Food scene
Relaxed breakfast & lunch café offering thoughtfully sourced & vegan-friendly American comfort food. Usually pretty busy so plan accordingly! Open 6AM to
2:30PM everyday (8AM Sundays).
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Noble Restaurant
1851 44th St SWRelaxed breakfast & lunch café offering thoughtfully sourced & vegan-friendly American comfort food. Usually pretty busy so plan accordingly! Open 6AM to
2:30PM everyday (8AM Sundays).
Café selling a wide range of drink offerings such as boba tea, smoothies, slushies, and coffee drinks. Closed Wednesdays.
Cafe Boba
4314 Division Avenue SouthCafé selling a wide range of drink offerings such as boba tea, smoothies, slushies, and coffee drinks. Closed Wednesdays.
Fast-food chain specializing in frozen custard & signature burgers made with
Midwest beef & dairy. A higher quality burger chain.
Culver's
245 54th Street SouthwestFast-food chain specializing in frozen custard & signature burgers made with
Midwest beef & dairy. A higher quality burger chain.
Little Mexico Bar & Grill
5651 Byron Center Avenue SouthwestMexican food and drinks not far from the house! Closed on Mondays.
Informal bar/eatery featuring sizzling fajitas & other Tex-Mex specialties, plus giant margaritas! Normally open 11AM to 10PM.
Cabaña Tres Amigos
1409 60th St SEInformal bar/eatery featuring sizzling fajitas & other Tex-Mex specialties, plus giant margaritas! Normally open 11AM to 10PM.
Wing Doozy
2359 Health Drive SouthwestWings, beer, and bourbon! They also do catering. Closed Mondays.
Unfussy local bar & grill with burgers & other American pub grub, plus nightly drink specials. Closed Sundays.
Chubby's
5751 Byron Center Avenue SouthwestUnfussy local bar & grill with burgers & other American pub grub, plus nightly drink specials. Closed Sundays.
Relaxed, family-friendly Italian restaurant with a sports focus, plus a fireplace & jukebox. Open every day 11AM to 12AM.
Monelli's Italian Grill & Sports Bar
5675 Byron Center Avenue SouthwestRelaxed, family-friendly Italian restaurant with a sports focus, plus a fireplace & jukebox. Open every day 11AM to 12AM.
Authentic Bosnian cuisine! Low-key stop for Mediterranean eats such as cevapi, kebabs, cheesesteaks & Bosnian-style gyros. Closed Sundays.
Bosna Express
128 28th St SWAuthentic Bosnian cuisine! Low-key stop for Mediterranean eats such as cevapi, kebabs, cheesesteaks & Bosnian-style gyros. Closed Sundays.
Gastropub fare & a full bar in an industrial-chic environs with oil-drum lighting & outdoor seating. Shorter hours Sundays.
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The Old Goat
2434 Eastern Ave SEGastropub fare & a full bar in an industrial-chic environs with oil-drum lighting & outdoor seating. Shorter hours Sundays.
Locals say Agon’s is a family place with great food, large portions, and a friendly staff! Small diner with good prices. Closed Sundays.
Agon's Restaurant
3579 Clyde Park Avenue SouthwestLocals say Agon’s is a family place with great food, large portions, and a friendly staff! Small diner with good prices. Closed Sundays.
According to locals, ‘the best restaurant in town with homemade food from scratch. Good Mexican food!’ Closed Mondays.
El Toro Bravo
4300 Clyde Park Avenue SouthwestAccording to locals, ‘the best restaurant in town with homemade food from scratch. Good Mexican food!’ Closed Mondays.
Nearby Shopping
Shopping mall home to an Asian grocery store, Vietnamese & Chinese restaurants, a salon, and a few other shops and businesses.
Golden Bridge Plaza
4242 Division Avenue SouthShopping mall home to an Asian grocery store, Vietnamese & Chinese restaurants, a salon, and a few other shops and businesses.
Shopping mall with many popular stores and establishments such as Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Burger King, East Tattoo Company, and others.
Kentwood Shopping Center
5280 Eastern Avenue SoutheastShopping mall with many popular stores and establishments such as Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Burger King, East Tattoo Company, and others.
Walmart is a huge one-stop chain store selling many different products. This particular location is incredibly close to the house.
Walmart Supercenter
355 54th St SWWalmart is a huge one-stop chain store selling many different products. This particular location is incredibly close to the house.
Wholesaler of bulk goods and food. Located within walking distance of the house!
Gordon Food Service Store
4990 Clay Avenue SouthwestWholesaler of bulk goods and food. Located within walking distance of the house!
Strip mall with many shops. A good number of the shops specialize in animals such as V.I. Pets & Simple Fish. There are also several beauty shops and other unrelated shops.
Cutlervillage Mall
Strip mall with many shops. A good number of the shops specialize in animals such as V.I. Pets & Simple Fish. There are also several beauty shops and other unrelated shops.
Collection of shops very near the house! Selection of restaurants that include Popeyes, Underground Cookie Club & New Beginnings Restaurant. Some shopping includes stores like Big Lots and ABC Fine Wines & Spirits amongst
others.
Grand Rapids Plaza
5450 Division Avenue SouthCollection of shops very near the house! Selection of restaurants that include Popeyes, Underground Cookie Club & New Beginnings Restaurant. Some shopping includes stores like Big Lots and ABC Fine Wines & Spirits amongst
others.
Another strip mall of sorts that’s also located incredibly close to the house! A unique offering of shops that include Goldmine Comics & cards, Joost Vapor, Korpo’s Imports African Market, and others.
Plaza 54
75 54th Street SouthwestAnother strip mall of sorts that’s also located incredibly close to the house! A unique offering of shops that include Goldmine Comics & cards, Joost Vapor, Korpo’s Imports African Market, and others.
A short drive away from the house is a very large shopping mall full of many different shops, restaurants, and a cinema!
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Rivertown Crossings Mall station
A short drive away from the house is a very large shopping mall full of many different shops, restaurants, and a cinema!
Home improvement chain with assorted building materials, tools, gardening supplies & appliances. If for some reason you feel the urge to get something for your home, you can find what you need here!
Menards
5555 Clyde Park Avenue SouthwestHome improvement chain with assorted building materials, tools, gardening supplies & appliances. If for some reason you feel the urge to get something for your home, you can find what you need here!
Location to so many restaurants and shops. Some of these are Gursha Ethiopian Restaurant, Great Lakes Disc (disc golf shop), Fatima African Hair Braiding, and many other exciting choices!
Towne & Country Shopping Center
4301 Kalamazoo Avenue SoutheastLocation to so many restaurants and shops. Some of these are Gursha Ethiopian Restaurant, Great Lakes Disc (disc golf shop), Fatima African Hair Braiding, and many other exciting choices!
Horrocks Market is a fantastic market with a large selection of drinks and local food. One of my personal favorite markets if I manage to make it that way!
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Horrocks Market
4455 Breton Rd SEHorrocks Market is a fantastic market with a large selection of drinks and local food. One of my personal favorite markets if I manage to make it that way!
Nearby Activities
Family fun center offering go-karts, bumper boats, mini golf, laser tag & more, plus a pizza buffet. Fun for the whole family! Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
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Craigs Cruisers
651 Chicago DrFamily fun center offering go-karts, bumper boats, mini golf, laser tag & more, plus a pizza buffet. Fun for the whole family! Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Kentwood Activities Center
355 48th Street SoutheastFun place for sports and other activities with the local community.
Playground, tennis, baseball & basketball facilities. There’s also walking trails and fishing in Buck Creek.
Lemery Park
4050 Byron Center Avenue SouthwestPlayground, tennis, baseball & basketball facilities. There’s also walking trails and fishing in Buck Creek.
Cutler Park
6701 Cutler Park Drive SouthwestPark with a playground. Great for kids!
Amped Virtual Reality
2923 28th Street SoutheastVirtual reality fun for the whole family! Closed Mondays & Tuesdays.
Chain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs and more! Fun for the whole family.
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Sky Zone Trampoline Park
3636 29th St SEChain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs and more! Fun for the whole family.
Hands-on learning space for kids ages 2-10 features a real beehive & workshops like robot building.
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Marie Catrib's of Grand Rapids
Hands-on learning space for kids ages 2-10 features a real beehive & workshops like robot building.
With friends or family try to solve puzzles in an effort to escape from a room.
The Ruse Escape Rooms
25 Division Avenue SouthWith friends or family try to solve puzzles in an effort to escape from a room.
Exhibits include touchable stingrays, feedable parakeets & camel rides, plus aquarium with penguins.
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John Ball Zoo
1300 Fulton St WExhibits include touchable stingrays, feedable parakeets & camel rides, plus aquarium with penguins.
Great indoor and outdoor gardens, sculptures, with seasonal displays. There are also many live events throughout the year.
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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 E Beltline Ave NEGreat indoor and outdoor gardens, sculptures, with seasonal displays. There are also many live events throughout the year.
Modern space filled with U.S. & European art offers family-friendly activities & classical concerts.
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I-Museum yabantwana yaseGrand Rapids
11 Sheldon Ave NEModern space filled with U.S. & European art offers family-friendly activities & classical concerts.
Museum tells Ford’s life story using artifacts, interactive exhibits & a replica of the Oval Office. Has seasonal displays throughout the year as well. Such as Christmas trees from around the world near the end of the year.
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I-Gerald Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St NWMuseum tells Ford’s life story using artifacts, interactive exhibits & a replica of the Oval Office. Has seasonal displays throughout the year as well. Such as Christmas trees from around the world near the end of the year.