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Grand Marais, Alger County, Michigan
6 restaurants with a Grand Marais address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Grand Marais, MI on TownAnswer is Archie's West Bay Diner, with a score of 71 out of 100 (4.7 stars from 456 Google reviews). Next are Grand Marais Tavern (67) and The Dunes Saloon | Lake Superior Brewing Co. (66). We scored 6 restaurants with a Grand Marais address. If review count matters most, The Dunes Saloon | Lake Superior Brewing Co. has the most Google reviews (1,656). For the highest star rating with 25 or more reviews, see FIRED - U.P (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 6 restaurants with a Grand Marais mailing address. 5 list a website, 5 have claimed their Google listing and 0 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 restaurant in Grand Marais is The Dunes Saloon | Lake Superior Brewing Co. with 1,656 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.7 stars.
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The 100-point TownAnswer score. Every restaurant 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 Google456 reviews
You will find Archie's West Bay Diner at E21825 Veteran St, Grand Marais, MI 49839. That is 0.9 miles southwest of the Grand Marais city center. Its Google category is "Diner", with Bakery, Book store, Coffee shop as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.69.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google1,138 reviews
Grand Marais Tavern is at 14260 Lake Ave, Grand Marais, MI 49839. It sits about 0.9 miles west of central Grand Marais. Its Google category is "American restaurant", with Bar as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.4 stars count as 4.40.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google1,656 reviews
The Dunes Saloon | Lake Superior Brewing Co. lists its address as 14283 Lake Ave, Grand Marais, MI 49839. That is 0.9 miles west of the Grand Marais city center. Its Google category is "Brewpub", with Bar, Restaurant as extra categories. Its 4.6 stars rest on 1,656 reviews, which our method reads as 4.60 after the review-count adjustment.
Claimed on Google196 reviews
Fletchy’s Pictured Rocks Resort Beach Resort is at 22020 Coast Guard Pt, Grand Marais, MI 49839. It sits about 0.3 miles west of central Grand Marais. Its Google category is "Restaurant", with Barbecue area, Breakfast restaurant, Cafe as extra categories. Its 4.5 stars rest on 196 reviews, which our method reads as 4.49 after the review-count adjustment.
Claimed on Google
Fletchy's Superior BBQ lists its address as 22020 Coast Guard Pt, Grand Marais, MI 49839. That is 0.4 miles northwest of the Grand Marais city center. Google files it under "Barbecue restaurant" and also Breakfast restaurant, Gift shop, Hotel. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.62.
★ 4.8 32 Google reviews
Weekend hours
FIRED - U.P lists its address as 14284 Lake Ave, Grand Marais, MI 49839. That is 0.9 miles west of the Grand Marais city center. Google files it under "Fast food restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 4.8 stars count as 4.67. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie's West Bay Diner | 71 | B | 4.7 | 456 | E21825 Veteran St |
| 2 | Grand Marais Tavern | 67 | B- | 4.4 | 1,138 | 14260 Lake Ave |
| 3 | The Dunes Saloon | Lake Superior Brewing Co. | 66 | B- | 4.6 | 1,656 | 14283 Lake Ave |
| 4 | Fletchy’s Pictured Rocks Resort Beach Resort | 63 | C+ | 4.5 | 196 | 22020 Coast Guard Pt |
| 5 | Fletchy's Superior BBQ | 60 | C+ | 4.7 | 39 | 22020 Coast Guard Pt |
| 6 | FIRED - U.P | 51 | C | 4.8 | 32 | 14284 Lake Ave |
Grand Marais has 153 residents on 1.9 square miles of land, about 81 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $49,625 and the median age is 70.1. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 6 restaurants with a Grand Marais mailing address: 392.2 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
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Chains are scored by the same rules as independent restaurants. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
| City | Distance | Restaurants | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMillan Township | 24.2 mi southeast | 1 | n/a |
| Shingleton | 29.8 mi southwest | 1 | 67 |
| Newberry | 31.1 mi southeast | 10 | 72 |
| Munising | 35.3 mi southwest | 29 | 75 |
| Wetmore | 36.9 mi southwest | 1 | 52 |
| Christmas | 38.8 mi southwest | 1 | 56 |
| Engadine | 43.0 mi southeast | 2 | 65 |
| Au Train | 44.9 mi southwest | 3 | 74 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 6 restaurants with a Grand Marais mailing address. 6 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Archie's West Bay Diner has the highest TownAnswer score in Grand Marais: 71 out of 100, from 4.7 stars and 456 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: McMillan Township (24.2 miles), Shingleton (29.8 miles), Newberry (31.1 miles), Munising (35.3 miles).
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Grand Marais is in Alger County. See every restaurant in the county on the Alger 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.
