March 2021
Every issue
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Editor’s letter: Celebrating Grand Rapids’ restaurants
This year, we elected not to name a Restaurant of the Year and instead focus equally on our Top 10 Restaurants of 2021, highlighting the ways each of them overcame challenges and persevered.
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Women on the line
A group of Grand Rapids factory workers stood up for labor rights.
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Features
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Surviving and thriving
The Top 10 Restaurants of 2021 have persevered thanks to innovation, flexibility and great food.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Amore Trattoria Italiana
Tasty Italian cuisine served with a slice of unmatched hospitality.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Mertens Prime
Adjusting to the pandemic with a new concept.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Luna
Bringing the restaurant experience home.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Field & Fire Café
Since opening its doors four years ago, Field & Fire Café has been providing breakfast and lunch options that far surpass the quality of most similarly-focused restaurants.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Bistro Bella Vita
Standing the test of time.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: The Mitten Brewing Co.
The restaurant’s commitment to its employees was unwavering.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Noco Provisions
Going big on ambiance helped Noco Provisions weather 2020.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Quarantino’s
The Best New Restaurant to emerge this past year was inspired by the pandemic.
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Terra GR
Editor’s note: This is Part 9 of a 10-part series on the top 10 Grand Rapids restaurants for 2021. To see a list of all of the restaurants, click here. Nobody celebrates food in such brilliant Technicolor like Terra GR, 1429 Lake Drive SE. From start to finish, the Eastown favorite is invested in your […]
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Food + Drink
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Grand Rapids Magazine Top 10 Restaurant of 2021: Donkey Taqueria
Donkey’s extensive outdoor space helped it transition early on.
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The ‘brass ring’
Brass Ring Brewing is the most rollicking fun you’ll find anywhere in town.
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Kale and walnut pesto recipe
This pesto packs a nutrient punch.
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Kaffeine jolt
Korean-inspired and female-owned Kaffeine Place recently opened along the iconic “Medical Mile.”
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Cereal café joins Eastown
At just 17, Taylor Kyle is balancing both life as a senior at East Kentwood High School and as a business owner of the recently opened Eastown Cereal Café.
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Neighborhood markets
Grand Rapids enjoys a plethora of small markets offering everything from everyday items to specialty foods not easily found anywhere else in the city.
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Editor’s pick
There is a new burger shack in town, and it is living up to its name: Hall of Fame Burgers.
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Look + Feel
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Declutter, categorize and contain
These tips will turn your pantry into a functional space for the whole family.
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March Madness
Get active this spring! Pick up a new sport or practice an old one.
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Death doulas
An emerging trend, doulas guide people through their end-of-life journey.
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Let’s get ready to tumble
The laundry room is arguably one of the hardest-working spaces in a home, yet it’s often the most neglected when it comes to design.
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People + Places
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People and places: Park wins award and indoor dog park opens
Plaster Creek Family Park won the 2020 Park Design Award from the Michigan Recreation & Park Association, and The Pack Indoor Dog Park is now open for business.
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New Kyd on the block
On Jan. 1, Grand Rapids gained its newest poet laureate in Ericka “Kyd Kane” Thompson. She is the seventh to take on the title and the first Black woman and openly queer person to hold the role.
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Looking forward
Mayor Rosalynn Bliss reflects on local economy, social issues and the future.
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Spring is in the air
Your guide to give local candle companies helping to set the mood all yearlong.
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Connecting and growing
Deb Kalsbeek created a platform to help Grand Rapids women entrepreneurs; now she’s going national.
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