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Elberta, Benzie County, Michigan
1 café with a Elberta address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Elberta, MI on TownAnswer is The Lighthouse Cafe, with a score of 65 out of 100 (4.7 stars from 597 Google reviews). We scored 1 café with a Elberta 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 1 café with a Elberta mailing address. 1 list a website, 1 have claimed their Google listing and 0 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 Elberta is The Lighthouse Cafe with 597 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
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google597 reviews
The Lighthouse Cafe is at 735 Frankfort Ave, Elberta, MI 49628. It sits about 0.4 miles southeast of central Elberta. Google files it under "Diner" and also Breakfast restaurant, Lunch restaurant, Takeout Restaurant. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.69.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lighthouse Cafe | 65 | B- | 4.7 | 597 | 735 Frankfort Ave |
Elberta has 174 residents on 0.7 square miles of land, about 233 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $114,375 and the median age is 53.0. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 1 café with a Elberta mailing address: 57.5 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
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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.
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Our October 2026 data lists 1 café with a Elberta mailing address. 1 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
The Lighthouse Cafe has the highest TownAnswer score in Elberta: 65 out of 100, from 4.7 stars and 597 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: Frankfort (1.1 miles), Beulah (6.6 miles), Benzonia (6.7 miles), Arcadia (8.8 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?
Elberta is in Benzie County. See every café in the county on the Benzie 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.
