Danielle’s guidebook
Coffee and Tea
lab
505 E Liberty St # 300Great coffee and tea drinks and tasty baked goods selection
TeaHaus
204 North 4th AvenueWonderful selection of loose leaf Teas
Wonderful selection of coffee drinks, some small snacks also available
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RoosRoast Liberty
117 E Liberty StWonderful selection of coffee drinks, some small snacks also available
The tea room on the second floor is wonderful, and you can get a unique bird's eye view of main street from the cafe windows. Especially beautiful watching snow fall in winter. Note the Tea Room is sometimes closed for events - check their website before you go.
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Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room
114 South Main StreetThe tea room on the second floor is wonderful, and you can get a unique bird's eye view of main street from the cafe windows. Especially beautiful watching snow fall in winter. Note the Tea Room is sometimes closed for events - check their website before you go.
Comet Coffee
16 Nickels ArcadeQuality coffee with small selection of delicious pastries
Favorite Restaurants & Bars
This place is outstanding, with its rotating farm to table menu and craft cocktails. I would recommend the brunch, advanced reservations highly recommended.
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Grange Kitchen & Bar
118 W West Liberty StreetThis place is outstanding, with its rotating farm to table menu and craft cocktails. I would recommend the brunch, advanced reservations highly recommended.
Tomukun Korean BBQ
505 East Liberty StreetKorean BBQ near State Street. You can grill your own meat at your table.
Noodle bar with dishes featuring ramen, pho, udon, stir-fry, and pork buns, as well as a wide variety of Asian beers, sake and soju
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Tomukun Noodle Bar
505 East Liberty StreetNoodle bar with dishes featuring ramen, pho, udon, stir-fry, and pork buns, as well as a wide variety of Asian beers, sake and soju
Upscale Italian restaurant on Main Street. I recommend for happy hour.
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Gratzi Ann Arbor
326 South Main StreetUpscale Italian restaurant on Main Street. I recommend for happy hour.
Fast-casual style restaurant with Neapolitan style pizza and delicious salads and sandwiches. This is one of my favorite hidden gems.
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NeoPapalis
500 East William StreetFast-casual style restaurant with Neapolitan style pizza and delicious salads and sandwiches. This is one of my favorite hidden gems.
Frita Batidos
117 West Washington StreetCuban street food.
The Lunch Room
407 North 5th AvenueVegan food option in Kerrytown. Love their baked goods!
Love the beers here. They serve only lagers. They also serve bar snacks and sandwiches.
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Wolverine State Brewing Co
2019 West Stadium BoulevardLove the beers here. They serve only lagers. They also serve bar snacks and sandwiches.
Famous local sandwich shop. Definitely a higher price point than usual for sandwiches, but absolutely worth a visit while in Ann Arbor. Check out Zingermans on The Side, which is a cafe next door that serves sweet treats.
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Zingerman's Delicatessen
422 Detroit StreetFamous local sandwich shop. Definitely a higher price point than usual for sandwiches, but absolutely worth a visit while in Ann Arbor. Check out Zingermans on The Side, which is a cafe next door that serves sweet treats.
Cafe with outstanding baked goods and breads.
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Avalon Cafe and Kitchen Ann Arbor
120 E Liberty StCafe with outstanding baked goods and breads.
Beautiful seafood restaurant located in the old Ann Arbor train station. My favorite is the happy hour and the Sunday brunch.
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Gandy Dancer
401 Depot StreetBeautiful seafood restaurant located in the old Ann Arbor train station. My favorite is the happy hour and the Sunday brunch.
Mani Osteria and Bar
341 East Liberty StreetUpscale Italian eatery
Specializes in whiskey and craft cocktails. Delicious appetizers. Described as a speakeasy, a little hard to find as the front door is unmarked.
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The Last Word
301 West Huron StreetSpecializes in whiskey and craft cocktails. Delicious appetizers. Described as a speakeasy, a little hard to find as the front door is unmarked.
Casey's Tavern
304 Depot StreetNeighborhood bar, local staple. Recommend the hamburgers.
Smoothies and acai bowls, toast, big and small bowls. My favorite are the different acai bowls. Note that the place recently changed its name from Fred's, it is now called Wilma's.
Wilma's
403 E Washington StSmoothies and acai bowls, toast, big and small bowls. My favorite are the different acai bowls. Note that the place recently changed its name from Fred's, it is now called Wilma's.
Wonderful local Middle Eastern food eatery. Highly recommend the sandwiches, grape leaves, and hummus.
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Jerusalem Garden
314 East Liberty StreetWonderful local Middle Eastern food eatery. Highly recommend the sandwiches, grape leaves, and hummus.
Nice cafe with plenty of seating. Delicious baked goods, coffee drinks, and sandwiches.
The Songbird Cafe
2707 Plymouth RoadNice cafe with plenty of seating. Delicious baked goods, coffee drinks, and sandwiches.
Vegan restaurant (sister restaurant to the Lunch Room). My favorite is the brunch menu.
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Detroit Street Filling Station
300 Detroit StVegan restaurant (sister restaurant to the Lunch Room). My favorite is the brunch menu.
Ethiopian food. I would recommend the lunch menu if you want to try a smaller portion and a lower price.
Blue Nile Restaurant
221 E Washington StEthiopian food. I would recommend the lunch menu if you want to try a smaller portion and a lower price.
This upscale steakhouse is a little pricey, but the food and service are usually top knotch.
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The Chop House Ann Arbor
322 South Main StreetThis upscale steakhouse is a little pricey, but the food and service are usually top knotch.
Things to do
I recommend walking around Kerrytown from our place and stopping at the local shops in Kerrytown Market and Shops. My favorite store is Everyday Wines. Check out the new Loomi Cafe.
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Kerrytown Market & Shops
407 North 5th AvenueI recommend walking around Kerrytown from our place and stopping at the local shops in Kerrytown Market and Shops. My favorite store is Everyday Wines. Check out the new Loomi Cafe.
This is a wonderful park to enjoy a walk. In the summer, you can also rent canoes and tubes from the livery, which is a favorite activity of mine.
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Argo Park Canoe & Kayak Livery
1055 Longshore DriveThis is a wonderful park to enjoy a walk. In the summer, you can also rent canoes and tubes from the livery, which is a favorite activity of mine.
This is another wonderful park in the east part of Ann Arbor with plenty of walking trails.
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Gallup Park Canoe & Kayak Livery
3000 Fuller RoadThis is another wonderful park in the east part of Ann Arbor with plenty of walking trails.
South Main Street
Main street is a fun shopping and dining area, a great place to walk to and enjoy.
This is a beautiful and historic location for the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor. This is a great location for a quintessential Ann Arbor photo.
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Law Quadrangle
625 South State StreetThis is a beautiful and historic location for the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor. This is a great location for a quintessential Ann Arbor photo.
Wonderful place to enjoy a nature walk. If you're lucky and come at the right time in the spring, check out the beautiful Peony Garden.
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Nichols Arboretum
Wonderful place to enjoy a nature walk. If you're lucky and come at the right time in the spring, check out the beautiful Peony Garden.
The botanical gardens is a fun stop, but my favorite is the walking trails on the property. You'll need a car to get to this destination.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
The botanical gardens is a fun stop, but my favorite is the walking trails on the property. You'll need a car to get to this destination.
This is a fun little park that you can walk to and enjoy some nature, and see some beautiful historic homes in the neighborhood.
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West Park
215 Chapin StThis is a fun little park that you can walk to and enjoy some nature, and see some beautiful historic homes in the neighborhood.
Grocery Stores
Meijer is a local shopping center with groceries, sporting goods, home/kitchen items, pharmacy, toys, etc (similar to Walmart). I prefer this location to the one on Jackson Road as the selection of items is larger here. You'll need a car to get here or you can take the AATA bus.
Meijer
3145 Ann Arbor-Saline RoadMeijer is a local shopping center with groceries, sporting goods, home/kitchen items, pharmacy, toys, etc (similar to Walmart). I prefer this location to the one on Jackson Road as the selection of items is larger here. You'll need a car to get here or you can take the AATA bus.
This is the closest large grocery store to the house, they have a really great selection of Asian cooking items. Small selection of non-grocery items (like pharmacy items, cleaning supplies, etc). You'll need a car to get here or you can take the AATA bus.
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Kroger
2641 Plymouth RoadThis is the closest large grocery store to the house, they have a really great selection of Asian cooking items. Small selection of non-grocery items (like pharmacy items, cleaning supplies, etc). You'll need a car to get here or you can take the AATA bus.
This is a really small grocery store near the house that focuses on organic and non-GMO items. It can be a little pricey but they are only a few blocks away and they have a surprisingly large selection of grocery items for being so small. Cafe Verde has a coffee/smoothies/pastries counter and a selection of prepared meals in the back. I recommend walking since there is not much parking near the store.
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People's Food Co-Op
216 North 4th AvenueThis is a really small grocery store near the house that focuses on organic and non-GMO items. It can be a little pricey but they are only a few blocks away and they have a surprisingly large selection of grocery items for being so small. Cafe Verde has a coffee/smoothies/pastries counter and a selection of prepared meals in the back. I recommend walking since there is not much parking near the store.