Karessa’s Guidebook

Karessa
Karessa’s Guidebook

Our favorite restaurants

Popular local BBQ with takeout service for when you want to eat at home. Highly recommend the brisket!
8 residents recomanen
Smokehouse 52 BBQ - Chelsea
125 S Main St
8 residents recomanen
Popular local BBQ with takeout service for when you want to eat at home. Highly recommend the brisket!
Fine dining with excellent specials from Chef Craig Common
19 residents recomanen
Common Grill
112 S Main St
19 residents recomanen
Fine dining with excellent specials from Chef Craig Common
Our favorite lunch spot! Huge menu of sandwich choices on fresh Zingerman's bread, an Ann Arbor institution. John's favorite is the Bulldog, and Karessa likes the Stingray and the Buzzard.
7 residents recomanen
Mike's Deli
114 W Middle St
7 residents recomanen
Our favorite lunch spot! Huge menu of sandwich choices on fresh Zingerman's bread, an Ann Arbor institution. John's favorite is the Bulldog, and Karessa likes the Stingray and the Buzzard.
Quaint local coffee shop. From the bakery, you can't go wrong with the scones!
12 residents recomanen
Zou Zou's
101 N Main St
12 residents recomanen
Quaint local coffee shop. From the bakery, you can't go wrong with the scones!
If you don't mind the 24-minute drive to Ann Arbor, RoosRoast is bar-none the best coffee around! Locally roasted. Try the Lobster Butter Love! (Not made with real lobsters) It can also be purchased at Agricole in Chelsea.
33 residents recomanen
RoosRoast Coffee
1155 Rosewood St
33 residents recomanen
If you don't mind the 24-minute drive to Ann Arbor, RoosRoast is bar-none the best coffee around! Locally roasted. Try the Lobster Butter Love! (Not made with real lobsters) It can also be purchased at Agricole in Chelsea.
Amazing fusion dining experience. A foodie haven. Highly recommend anything, including the fresh sushi and desserts!
6 residents recomanen
The Grateful Crow
420 North Main Street
6 residents recomanen
Amazing fusion dining experience. A foodie haven. Highly recommend anything, including the fresh sushi and desserts!
Great pizza and located right around the corner!
Jet's Pizza
506 N Main St
Great pizza and located right around the corner!
Excellent, tasty food and nearby too!
Brahma Haus
312 N Main St
Excellent, tasty food and nearby too!
Fresh ingredients and a cute outdoor area to eat!
Thompson's Pizzeria
20700 West Old US Highway 12
Fresh ingredients and a cute outdoor area to eat!
Great soft serve ice cream and other options!
Twisters Ice Cream
901 S Main St
Great soft serve ice cream and other options!

Food scene

A cute new local farm market store and fresh coffee/bakery.
Agricole
118 N Main St
A cute new local farm market store and fresh coffee/bakery.
This one is hit-and-miss for us, depending on the dish. John likes the Singapore rice noodles; I like the sweet & sour chicken.
Chinese Tonite Restaurant
1127 South Main Street
This one is hit-and-miss for us, depending on the dish. John likes the Singapore rice noodles; I like the sweet & sour chicken.
A great local Distillery that has frequent visiting food trucks!
Ugly Dog Distillery
218 S Main St
A great local Distillery that has frequent visiting food trucks!
Fresh baked items daily that sell out early!
Chelsea Bakery
117 S Main St
Fresh baked items daily that sell out early!

Sightseeing

A favorite BIG playground that our kids love.
Timber Town
Sibley Road
A favorite BIG playground that our kids love.
A variety of beautiful biking trails.
12 residents recomanen
DTE Energy Foundation Trail
17819 Stockbridge Chelsea Rd
12 residents recomanen
A variety of beautiful biking trails.
A nice beach area with no life guard, playground,and areas to eat with a pavilion.
Cavanaugh Lake County Park
33 Cavanaugh Lake Rd
A nice beach area with no life guard, playground,and areas to eat with a pavilion.
An amazing indoor kids play place! Great to burn some energy or for a rainy day!
The Chelsea TreeHouse
1101 S Main St
An amazing indoor kids play place! Great to burn some energy or for a rainy day!
A great hands on place for kids and a large variety of hiking trails!
7 residents recomanen
Gerald E Eddy Discovery Center
17030 Bush Rd
7 residents recomanen
A great hands on place for kids and a large variety of hiking trails!
Has open tot time on weekdays from 11 am-12 pm. They have a big area full of mats and obstacles and a rock climbing wall. They have other times available for older kids free time and special events sometimes like nerf night Fridays. Call and get current information.
PAX Gymnastics
Has open tot time on weekdays from 11 am-12 pm. They have a big area full of mats and obstacles and a rock climbing wall. They have other times available for older kids free time and special events sometimes like nerf night Fridays. Call and get current information.

Beauty/Spa Services

A professional and friendly place for any hair or spa services needed.
Gemini Family Hair Care
1020 S Main St
A professional and friendly place for any hair or spa services needed.