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Auburn, Bay County, Michigan
2 cafés with a Auburn address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Auburn, MI on TownAnswer is Iron Grind Coffee House, with a score of 73 out of 100 (4.7 stars from 327 Google reviews). Next are Risers Kitchen (68). We scored 2 cafés with a Auburn address.
This page has fewer than three scored businesses, so we keep it out of search results until it has more. The nearest city pages are listed below.
Our October 2026 pull of Google Maps found 2 cafés with a Auburn mailing address. 2 list a website, 2 have claimed their Google listing and 1 take online bookings.
None belongs to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data.
Every business is scored by the same rules. A business cannot pay for a higher place.
The most-reviewed café in Auburn is Iron Grind Coffee House with 327 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.7 stars.
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The 100-point TownAnswer score. Every café here is checked on the same 5 parts: reputation (26 points), review volume (18), focus (14), profile (22) and verified owner (20). Nobody pays to rank. How we rank
Opens before 7 AMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google327 reviews
Iron Grind Coffee House is at 116 N Auburn Rd, Auburn, MI 48611. That is 0.3 miles northeast of the Auburn city center. Google files it under "Coffee shop" and also Bakery, Creperie, Ice cream shop. Its 4.7 stars rest on 327 reviews, which our method reads as 4.69 after the review-count adjustment.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google154 reviews
Risers Kitchen is at 100 W Midland Rd, Auburn, MI 48611. That is 0.3 miles east of the Auburn city center. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Bakery, Restaurant, Event venue as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.67.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Grind Coffee House | 73 | B | 4.7 | 327 | 116 N Auburn Rd |
| 2 | Risers Kitchen | 68 | B- | 4.7 | 154 | 100 W Midland Rd |
Auburn has 2,124 residents on 1.1 square miles of land, about 2,011 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $71,653 and the median age is 42.7. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 2 cafés with a Auburn mailing address: 9.4 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
Ask for the roast date on retail beans. Fresh beans taste best within a few weeks of roasting.
If you plan to work, check the seats, the power outlets and the Wi-Fi rules. Some cafés limit laptops at busy times.
Check the hours before you go. Many independent cafés close in the afternoon.
County health departments inspect food service in Michigan. You can ask the county for a café's latest inspection report.
Chains are scored by the same rules as independent shops. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
| City | Distance | Cafés and Coffee Shops | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeland | 6.2 mi south | 3 | 66 |
| University Center | 6.8 mi southeast | 2 | 53 |
| Midland | 8.0 mi west | 35 | 78 |
| Kawkawlin | 8.3 mi northeast | 1 | 62 |
| Bay City | 9.4 mi east | 27 | 77 |
| Essexville | 11.7 mi east | 3 | 78 |
| Saginaw | 14.1 mi southeast | 48 | 73 |
| Hemlock | 15.0 mi southwest | 2 | 64 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 2 cafés with a Auburn mailing address. 2 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Iron Grind Coffee House has the highest TownAnswer score in Auburn: 73 out of 100, from 4.7 stars and 327 Google reviews. Scores change when listings change.
Reputation (26 points) is the Google rating adjusted for how many reviews it rests on. Review volume adds up to 18, how closely the business matches the trade up to 14, profile facts such as website, phone, hours, photos and a claimed listing up to 22, and a profile the owner verified with TownAnswer adds 20.
No. Every business is scored by the same rules, and no payment changes a score or a place on a list.
Nearby city pages: Freeland (6.2 miles), University Center (6.8 miles), Midland (8.0 miles), Kawkawlin (8.3 miles).
Is there a roast date on the beans? Are there seats and Wi-Fi if you plan to work? Do the hours fit your morning?
Auburn is in Bay County. See every café in the county on the Bay County page.
We refresh the data from Google Maps and change the date on the page only when the data changes. This version uses data read in October 2026.
TownAnswer ranks local businesses by one published method. Businesses cannot pay to change their rank. Ratings and review counts come from Google Maps, read in October 2026. Details change, so confirm hours, prices and licences with each business. How we rank.
