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Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, Michigan
4 cafés with a Glen Arbor address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Glen Arbor, MI on TownAnswer is Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co, with a score of 68 out of 100 (4.3 stars from 713 Google reviews). Next are Inn and Trail Gourmet (66) and Rinco Bros Coffee Roaster (65). We scored 4 cafés with a Glen Arbor address. For the highest star rating with 25 or more reviews, see Rinco Bros Coffee Roaster (4.9 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 4 cafés with a Glen Arbor mailing address. 4 list a website, 4 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 Glen Arbor is Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co with 713 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 hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google713 reviews
Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co is at 6443 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI 49636. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Coffee roastery, Coffee store, Coffee wholesaler as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.3 stars count as 4.30.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google
Inn and Trail Gourmet lists its address as 6453 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI 49636. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Market, Deli, Sandwich shop as extra categories. Its 4.7 stars rest on 83 reviews, which our method reads as 4.66 after the review-count adjustment.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google
You will find Rinco Bros Coffee Roaster at Across the street from Cherry Republic along the dirt road, 6023 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI 49636. Google files it under "Coffee shop" and also Coffee roastery, Coffee store, Coffee wholesaler. Its 4.9 stars rest on 78 reviews, which our method reads as 4.82 after the review-count adjustment.
Claimed on Google349 reviews
The Mill Glen Arbor lists its address as 5440 W Harbor Hwy, Glen Arbor, MI 49636. It sits about 1.0 miles northeast of central Glen Arbor. Its Google category is "Cafe", with Hotel as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.4 stars count as 4.40.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co | 68 | B- | 4.3 | 713 | 6443 W Western Ave |
| 2 | Inn and Trail Gourmet | 66 | B- | 4.7 | 83 | 6453 W Western Ave |
| 3 | Rinco Bros Coffee Roaster | 65 | B- | 4.9 | 78 | Across the street from Cherry Republic along the dirt road, 6023 S Lake St |
| 4 | The Mill Glen Arbor | 63 | C+ | 4.4 | 349 | 5440 W Harbor Hwy |
Glen Arbor has 336 residents on 1.0 square miles of land, about 327 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is not reported and the median age is 64.1. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 4 cafés with a Glen Arbor mailing address: 119.0 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Arbor Township | 2.3 mi west | 3 | 57 |
| Empire | 6.6 mi southwest | 5 | 67 |
| Maple City | 7.0 mi east | 2 | 63 |
| Cedar | 10.1 mi east | 1 | 68 |
| Lake Ann | 13.5 mi southeast | 1 | 68 |
| Lake Leelanau | 14.6 mi northeast | 1 | 69 |
| Honor | 15.8 mi south | 1 | 70 |
| Suttons Bay | 17.6 mi east | 6 | 71 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 4 cafés with a Glen Arbor mailing address. 4 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co has the highest TownAnswer score in Glen Arbor: 68 out of 100, from 4.3 stars and 713 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: Glen Arbor Township (2.3 miles), Empire (6.6 miles), Maple City (7.0 miles), Cedar (10.1 miles).
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Glen Arbor is in Leelanau County. See every café in the county on the Leelanau 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.
