Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Traverse City

Great place to celebrate my birthday! Cute custom menu as a surprise and put a candle in my dessert :)

The food was definitely the standard for Good Bowl, excellent! I’m so glad to have experienced it even while they were closed. Perfect pairing with NoBo! Thank you all!

This restaurant is in a hotel. I know what you’re thinking, hotel restaurant food, yikes. However this place is different. The food and service is excellent at a good value. Portions are generous and of high quality. I am a local and many locals go here for the quality food. The only ding on the review is the ambiance as this is a bit hotel like but not really a negative. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

It's a teaching restaurant, so allow 1 ½ hrs for lunch and more for dinner. Classic choices such as the beef bourguignon entree and the soup of Shredded Chicken with fennel and a hint of star anise were very good. No time today to linger for deserts which are superb. Pastry Chef Megan is a pro. Merrill at the bar always has a fun delicious special drink, plus the standard classic cocktails. It's nice to see they now offer a better range of Non-area wines , as well as local wines to please visitors. Wine choices are 8 or so of both whites and reds. Best view of the bay, even on a very snowy day. Beautiful setting.