Local Flavor

Eat where the locals eat! 

Here are some of best spots to eat according to those who voted in The Graphic’s Best of the Northwest 2010 contest.

Pizza

1. Jet’s Pizza, Petoskey
2. Mighty Fine Pizza, Petoskey
3. B.C. Pizza, various locations

Burger

1. Side Door Saloon, Petoskey
2. Mitchell St. Pub and Cafe, Petoskey
3. Bar Harbor, Harbor Springs; Moose Jaw Junction, Pellston; Thick ‘n Juicy, Boyne City

Salad

1. City Park Grill, Petoskey; Roast and Toast Coffee and Cafe, Petoskey
2. Stafford’s Pier Restaurant, Harbor Springs; Mim’s Mediterranean Grill, Petoskey
3. Side Door Saloon, Petoskey; Red Mesa Grill, Boyne City; Julienne Tomatoes, Petoskey

Pie

1. Grand Traverse Pie Company, Petoskey
2. Jesperson’s Restaurant, Petoskey
3. House of Pies, Oden

Deli

1. Cormack’s Deli, Petoskey
2. Lake Street Market, Boyne City
3. Gurney’s Harbor Bottle Shop, Harbor Springs

Vegetarian

1. Grain Train Natural Foods Market, Petoskey
2. Mim’s Mediterranean Grill, Petoskey
3. Roast and Toast Coffee and Cafe, Petoskey

Steak

1. Douglas Lake Bar, Pellston; City Park Grill, Petoskey; Side Door Saloon, Petoskey
2. Chandler’s A Restaurant, Petoskey
3. The New York Restaurant, Harbor Springs

Cheap Eats

1. Good Hart General Store pot pie, Good Hart
2. Taco Bell, Petoskey
3. Mim’s Mediterranean Grill, Petoskey

Breakfast

1. Brutus Camp Deli, Brutus
2. Flap Jack Cafe, Petoskey
3. The Original Pancake House, Bay Harbor

Pub Grub

1. Mitchell Street Pub and Cafe, Petoskey
2. Side Door Saloon, Petoskey
3. Villager Pub, Charlevoix

Takeout

1. Mim’s Mediterranean Grill, Petoskey
2. Thai Orchid Cuisine, Petoskey
3. Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant, Petoskey; Thick ‘n Juicy, Boyne City

All-around menu

1. City Park Grill, Petoskey
2. Side Door Saloon, Petoskey
3. Applebee’s Grill and Bar, Petoskey

Beer selection

1. Noggin Room Pub, Stafford’s Perry Hotel, Petoskey
2. Knot, Just a Bar, Bay Harbor
3. City Park Grill, Petoskey; Mitchell St. Pub and Cafe, Petoskey

Wine selection

1. Chandler’s A Restaurant, Petoskey
2. City Park Grill, Petoskey
3. Cafe Santé, Boyne City

Cocktail menu

1. Chandler’s A Restaurant, Petoskey
2. City Park Grill, Petoskey
3. Red Mesa Grill, Boyne City

Coffee

1. Roast and Toast Coffee and Cafe, Petoskey
2. Woolly Bugger, Harbor Springs and Charlevoix
3. Coffee and Connect, Petoskey

Gourmet

1. Chandler’s A Restaurant, Petoskey
2. Galley Gourmet, Bay Harbor
3. Andante, Petoskey; Pellston Market, Pellston; The New York Restaurant, Harbor Springs

Sunday brunch

1. Stafford’s Bay View Inn, Petoskey
2. Stafford’s, various locations
3. The Original Pancake House, Bay Harbor; Brutus Camp Deli, Brutus

Outdoor dining

1. Legs Inn, Cross Village
2. Chandler’s A Restaurant, Petoskey; Stafford’s Pier Restaurant, Harbor Springs
3. Stafford’s Weathervane Restaurant, Charlevoix

Family restaurant

1. Northwood Family Restaurant, Oden; Red Mesa Grill, Boyne City
2. Big Boy, Petoskey; Side Door Saloon, Petoskey; The B.B.Q., Boyne City
3. Garfield’s, Petoskey; Applebee’s Grill and Bar, Petoskey

Waterfront dining

1. Stafford’s Pier Restaurant/Dudley’s Deck, Harbor Springs
2. Stafford’s Weathervane Restaurant, Charlevoix
3. Cafe Santé, Boyne City

Romantic dining

1. Chandler’s A Restaurant, Petoskey
2. Andante, Petoskey; Grey Gables Inn Restaurant, Charlevoix; Sagamore’s Dining Room, The Inn at Bay Harbor, Bay Harbor
3. The New York Restaurant, Harbor Springs; Legs Inn, Cross Village; Dam Site Inn, Pellston

Mexican

1. Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant, Petoskey
2. Red Mesa Grill, Boyne City
3. La Señorita Mexican Restaurant, Petoskey

Happy hour

1. Red Mesa Grill, Boyne City
2. City Park Grill, Petoskey
3. Side Door Saloon, Petoskey

Ice cream shop

1. Murdick’s, various locations
2. Kilwin’s, various locations
3. The Bob-In Again, Petoskey

Asian cuisine

1. Thai Orchid Cuisine, Petoskey
2. Tokyo (closed), Petoskey; Chee Peng Chinese Restaurant, Petoskey
3. Hu-Nan Chinese Restaurant, Petoskey

Seafood

1. Northwood Family Restaurant, Oden
2. Whitneys of Charlevoix, Charlevoix; Chandler’s A Restaurant, Petoskey
3. Scalawags Fish and Chips, Mackinaw City

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