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Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan
6 cafés with a Houghton Lake address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Houghton Lake, MI on TownAnswer is Uncharted Grounds Coffee Shop, with a score of 66 out of 100 (4.9 stars from 143 Google reviews). Next are truenorth (64) and BIGGBY COFFEE (63). We scored 4 cafés with a Houghton Lake address and list 2 more with no Google rating yet. If review count matters most, McDonald's has the most Google reviews (1,483).
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 6 cafés with a Houghton Lake mailing address. 4 list a website, 4 have claimed their Google listing and 2 take online bookings.
3 belong to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data. The other 3 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 Houghton Lake is McDonald's with 1,483 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
★ 4.9 143 Google reviews
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google143 reviews
Uncharted Grounds Coffee Shop is at 3624 E Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake, MI 48629. That is 4.9 miles northeast of the Houghton Lake city center. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". Its 4.9 stars rest on 143 reviews, which our method reads as 4.85 after the review-count adjustment.
Open 24 hoursWeekend hoursClaimed on Google
truenorth is at 5625 W Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake, MI 48629. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with ATM, Beer store, Convenience store as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.58. truenorth has 8 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google
You will find BIGGBY COFFEE at 3580 W Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake, MI 48629. That is 1.8 miles east of the Houghton Lake city center. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". After we adjust for review count, its 4.5 stars count as 4.47. BIGGBY COFFEE has 243 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google1,483 reviews
You will find McDonald's at 9307 W Lake City Rd, Houghton Lake, MI 48629. It sits about 3.4 miles northwest of central Houghton Lake. Google files it under "Fast food restaurant" and also Breakfast restaurant, Coffee shop, Hamburger restaurant. After we adjust for review count, its 3.3 stars count as 3.31. McDonald's has 133 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
These businesses have a Houghton Lake address but no Google rating, so they carry no score.
No Google rating yet
Bigby coffee is at 100 Clearview Dr, Houghton Lake, MI 48629. It sits about 3.6 miles northwest of central Houghton Lake. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
Great Lakes Coffee Trader lists its address as 214 Beechwood Ave, Houghton Lake, MI 48629. That is 4.9 miles northeast of the Houghton Lake city center. Google files it under "Coffee store". The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncharted Grounds Coffee Shop | 66 | B- | 4.9 | 143 | 3624 E Houghton Lake Dr |
| 2 | truenorth | 64 | C+ | 4.7 | 21 | 5625 W Houghton Lake Dr |
| 3 | BIGGBY COFFEE | 63 | C+ | 4.5 | 31 | 3580 W Houghton Lake Dr |
| 4 | McDonald's | 50 | C | 3.3 | 1,483 | 9307 W Lake City Rd |
Houghton Lake has 5,769 residents on 10.8 square miles of land, about 537 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $50,305 and the median age is 54.8. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 6 cafés with a Houghton Lake mailing address: 10.4 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.
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Our October 2026 data lists 6 cafés with a Houghton Lake mailing address. 4 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Uncharted Grounds Coffee Shop has the highest TownAnswer score in Houghton Lake: 66 out of 100, from 4.9 stars and 143 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: Prudenville (4.2 miles), Roscommon (15.2 miles), Falmouth (16.9 miles), St Helen (17.2 miles).
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Houghton Lake is in Roscommon County. See every café in the county on the Roscommon 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.
