Auntie Pasta's Italian Cafe
2030 S Airport Rd
Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 941-8147
Freshly-baked breads and desserts accompany pasta, veal, and Italian dishes, served in a dining room over-looking the Boardman River. Pizza and subs served in Zio's.
Features: Smoking available. Casual dress; cocktail lounge; cocktails.
Directions: On the river at Logans Landing. 2030 S Airport Rd 49684
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 11 am-10 pm, Fri & Sat-11 pm, Sun noon-10 pm. Closed: 11/22, 12/25.
Price: Lunch: $7-$10, Dinner: $12-$18
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Italian
Boone's Long Lake Inn
7208 Secor Rd
Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 946-3991
Casual dining. The 18-ounce New York strip steak is still the "house specialty", but you may want to try one of the nightly specials or the fresh seafood which is worth the wait to get seated when they are busy
Features: Smoking available. Casual dress; cocktail lounge; cocktails.
Directions: 5.5 mi sw, 1.3 mi s on US 31, 4 mi sw on Silver Lake Rd, then 1.5 mi w off Secor Rd. 7208 Secor Rd 49684
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 4 pm-10 pm, Sat-11 pm, Sun noon-10 pm. Closed: 11/22, 12/25; also for dinner 12/24.
Price: Dinner: $12-$22
Credit Cards: AX, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Steak & Seafood
Bower's Harbor Inn
13512 Peninsula Dr
Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: (231) 223-4222
Casually upscale dining is the mode in the restored home on West Bay. Representative of the distinctive cuisine are such dishes as curry-apricot-glazed scallops with cherry-mango chutney sweet-potato croquette and vegetables julienne. The Bowrey in back is also a fun place to eat.
Features: Casual dress; cocktails.
Directions: 0.8 mi n on SR 37, then 8.8 mi nw. 13512 Peninsula Dr 49686
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 5 pm-10 pm, Fri & Sat-11 pm; hours may vary. Closed: 11/22, 12/25; also for dinner 12/24.
Price: Dinner: $18-$28
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: American
Reservations: required.
Cottage Cafe
420 Munson Ave
Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 947-9261
The family-style restaurant delivers such familiar fare as pot pies, beef stew, shepherd's pie and local whitefish. Antiques, knickknacks and pictures decorate the dining room, which resembles a cozy cottage. Service is courteous and efficient.
Features: Smoking available. Casual dress; cocktail lounge.
Directions: 2 mi ne on US 31. 420 Munson Ave 49684
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 7 am-10 pm. Closed: 12/25.
Price: Lunch: $5-$8, Dinner: $9-$16
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: American
Don's Drive Inn
2030 US 31 N
Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: (231) 938-1860
This 1950s diner still has the great burgers and shakes being served in the atmosphere of that era.
Features: Casual dress.
Directions: On US 31, 4.8 mi e. 2030 US 31 N 49686
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 10:30 am-10 pm; hours vary off season. Closed: 1/1, 11/22, 12/25.
Price: Lunch: $6-$12, Dinner: $6-$12
Credit Cards: DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: American
Freshwater Lodge
13890 S West Bayshore Dr
Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 932-4694
Opposite the bay, the restaurant nurtures a warm, up-north atmosphere, in part due to its high stone fireplaces and hunting and fishing memorabilia. Hand-cut lodge steak is marinated in a sweet and savory sauce then flame-broiled to the patron's liking.
Features: Smoking available. Casual dress; cocktail lounge; cocktails.
Directions: On SR 22, just n of SR 72. 13890 S West Bayshore Dr 49684
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 11 am-11 pm, Fri & Sat-midnight, Sun 10 am-10 pm. Closed: 11/22, 12/25.
Price: Lunch: $5-$13, Dinner: $11-$18
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: American
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