Leelanau Dining, Restaurant & Food Guide

Wineries, Breweries & Cideries

Rare Bird Brewpub – A brewpub & tap room in Traverse City serving our own craft brews, great beers from all over, wine, ciders and cocktails and a full pub menu.

Tandem Ciders – Hard ciders, perry, hand-crafted sodas, light food for retail sales or to enjoy in a cozy, pub setting.

Publications & Organizations

Leelanau Farmers Markets – weekly seasonal markets featuring fresh, locally grown produce and other products in Empire, Leland, Northport & Suttons Bay.

Lively NeighborFood Market – a community market & food hub that supports farmers, families & food in southwest Leelanau.

Taste the Local Difference – Taste the Local Difference works to save farmland and build healthier communities with food that’s thousands of miles fresher.

Weddings & Events

Garvey Family Wedding Barn – our hand-hewn, renovated barn features a deck & dance floor – the perfect Up North Wedding Destination!!

Restaurants

9 Bean Rows – Organic farming operation with CSA and a bakery located just west of Suttons Bay on M-204.

Blue Bird Restaurant – From the casual 100 seat bar, to the more elegant, scenic dining room on the banks of the Leland River, the Bluebird tradition of excellence is always apparent.

Village Cheese Shanty – A never-trendy, tourist friendly, palate teasing, neighborhood store offering fresh, made to order sandwiches, over 60 imported cheeses, local cherry and related products.