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Clare, Clare County, Michigan
7 cafés with a Clare address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Clare, MI on TownAnswer is 505 Cafe, with a score of 73 out of 100 (4.6 stars from 627 Google reviews). Next are Cops & Doughnuts - Clare City Bakery (70) and Herrick House and The Mulberry Cafe (65). We scored 6 cafés with a Clare address and list 1 more with no Google rating yet. If review count matters most, Cops & Doughnuts - Clare City Bakery has the most Google reviews (4,247). For the highest star rating with 25 or more reviews, see Fuel Up Nutrition (4.8 stars).
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 7 cafés with a Clare mailing address. 6 list a website, 7 have claimed their Google listing and 2 take online bookings.
2 belong to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data. The other 5 have one or two.
Every business is scored by the same rules. A business cannot pay for a higher place.
The most-reviewed café in Clare is Cops & Doughnuts - Clare City Bakery with 4,247 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.6 stars.
Highest score first. Tap a name for its website, or Score details for the full breakdown.
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
Weekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google627 reviews
505 Cafe is at 505 N McEwan St, Clare, MI 48617. It sits about 0.6 miles southwest of central Clare. Google files it under "Cafe" and also Restaurant. Its 4.6 stars rest on 627 reviews, which our method reads as 4.60 after the review-count adjustment.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google4,247 reviews
Cops & Doughnuts - Clare City Bakery is at 521 N McEwan St, Clare, MI 48617. It sits about 0.6 miles southwest of central Clare. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Bakery, Donut shop as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.60.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google910 reviews
Herrick House and The Mulberry Cafe lists its address as 120 E 5th St, Clare, MI 48617. That is 0.5 miles southwest of the Clare city center. Its Google category is "Restaurant". Its 4.7 stars rest on 910 reviews, which our method reads as 4.70 after the review-count adjustment.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google170 reviews
Biggby Coffee lists its address as 10459 S Clare Ave, Clare, MI 48617. It sits about 0.7 miles north of central Clare. Google files it under "Coffee shop". Its 4.5 stars rest on 170 reviews, which our method reads as 4.49 after the review-count adjustment. Biggby Coffee has 243 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
★ 4.8 44 Google reviews
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google
Fuel Up Nutrition lists its address as 1420 N McEwan St, Clare, MI 48617. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Health food restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.8 stars count as 4.70.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google2,412 reviews
You will find McDonald's at 10295 S Clare Ave, Clare, MI 48617. That is 1.0 miles north of the Clare city center. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Breakfast restaurant, Fast food restaurant, Hamburger restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 3.7 stars count as 3.70. McDonald's has 133 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
These businesses have a Clare address but no Google rating, so they carry no score.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMClaimed on Google
Shamrock Café lists its address as 703 N McEwan St, Clare, MI 48617. That is 0.5 miles southwest of the Clare city center. Google files it under "Cafeteria".
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 505 Cafe | 73 | B | 4.6 | 627 | 505 N McEwan St |
| 2 | Cops & Doughnuts - Clare City Bakery | 70 | B | 4.6 | 4,247 | 521 N McEwan St |
| 3 | Herrick House and The Mulberry Cafe | 65 | B- | 4.7 | 910 | 120 E 5th St |
| 4 | Biggby Coffee | 65 | B- | 4.5 | 170 | 10459 S Clare Ave |
| 5 | Fuel Up Nutrition | 60 | C+ | 4.8 | 44 | 1420 N McEwan St |
| 6 | McDonald's | 58 | C | 3.7 | 2,412 | 10295 S Clare Ave |
Clare has 3,324 residents on 3.7 square miles of land, about 890 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $41,226 and the median age is 43.9. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 7 cafés with a Clare mailing address: 21.1 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.
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Our October 2026 data lists 7 cafés with a Clare mailing address. 6 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
505 Cafe has the highest TownAnswer score in Clare: 73 out of 100, from 4.6 stars and 627 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: Farwell (5.3 miles), Coleman (9.9 miles), Harrison (13.1 miles), Beaverton (14.2 miles).
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Clare is in Clare County. See every café in the county on the Clare 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.
