Food + Drink

There's a new "retro-themed" bar in downtown Grand Rapids. 

A new brewery in the area is embracing the great outdoors.

Jonny B'z is making way for a new restaurant.

The Cheesecake Factory is planning to open its first West Michigan location.

Lauded by weekend warriors everywhere, brunch has become more than just a meal. It’s an experience, an ordeal, an event. It’s not a stumble-out-of-bed kind of meal - no, here in Grand Rapids, it’s an Instagram occasion and a foodie sensation.

A new steakhouse has opened in town.

A West Michigan-based steakhouse chain has opened a location in a suburb of Grand Rapids.

Margaritas get top billing on Cinco de Mayo, but their star turn shouldn’t end with the holiday.

The former Russo’s International Market is gone, but if the new tenants have their say, it will not be forgotten.

Two more locations of a restaurant chain known for serving “spicy New Orleans-style chicken” are coming to the area.

Experience Grand Rapids’ Top 10 Restaurants, Restaurant of the Year and Best New Restaurant.

Wow! What a year. 2018 feels like it lasted about 10 years—so long that you probably forgot that the Winter Olympics, the hottest debate (was it Yanny or Laurel?) and IHOB (likely the dumbest call for attention ever) were all JUST THIS YEAR.

A new health-oriented shake shop has opened in the area.

A restaurant company has revealed the name and some menu items it will offer at its upcoming brunch place in town.

The Gaslight Village shopping district in East Grand Rapids will be the home of West Michigan’s newest steakhouse.

A pizza place and a Lebanese restaurant announced over the weekend that they are closing their doors.

A husband-and-wife team has closed their Greek restaurant in a Grand Rapids neighborhood.

The first “garden-themed” brunch place by a Grand Rapids restaurant company is opening this month.

A “patriotic”-themed barbecue chain that gives back to “America’s heroes” is opening a Grand Rapids location this month.

From the North Quarter to Heartside, we scoured Grand Rapids’ 10 neighborhoods for the best happy hours around. Regardless of where you work or live, there’s always somewhere to score cheap drinks and tasty bites.