Right in the heart of fish town in Leland mi on the Lake Michigan circle tour. Parking is across…read morethe street from fish town but street parking on the main st is just a short walk. All the shops and restaurants are good but we tried Village cheese today. Did the turkey on pretzel bun. Really good sandwich. Turkey is fresh as is the house made bread. Cheese is excellent as is the mayo. Highly recommend ordering ahead as they are busy and rightly so. CASH ONLY fyi.

Fun spot for a lunch or snack in Fish Town! It's a tiny little walk in for take out. Tried their…read more"Orchard" sandwich, but instead of default wrap, swapped out for pretzel bun. Loved the chicken and cherry combo, and especially with that cherry vinaigrette! Rest of the ingredients complemented well. A little too much bread for my preference though, but overall I enjoyed. We also got cheese curds to go, and I loved these! Cheesy and squeaky, as curds should be :).

Small but very good selection. Grabbed a raclette with potatoes, cornicons, salami for four to eat…read morein the yard. Absolutely delightful!

Where's the cheese? How is this a cheese place?…read more There's one tiny fridge of cheese and half is it is Raclette. We were the only ones there. No one asked if they could help. No one offered us a sample. I don't understand. So we left. ‍

Great smoked fish. Great taxidermy. I like supporting this business. It's pure Michigan at its best.read more

The go to place for authentic smoked whitefish in Michigan. Not an eat-in place but fresh food…read more Don't expect anything other than fish & bottled or canned beverages. Good fish if you are looking for Michigan fish

Stopped in while in town for the weekend. Wife and I wanted to make sandwiches and needed fresh…read morebread. Grabbed a loaf of sourdough and we were not disappointed. Great taste and texture overall, everything you'd want from a sourdough. Staff was friendly and shop seemed really clean.

I heard about Crooked Tree Breadworks on a recent trip to Petoskey and dropped by on my last day in…read morethe area. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to visit until near the end of the day and at that point they had sold out of most of their items, including the famous pepper parmesan rolls. They still had a few items left and we decided to pick up two of them. Kouign Amann ($4.95) - The caramelization of the sugar on this pastry is on point. The bottom has a layer of sugar that has melted into a glaze with extreme caramelization, almost on the verge of being burnt. If it had been left in the oven for a few moments more, it would probably have started to develop an acrid taste. Luckily, it was pulled out at just the right time. Even the sides of this pastry have been graced with sweetness and a top layer of thicker sugar crystals/grains adds an amazing crunch. While the kouign amann may not have as many thin laminated layers as a croissant, there is still an excellent buttery interior which helps balance the outside sweetness. The interior is fluffy and layered well into an even honey comb pattern. This kouign amann exceeded my expectations. (5/5) 3:00 O'clock Baguette ($5.90) - Yikes, this is by far the most expensive baguette I've ever bought. I was kind of dreading it when I first felt the baguette through the bag - it seemed a bit soft and limpy. When I tore into it soon afterwards, I found my concerns to be somewhat unfounded. By somewhat I mean that yes, there is hardly a crust on the baguette, but the interior still exhibits a nice chew and the flavor is very well developed. It's a decent baguette, but nothing outstanding. Perhaps the crust would be better earlier in the day when fresh baked? (4/5) I was definitely surprised by the quality of the baked goods at Crooked Tree Breadworks. I'll have to revisit earlier in the day on my next visit to the area so I can try more of their breads and pastries.

We were in Petoskey shopping on a cool rain day last week and my wife asked what I planned for…read moredinner. Well to be honest, after a solid late breakfast, dinner entrees ideas never crossed my mind. As we drove through Walloon Lake I posed the question "how does Lake Street Market in B.C. sound?" POW - I managed to hit the home run. Darted in their front door only to find myself alone with the busy staff tending their assigned tasks. Place our carryout order & started to browse the abundant offerings displayed. The aromas drifting from their baking oven in the back were hypnotic. Love the staggered floors which add to LSM's local charm. Our wraps were ready within 5-7 minutes, icy cold Cherry lemonade and I'm out the door. Used my fingers to grab the last of the olive tapenade that managed to escape - yup pure yummy

Always gotta stop in here when I'm in town! They have the best specialty sandwiches! Service was…read morefast since I called in my order- love the vibe of the whole place- such a cute shop!

Lots of prepared food items in here…read more I wanted to eat a ton of food here, had it make it a quick trip so I wouldn't buy more food than I would be able to eat, plus we have no fridge in our hotel to keep the food. Their sandwiches, bowls, potato salads all look so yummy. We came knit to grab some water and head back on the roads

If you want a environmentally conscious, casual breakfast and lunch place without artificial…read moreadditives this is your spot. It is a fun location with plenty of seating, bright ambience and friendly staff. There is a parking lot out the back or street parking which is harder to find but doable. There are some options like smoothies and other 'healthy' choices which is what attracted us to drive over and try it out. Sadly given that I am vegan I found there to be very limited choices. The menu says vegan and gluten free options available but from I could tell only two things could be made vegan. It was disappointing but if we had really studied the menu I might have been more prepared. My husband tried the special of an olive filled cheese with Brussels sprout slaw which he throughly enjoyed. He said the olives were tangy and led to a great balance with the feta. It was a small portion so I shared with him so might not satisfy some for lunch. I ordered the power bowl with curried cauliflower, rice, sweet potatoes, avocados and black beans. It was pretty good but as I didn't want the cream (forgot to ask for vegan option but coconut yogurt was potentially available) it was not as creamy as possible. I think a cashew cream would have been the best option. The potato salad side was pretty bland as well, so not the best choice. I had to add tons of pepper to season it, which I try to never do but go with the chefs preference. Not an option here. My suggestion would be to have one totally vegan you don't have to ask to change anything option so as to be welcoming to those of us 'crazies' as in a new spot it is just hard to catch all the subtleties of menus. It reminded me of a healthy version of Panera to be honest. Good but not my first choice. Thus my 3 stars as if you are going to tout yourself as the healthy option then make more room for those doing optional lifestyles.

I don't like leaving poor reviews. We visited this place of business about 10 days ago. The owner…read moreexplained that they provided fine dining a few days a week and that a four course meal was about $150 each. It appeared that this would be a special place so we made a reservation for the next week, July 23rd at 6pm. On July 23rd, circumstances found us away from Charlevoix and so at 11:30am I called to cancel the reservation. Here is where it gets a little crazy. The owner answers and he becomes angry with me for canceling. He wants to know why. I explain we are out of town. He says, "Oh, so you are the only one with a life and you think you are very important". I apologize that we cannot make the reservation, he says,"Don't ever call here again" and then disconnects the call before I can respond. I was about to spend $300 to $400 on a meal at this restaurant, very strange customer service. Giving a restaurant plenty of notice (7 hours), I have never experienced rudeness on this level before.

Another memorable evening at Esperance. We took two of our children for dinner tonight before they…read moredepart for college. All of us were very happy with the evening and look forward to our next visit.

After a stop in the lovely little community of Leland Michigan, we popped into Carlson's and…read moregrabbed a smoked salmon, dip, and crackers to eat with cocktails on our hotel patio. The staff member was very friendly and super helpful. Using Apple Pay, the transaction was done almost instantly. Now we're sitting on our balcony sampling the dip and it's very very good. Highly recommend.

Yum!!! (As a tourist) What's more up north AND fish town than smoked fish? An absolute MUST stop…read morewhen in the area (or honestly, make a trip out of it, it's worth it). Nestled into the charming fish town area of Leland, the smoked fish is among the best I've ever had. So far, I've only tried the smoked whitefish, but have some trout too that I can't wait to break into!! The whitefish with fresh bread, cheese, veggies, butter, wine... so so so good and what up north dreams are made of. Already regretting not getting a bunch more to load up in my freezer...

Not amazing wine…read more Service is good Ambiance is good Would not need to come back Nothing against the people here, just not our thing

A wine made without grapes but with maple sap? Yes please! This is the first and as of now only…read moremaple winery. Very cute inside, offering personal tastings, or you can take a flight outside. A place I can leave with wine and maple syrup, sign me up! My favorite was the maple Cherry finished with some dark chocolate, you can't beat it.

Since this was right across the street from our hotel we stopped in to pick up some smoked fish dip…read moreand to see what else they had in this old school fish shack. I love authentic character and characters and this place had both. Loved chatting with the owner especially since he is a big Green Bay Packer fan! The fish dip was very good. If you want smoked fish he certainly had a big selection. Thumbs up!

If you like fish spread, this is your place. I am happy we stopped, and the spread was delicious…read moreand did not last long.