Gail's Guidebook

Gail
Gail's Guidebook

Food scene

Best of the best! This deli has iconic status and the freshest tastes anywhere! One of our favs is Binny’s Brooklyn Reuben sandwich and the light fresh tasting Cyprus Salad. The coffee shop next door is also a favorite afternoon drop. Especially when their breakfast pastries are half off after 5pm!
167 residents recomanen
Zingerman's Delicatessen
422 Detroit St
167 residents recomanen
Best of the best! This deli has iconic status and the freshest tastes anywhere! One of our favs is Binny’s Brooklyn Reuben sandwich and the light fresh tasting Cyprus Salad. The coffee shop next door is also a favorite afternoon drop. Especially when their breakfast pastries are half off after 5pm!
Try the pickled tomato appetizer! Yum! Pizza is always a favorite especially when paired with the fabulous Cesar salad. But really, everything is delicious! We love sitting at the chefs bar watching the food choices.
66 residents recomanen
Mani Osteria and Bar
341 E Liberty St
66 residents recomanen
Try the pickled tomato appetizer! Yum! Pizza is always a favorite especially when paired with the fabulous Cesar salad. But really, everything is delicious! We love sitting at the chefs bar watching the food choices.
Trendy tapas place. Great with friends!
59 residents recomanen
Aventura
216 E Washington St
59 residents recomanen
Trendy tapas place. Great with friends!
You don’t have to be vegan to like this place! It’s great!
13 residents recomanen
Detroit Street Filling Station
300 Detroit St
13 residents recomanen
You don’t have to be vegan to like this place! It’s great!
Terrific Indian food, very popular.
19 residents recomanen
Cardamom Restaurant
1739 Plymouth Rd
19 residents recomanen
Terrific Indian food, very popular.
Creative menu by the chef who owns Mani Osteria.
Mikette Bistro and Bar
1759 Plymouth Rd
Creative menu by the chef who owns Mani Osteria.
Great fish shop and popular small spot for a yummy fish sandwich or amazing clam chowder for lunch!
10 residents recomanen
Monahan's Seafood Market Inc
407 N 5th Ave
10 residents recomanen
Great fish shop and popular small spot for a yummy fish sandwich or amazing clam chowder for lunch!
Middle Eastern good food!
25 residents recomanen
Jerusalem Garden
314 E Liberty St
25 residents recomanen
Middle Eastern good food!
This small neighborhood place open for brunch and lunch is a secret treasure. But hurry, they close at 2. They serve Mighty Good coffee too!
28 residents recomanen
The Jefferson Market
609 W Jefferson St
28 residents recomanen
This small neighborhood place open for brunch and lunch is a secret treasure. But hurry, they close at 2. They serve Mighty Good coffee too!

Coffee

Places to get a great coffee drink!
Great local coffee, great staff, local ambience and delicious food. What more could you want?!
Zingerman's Next Door Café
418 Detroit St
Great local coffee, great staff, local ambience and delicious food. What more could you want?!
Great locally roasted coffee! Lobster Love is a favorite.
21 residents recomanen
RoosRoast Liberty
117 E Liberty St
21 residents recomanen
Great locally roasted coffee! Lobster Love is a favorite.
A great coffee, locally roasted!
7 residents recomanen
Mighty Good Coffee @Arbor Hills
3010 Washtenaw Ave
7 residents recomanen
A great coffee, locally roasted!
A local chain in a fabulous light filled courtyard in the Michigan Union right in the heart of campus!
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea UM Union
530 S State St
A local chain in a fabulous light filled courtyard in the Michigan Union right in the heart of campus!

Activities

Fun and interesting things to do.
Right in our neighborhood you can enjoy the weather on the river by renting a kayak or canoe. In warm weather it’s fun to rent a tube or bring your own to drift through a series of 7 medium rapids.
8 residents recomanen
Argo Cascades
Carey Street
8 residents recomanen
Right in our neighborhood you can enjoy the weather on the river by renting a kayak or canoe. In warm weather it’s fun to rent a tube or bring your own to drift through a series of 7 medium rapids.
A few steps across the street from us is a switchback trail to the rivers edge. The almost 3 mile trail is used by walkers, runners and joggers and loops around the pond, over the dam, on a wooden boardwalk past the rowing club and along a woodland trail. It all follows the water’s edge. It’s a beautiful walk and easy to do!
Argo Dam
West Huron River Drive
A few steps across the street from us is a switchback trail to the rivers edge. The almost 3 mile trail is used by walkers, runners and joggers and loops around the pond, over the dam, on a wooden boardwalk past the rowing club and along a woodland trail. It all follows the water’s edge. It’s a beautiful walk and easy to do!
This newly built home of natural history is cool and interesting.
45 residents recomanen
Museu d'Història Natural de la Universitat de Michigan
1105 N University Ave
45 residents recomanen
This newly built home of natural history is cool and interesting.

Sightseeing

Be sure to walk through the archways into the historic quadrangle. It’s an architectural old world beauty! Don’t miss going inside the law library- the original room is straight out of Hogwarts! The addition underground with glass skylights doesn’t disrupt the historic ambience.
22 residents recomanen
Law Quadrangle
625 S State St
22 residents recomanen
Be sure to walk through the archways into the historic quadrangle. It’s an architectural old world beauty! Don’t miss going inside the law library- the original room is straight out of Hogwarts! The addition underground with glass skylights doesn’t disrupt the historic ambience.
117 residents recomanen
University of Michigan Museum of Art
525 S State St
117 residents recomanen
This is a gem of a small museum. One of my favorites actually. The ancient fresco room is gorgeous!
13 residents recomanen
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
434 S State St
13 residents recomanen
This is a gem of a small museum. One of my favorites actually. The ancient fresco room is gorgeous!

Entertainment

Great classic movie house showing great films, home to the film festival and art films. Just across the street from Ann Arbor’s iconic mural of famous figures. More films at the nearby State Theater is also great, recently updated in original Art Deco style.
85 residents recomanen
Michigan Theater
603 E Liberty St
85 residents recomanen
Great classic movie house showing great films, home to the film festival and art films. Just across the street from Ann Arbor’s iconic mural of famous figures. More films at the nearby State Theater is also great, recently updated in original Art Deco style.
11 residents recomanen
Blue LLama Jazz Club
314 S Main St
11 residents recomanen
Ann Arbor is full of great spaces to hear music and the Ark is a long time classic having hosted some of the big names in folk.
80 residents recomanen
The Ark
316 S Main St
80 residents recomanen
Ann Arbor is full of great spaces to hear music and the Ark is a long time classic having hosted some of the big names in folk.

Local Beer Scene

Michigan is known for its explosion of great micro breweries. For good reason!
Nationally known for their sour beers.
42 residents recomanen
HOMES Brewery
2321 Jackson Ave
42 residents recomanen
Nationally known for their sour beers.
Known for their sours and more normal beers. “ best cheeseburger in town”.
69 residents recomanen
Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery
311 S Main St
69 residents recomanen
Known for their sours and more normal beers. “ best cheeseburger in town”.
Popular downtown spot with good beers.
44 residents recomanen
Grizzly Peak Brewing Co.
120 W Washington St
44 residents recomanen
Popular downtown spot with good beers.
More of a grad school/ college crowd. Largest tap selection in the city.
28 residents recomanen
HopCat
311 Maynard St
28 residents recomanen
More of a grad school/ college crowd. Largest tap selection in the city.
A huge tap selection on the west side of town.
16 residents recomanen
The Session Room
3685 Jackson Rd
16 residents recomanen
A huge tap selection on the west side of town.