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Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan
7 cafés with a Mackinac Island address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Mackinac Island, MI on TownAnswer is Watercolor Cafe, with a score of 76 out of 100 (4.8 stars from 521 Google reviews). Next are Lucky Bean Coffee House (68) and Good Day Cafe (60). We scored 7 cafés with a Mackinac Island address. If review count matters most, Lucky Bean Coffee House has the most Google reviews (691).
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 Mackinac Island mailing address. 6 list a website, 5 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 Mackinac Island is Lucky Bean Coffee House with 691 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.3 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 Google521 reviews
Watercolor Cafe lists its address as 6939 Main St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757. That is 0.9 miles southeast of the Mackinac Island city center. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Art cafe, Breakfast restaurant, Cafe as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.8 stars count as 4.79.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google691 reviews
Lucky Bean Coffee House is at 7383 Market St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757. It sits about 0.8 miles southeast of central Mackinac Island. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". Its 4.7 stars rest on 691 reviews, which our method reads as 4.69 after the review-count adjustment.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hours492 reviews
Good Day Cafe lists its address as 7216 Main St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757. It sits about 0.8 miles southeast of central Mackinac Island. Google files it under "Cafe". After we adjust for review count, its 4.2 stars count as 4.21. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
★ 4.5 26 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google
Somewhere in Time CAFE & May's Famous Mackinac Fudge is at 7351 Main St, Mackinac Island, MI 49757. That is 0.9 miles southeast of the Mackinac Island city center. Google files it under "Cafe" and also Bakery, Candy store. After we adjust for review count, its 4.5 stars count as 4.47.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google
You will find Boxwood Coffeeshop & Cafe at 1 Lake Shore Dr, Mackinac Island, MI 49757. It sits about 1.2 miles southeast of central Mackinac Island. Google files it under "Cafe". After we adjust for review count, its 4.0 stars count as 4.09.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google
Strait UP Coffee is at 1 Lake Shore Dr, Mackinac Island, MI 49757. It sits about 1.1 miles southeast of central Mackinac Island. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". After we adjust for review count, its 4.3 stars count as 4.40.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hours
Grand Coffee and Provisions is at 7798 W Bluff Rd, Mackinac Island, MI 49757. It sits about 0.6 miles south of central Mackinac Island. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". After we adjust for review count, its 3.3 stars count as 4.10. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watercolor Cafe | 76 | B+ | 4.8 | 521 | 6939 Main St |
| 2 | Lucky Bean Coffee House | 68 | B- | 4.7 | 691 | 7383 Market St |
| 3 | Good Day Cafe | 60 | C+ | 4.2 | 492 | 7216 Main St |
| 4 | Somewhere in Time CAFE & May's Famous Mackinac Fudge | 54 | C | 4.5 | 26 | 7351 Main St |
| 5 | Boxwood Coffeeshop & Cafe | 51 | C | 4.0 | 54 | 1 Lake Shore Dr |
| 6 | Strait UP Coffee | 49 | C- | 4.3 | 3 | 1 Lake Shore Dr |
| 7 | Grand Coffee and Provisions | 46 | C- | 3.3 | 6 | 7798 W Bluff Rd |
Mackinac Island has 561 residents on 4.4 square miles of land, about 129 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $95,000 and the median age is 40.4. 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 Mackinac Island mailing address: 124.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ignace | 4.9 mi west | 6 | 70 |
| Mackinaw City | 8.2 mi southwest | 3 | 68 |
| Cheboygan | 16.9 mi southeast | 6 | 71 |
| Indian River | 29.7 mi south | 4 | 75 |
| Alanson | 29.9 mi south | 2 | 69 |
| Harbor Springs | 34.4 mi southwest | 4 | 70 |
| De Tour Village | 35.3 mi east | 1 | 62 |
| Brimley | 37.9 mi north | 2 | 73 |
Photographers 7Coffee Cart Vendors and Mobile Coffee Bars 1Restaurants 21Real Estate Brokerages 2Everything in Mackinac IslandCafés and Coffee Shops in Mackinac County
Our October 2026 data lists 7 cafés with a Mackinac Island mailing address. 7 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Watercolor Cafe has the highest TownAnswer score in Mackinac Island: 76 out of 100, from 4.8 stars and 521 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: St Ignace (4.9 miles), Mackinaw City (8.2 miles), Cheboygan (16.9 miles), Indian River (29.7 miles).
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Mackinac Island is in Mackinac County. See every café in the county on the Mackinac 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.
