Restaurants & Wineries in Traverse City

If you like food, Traverse City is the place to be. Dining in Traverse City is a Culinary Journey. With its fresh, farm-to-table cuisine, Traverse City has become known as a top foodie town. Add innovative chefs to the vibrant mix of restaurants, cafes, and eateries and you'll easily taste why! According to Bon Appétit, Traverse City is one of America's 5 Top Foodie Towns, offering the region’s best restaurants. For two years in a row, Midwest Living has listed Traverse City among its Five Top Food Towns, and Bon Appetit has listed Traverse City as #9 in America’s Best 20 Small Towns for food by Food Magazine.

Traverse City is without parallel when it comes to culture. Restaurants are known for their innovative cuisine, use of fresh local ingredients, and extensive Michigan wine lists. Thanks to its award-winning wines and talented local chefs, Traverse City enjoys an international reputation as a place of surprisingly sophisticated food and drink. The Taste of Traverse City showcases a diverse mix of epicurean specialties that the area is quickly becoming more known for. The eclectic cuisine borrows freely from other regional styles and relies heavily on imagination, boldness, and spunk. Capitalizing on fresh ingredients from nearby farms, forests, lakes, streams, and orchards our restaurateurs seem to be on a mission to showcase the best of what the area has to offer.

Here’s just a sampling of some of the amazing restaurants in Traverse City:

• Apache Trout Grill
• The Franklin
• Boone's Long Lake Inn
• Old Mission Tavern
• North Peak Brewing Co.
• The Riverside Inn
• Trattoria Stella
• Red Mesa Grill
• Amical
• Blue Tractor
• Red Ginger
• Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen
• Bella Fortuna North
• Georgina's
• The Jolly Pumpkin
• Pepe Nero's

For a complete listing and more information on restaurants in Traverse City go to: www.traversecity.com/restaurants

Wine Tours

Looking for something to do? Discover Leelanau Peninsula, where cool-climate wines pair perfectly with local cuisine. Our small peninsula is home to 25 wineries located within diverse microclimates uniquely suited for a variety of wine grapes. Among the internationally acclaimed varietals are Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. Experience, firsthand, the authentic taste of the peninsula in local wines that continue to achieve national and international accolades with each passing vintage. The beautiful Leelanau Peninsula is dotted with vineyards and award-winning wineries that have established a firm reputation for crisp, intensely flavorful wines.

For a current listing of Leelanau Wineries go to: www.lpwines.com  For the wineries of Old Mission go to: www.wineriesofomp.com

Here’s a list of just a few of the Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsula wineries:

• Aurora Cellars
• Bel Lago Vineyard & Winery
• Rove Estates
• Blustone Vineyards
• Brengman Brothers at Crain Hill
• Chateau Fontaine
• Hawthrone Cellars
• Ciccone Vineyard & Winery
• Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery
• Good Harbor Vineyards
• Leelanau Wine Cellars
• Bowers Harbor Vineyards
• Brys Estate Winery
  Peninsula Cellars