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Montague, Muskegon County, Michigan
3 cafés with a Montague address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Montague, MI on TownAnswer is Busy Bee Cafe, with a score of 64 out of 100 (4.7 stars from 64 Google reviews). Next are The Book Nook & Java Shop (63) and Lipka's Old Fashion Soda Fountain (62). We scored 3 cafés with a Montague address. If review count matters most, The Book Nook & Java Shop has the most Google reviews (544). For the highest star rating with 25 or more reviews, see Lipka's Old Fashion Soda Fountain (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 3 cafés with a Montague mailing address. 1 list a website, 2 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 Montague is The Book Nook & Java Shop with 544 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
Opens before 7 AMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google
You will find Busy Bee Cafe at 4525 Dowling St, Montague, MI 49437. That is 0.5 miles east of the Montague city center. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". Its 4.7 stars rest on 64 reviews, which our method reads as 4.65 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.7 544 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google544 reviews
The Book Nook & Java Shop lists its address as 8744 Ferry St, Montague, MI 49437. It sits about 0.5 miles northeast of central Montague. Google files it under "Book store" and also Art gallery, Breakfast restaurant, Cafe. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.69.
★ 4.8 184 Google reviews
Weekend hours184 reviews
You will find Lipka's Old Fashion Soda Fountain at 8718 Ferry St, Montague, MI 49437. It sits about 0.5 miles northeast of central Montague. Google files it under "Cafe" and also Restaurant. After we adjust for review count, its 4.8 stars count as 4.77. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busy Bee Cafe | 64 | C+ | 4.7 | 64 | 4525 Dowling St |
| 2 | The Book Nook & Java Shop | 63 | C+ | 4.7 | 544 | 8744 Ferry St |
| 3 | Lipka's Old Fashion Soda Fountain | 62 | C+ | 4.8 | 184 | 8718 Ferry St |
Montague has 2,531 residents on 2.6 square miles of land, about 963 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $66,750 and the median age is 35.4. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 3 cafés with a Montague mailing address: 11.9 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | 1.4 mi southeast | 5 | 72 |
| North Muskegon | 12.0 mi southeast | 3 | 71 |
| Shelby | 13.8 mi north | 3 | 66 |
| Muskegon | 13.9 mi southeast | 30 | 74 |
| Muskegon Heights | 15.8 mi southeast | 3 | 69 |
| Norton Shores | 18.0 mi south | 9 | 74 |
| Mears | 19.0 mi north | 2 | 58 |
| Hesperia | 19.5 mi northeast | 1 | 31 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 3 cafés with a Montague mailing address. 3 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Busy Bee Cafe has the highest TownAnswer score in Montague: 64 out of 100, from 4.7 stars and 64 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: Whitehall (1.4 miles), North Muskegon (12.0 miles), Shelby (13.8 miles), Muskegon (13.9 miles).
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Montague is in Muskegon County. See every café in the county on the Muskegon 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.
