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St Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan
6 cafés with a St Ignace address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in St Ignace, MI on TownAnswer is Boardwalk Coffee & General Store, with a score of 70 out of 100 (4.6 stars from 428 Google reviews). Next are Salty Mac Brewing Company (66) and Java Joe's Cafe (63). We scored 6 cafés with a St Ignace address. If review count matters most, Java Joe's Cafe has the most Google reviews (1,571).
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 St Ignace mailing address. 6 list a website, 6 have claimed their Google listing and 2 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 St Ignace is Java Joe's Cafe with 1,571 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.5 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 Google428 reviews
You will find Boardwalk Coffee & General Store at 132 S State St, St Ignace, MI 49781. It sits about 0.4 miles southeast of central St Ignace. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". Its 4.6 stars rest on 428 reviews, which our method reads as 4.59 after the review-count adjustment.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google274 reviews
You will find Salty Mac Brewing Company at 180 N State St, St Ignace, MI 49781. Its Google category is "Brewery", with Coffee shop, Restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.5 stars count as 4.50.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google1,571 reviews
You will find Java Joe's Cafe at 959 N State St, St Ignace, MI 49781. It sits about 0.8 miles north of central St Ignace. Google files it under "Coffee shop" and also Breakfast restaurant, Lunch restaurant. After we adjust for review count, its 4.4 stars count as 4.40.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google956 reviews
Bentleys Cafe is at 62 N State St, St Ignace, MI 49781. Its Google category is "Cafe", with Restaurant as extra categories. Its 4.2 stars rest on 956 reviews, which our method reads as 4.20 after the review-count adjustment.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google153 reviews
You will find The Club at Breakers at 927 N State St, St Ignace, MI 49781. It sits about 0.8 miles north of central St Ignace. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Cafe, Cocktail bar, Restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.2 stars count as 4.22.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google
You will find Biggby St.Ignace at W240 US-2, St Ignace, MI 49781. It sits about 1.0 miles southwest of central St Ignace. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Cafe as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.56.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boardwalk Coffee & General Store | 70 | B | 4.6 | 428 | 132 S State St |
| 2 | Salty Mac Brewing Company | 66 | B- | 4.5 | 274 | 180 N State St |
| 3 | Java Joe's Cafe | 63 | C+ | 4.4 | 1,571 | 959 N State St |
| 4 | Bentleys Cafe | 63 | C+ | 4.2 | 956 | 62 N State St |
| 5 | The Club at Breakers | 63 | C+ | 4.2 | 153 | 927 N State St |
| 6 | Biggby St.Ignace | 63 | C+ | 4.6 | 48 | W240 US-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackinac Island | 4.9 mi east | 7 | 76 |
| Mackinaw City | 6.1 mi south | 3 | 68 |
| Cheboygan | 20.1 mi southeast | 6 | 71 |
| Alanson | 29.7 mi south | 2 | 69 |
| Indian River | 30.8 mi south | 4 | 75 |
| Harbor Springs | 32.8 mi southwest | 4 | 70 |
| Petoskey | 37.5 mi south | 19 | 75 |
| Brimley | 37.7 mi north | 2 | 73 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 6 cafés with a St Ignace mailing address. 6 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Boardwalk Coffee & General Store has the highest TownAnswer score in St Ignace: 70 out of 100, from 4.6 stars and 428 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: Mackinac Island (4.9 miles), Mackinaw City (6.1 miles), Cheboygan (20.1 miles), Alanson (29.7 miles).
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St Ignace 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.
