The Grand Rapids Restaurant Guide
Neighborhoods

Grand Rapids Restaurants by Neighborhood

Restaurants are grouped by the 37 neighborhoods we cover across Grand Rapids and Kent County. Click into any neighborhood for the full list with filters by cuisine, price, and rating.

City of Grand Rapids
North Park (1 spot)North End (1 spot)Creston (10 spots)Richmond-Oakleigh (1 spot)Leffingwell-Twin Lakes (3 spots)West Grand (2 spots)Northeast (1 spot)Shawmut Hills (4 spots)Belknap Lookout (7 spots)Highland Park (1 spot)Michigan Oaks (1 spot)John Ball Park (15 spots)Midtown (11 spots)Downtown (26 spots)Heritage Hill (4 spots)Fulton Heights (no listings yet)Oldtown-Heartside (22 spots)East Hills (12 spots)Eastown (15 spots)Southwest (1 spot)Grandville (21 spots)Black Hills (no listings yet)Southeast Community (3 spots)Baxter (no listings yet)Southeast End (2 spots)Ottawa Hills (no listings yet)Roosevelt Park (1 spot)Eastgate (no listings yet)Ridgemoor Park (1 spot)Lake Eastbrook (no listings yet)Garfield Park (7 spots)Eastern-Burton (no listings yet)Shawnee Park (1 spot)Alger Heights (no listings yet)Ken-O-Sha Park (5 spots)Shangrai-La (1 spot)Millbank (4 spots)Seeds of Promise (no listings yet)Millbrook Community Bridgeworks (no listings yet)Ridgemoor (no listings yet)
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Wyoming

28 spots

Beltline Bar has been slinging wet burritos since 1954, and that alone tells you something about Wyoming.

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Downtown

26 spots

Monroe Center cuts through the middle of it, and most of what matters is within a few blocks of that corridor.

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Oldtown-Heartside

22 spots

Heartside sits south of Downtown along South Division Avenue and Cherry Street, anchored by the Heartside Historic District.

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Grandville

21 spots

Grandville sits southwest of the city proper, separated from Grand Rapids by the city limits but close enough that locals treat it as part of the metro without much thought.

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Ada

16 spots

Sheshco Mediterranean Grill has over 2,300 reviews and a 4.

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Eastown

15 spots

Yesterdog has been serving its namesake hot dogs on Wealthy Street since 1976, and that longevity tells you something about Eastown's relationship with its regulars.

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John Ball Park

15 spots

On the West Side around John Ball Park, the namesake green space and the West Fulton corridor.

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East Hills

12 spots

Little Africa Cuisine on Diamond Avenue pulls people in from across the city, and that alone tells you something about East Hills.

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Midtown

11 spots

Midtown bridges Downtown and Heritage Hill along Fulton Street and Lake Drive.

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Creston

10 spots

Creston runs along the north side of Grand Rapids, centered roughly on Plainfield Avenue as it angles northeast away from downtown.

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East Grand Rapids

8 spots

East Grand Rapids is a separate city bordering Eastown to the east.

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Belknap Lookout

7 spots

Belknap Lookout climbs the hillside above Belknap Park, looking down on Downtown from the north.

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Garfield Park

7 spots

Garfield Park covers the southeast side around its namesake city park, between Burton Street and Hall Street.

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Plainfield Township

7 spots

Plainfield Township is the area directly north of Grand Rapids, anchored by the Plainfield Avenue NE and Northland Drive corridors.

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Walker

6 spots

Walker sits west of the Grand Rapids city limits, technically its own municipality, running along Lake Michigan Drive (M-45) and spreading out through strip malls, subdivisions, and the occasional industrial parcel.

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Ken-O-Sha Park

5 spots

Ken-O-Sha Park sits in the far southeast around Plaster Creek and the namesake park, just west of Calvin University.

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Kentwood

5 spots

28th Street is the spine of Kentwood, and it shows.

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Heritage Hill

4 spots

Martha's Pizza doesn't take reservations and runs out of pies on weekend nights.

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Millbank

4 spots

Millbank covers the southernmost stretch of the city near 44th Street SE.

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Shawmut Hills

4 spots

Shawmut Hills runs along Leonard Street NW on the West Side.

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Leffingwell-Twin Lakes

3 spots

Leffingwell-Twin Lakes is the far northeast corner of the city along Fulton Street and Cascade Road.

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Southeast Community

3 spots

The Southeast Community neighborhood lies south of Wealthy Street along Eastern Avenue.

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Jenison

2 spots

Jenison is a community in Georgetown Township, west of Grandville along Chicago Drive and Baldwin Street.

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Southeast End

2 spots

The Southeast End covers the southern reaches near 28th Street SE.

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West Grand

2 spots

West Grand spreads west from the Grand River across the West Side along Bridge Street and Leonard Street.

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Highland Park

1 spot

Highland Park is a small neighborhood north of Downtown along Diamond Avenue.

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Michigan Oaks

1 spot

Michigan Oaks covers the area around Michigan Street NE and the Fuller Avenue corridor.

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North End

1 spot

The North End sits between Creston and the river, along Plainfield Avenue NE.

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North Park

1 spot

North Park is the northernmost neighborhood, on the bank of the Grand River near Riverside Park.

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Northeast

1 spot

The Northeast neighborhood covers the area east of Plainfield Avenue along Leonard and Knapp Street.

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Richmond-Oakleigh

1 spot

Richmond-Oakleigh runs along Richmond Street NW on the West Side.

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Ridgemoor Park

1 spot

Ridgemoor Park sits in the southeast near Breton Road and Burton Street.

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Rockford

1 spot

Rockford is a small city in northern Kent County, about 15 minutes north of Grand Rapids.

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Roosevelt Park

1 spot

Roosevelt Park spans the area along Grandville Avenue SW and Hall Street.

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Shangrai-La

1 spot

Shangri-La is a small residential pocket in the southeast around 36th Street SE.

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Shawnee Park

1 spot

Shawnee Park covers the southeast around its namesake park, along Eastern Avenue SE south of Burton.

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Southwest

1 spot

Southwest is a quiet West Side neighborhood off Burlingame Avenue.

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