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Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan
5 cafés with a Tawas City address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Tawas City, MI on TownAnswer is SunnySide Coffee, with a score of 62 out of 100 (4.5 stars from 68 Google reviews). Next are The Bleu Moose Bakery cafe (56) and McDonald's (52). We scored 5 cafés with a Tawas City address. If review count matters most, McDonald's has the most Google reviews (1,254). For the highest star rating with 25 or more reviews, see Public beach, coffee bar, popcorn bar, painting, pet’s OK with fee, games, bikes (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 5 cafés with a Tawas City mailing address. 4 list a website, 5 have claimed their Google listing and 1 take online bookings.
1 belong to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data. The other 4 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 Tawas City is McDonald's with 1,254 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.7 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 hoursClaimed on Google
You will find SunnySide Coffee at 402 W Lake St Ste 12, Tawas City, MI 48763. It sits about 0.4 miles northeast of central Tawas City. Its Google category is "Coffee stand". Its 4.5 stars rest on 68 reviews, which our method reads as 4.48 after the review-count adjustment.
Weekend hoursClaimed on Google
The Bleu Moose Bakery cafe lists its address as 1123 W Lake St, Tawas City, MI 48763. That is 1.1 miles southwest of the Tawas City city center. Google files it under "Bakery". After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.62.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google1,254 reviews
You will find McDonald's at 605 E Lake St, Tawas City, MI 48763. It sits about 1.1 miles northeast of central Tawas City. Its Google category is "Fast food restaurant", with Breakfast restaurant, Coffee shop, Hamburger restaurant as extra categories. Its 3.6 stars rest on 1,254 reviews, which our method reads as 3.61 after the review-count adjustment. McDonald's has 133 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
★ 4.9 33 Google reviews
Claimed on Google
Public beach, coffee bar, popcorn bar, painting, pet’s OK with fee, games, bikes lists Tawas City without a street address. It sits about 0.4 miles northeast of central Tawas City. Google files it under "Cottage" and also Vacation rental. Its 4.9 stars rest on 33 reviews, which our method reads as 4.75 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.9 33 Google reviews
Claimed on Google
Public beach, coffee bar, popcorn bar, painting, pet’s OK with fee, games, bikes lists Tawas City without a street address. Its Google category is "Cottage", with Vacation rental as extra categories. Its 4.9 stars rest on 33 reviews, which our method reads as 4.75 after the review-count adjustment.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SunnySide Coffee | 62 | C+ | 4.5 | 68 | 402 W Lake St Ste 12 |
| 2 | The Bleu Moose Bakery cafe | 56 | C | 4.7 | 40 | 1123 W Lake St |
| 3 | McDonald's | 52 | C | 3.6 | 1,254 | 605 E Lake St |
| 4 | Public beach, coffee bar, popcorn bar, painting, pet’s OK with fee, games, bikes | 51 | C | 4.9 | 33 | not listed |
| 5 | Public beach, coffee bar, popcorn bar, painting, pet’s OK with fee, games, bikes | 46 | C- | 4.9 | 33 | not listed |
Tawas City has 1,614 residents on 1.7 square miles of land, about 950 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $46,014 and the median age is 47.1. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 5 cafés with a Tawas City mailing address: 31.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tawas | 2.5 mi northeast | 5 | 76 |
| Oscoda Township | 13.6 mi north | 4 | 70 |
| Hale | 15.9 mi northwest | 1 | 72 |
| Au Gres | 17.6 mi southwest | 2 | 73 |
| Prescott | 20.9 mi west | 1 | 66 |
| Omer | 22.4 mi southwest | 1 | 52 |
| Caseville | 25.6 mi southeast | 4 | 69 |
| Lupton | 27.2 mi northwest | 1 | 61 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 5 cafés with a Tawas City mailing address. 5 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
SunnySide Coffee has the highest TownAnswer score in Tawas City: 62 out of 100, from 4.5 stars and 68 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: East Tawas (2.5 miles), Oscoda Township (13.6 miles), Hale (15.9 miles), Au Gres (17.6 miles).
Is there a roast date on the beans? Are there seats and Wi-Fi if you plan to work? Do the hours fit your morning?
Tawas City is in Iosco County. See every café in the county on the Iosco 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.
