Ken's Guidebook

Ken
Ken's Guidebook

Food scene

Closest Brewery with good food. Has an alley seating area in warmer months.
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Saugatuck Brewing Co. - Kalamazoo
200 S Westnedge Ave
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Closest Brewery with good food. Has an alley seating area in warmer months.
Hotel bar with mix of locals and travelers. Many screens and best nearby place to watch the game. A little pricey but good specials too. Some of the bartenders have been there for 15+ years!
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Old Burdick's Bar & Grill
100 W Michigan Ave
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Hotel bar with mix of locals and travelers. Many screens and best nearby place to watch the game. A little pricey but good specials too. Some of the bartenders have been there for 15+ years!
Pizza, Antipasto, Salads, full bar. Order food at the bar, they deliver to your seat.
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Martini's Kzoo
832 S Westnedge Ave
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Pizza, Antipasto, Salads, full bar. Order food at the bar, they deliver to your seat.
Popular local breakfast location. Could be a wait on weekends, but worth it.
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Fourth Coast Cafe & Bakery
816 S Westnedge Ave
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Popular local breakfast location. Could be a wait on weekends, but worth it.
Recommended local bagel and sandwich shop. Great bagels, fast breakfast and lunch options. Tasty coffee too.
Bagel Beanery
812 S Westnedge Ave
Recommended local bagel and sandwich shop. Great bagels, fast breakfast and lunch options. Tasty coffee too.
Cool local Vine neighborhood bar. Better bar food and occasional music. St. Patrick’s Day favorite. Guinness poured here.
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O'Duffy's Pub
804 W Vine St
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Cool local Vine neighborhood bar. Better bar food and occasional music. St. Patrick’s Day favorite. Guinness poured here.
Full bar, wood-fired pizzas and other, creative dishes. Just a block away.
Central City Tap House
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
Full bar, wood-fired pizzas and other, creative dishes. Just a block away.
Upscale food option. Fergie once dined here.
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Rustica
236 S Kalamazoo Mall
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Upscale food option. Fergie once dined here.
Upscale food option. Lower level has a Speak-easy vibe.
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Principle Food and Drink
230 S Kalamazoo Mall
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Upscale food option. Lower level has a Speak-easy vibe.
Tacos! Full bar, two levels
Taco Bob's
248 S Kalamazoo Mall
Tacos! Full bar, two levels
Best nearby wine bar.
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The Wine Loft
161 E Michigan Ave
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Best nearby wine bar.
New Restaurant on the Kalamazoo Mall with Upscale Latin American food.
Roca
247 South Kalamazoo Mall
New Restaurant on the Kalamazoo Mall with Upscale Latin American food.
Inside the Radisson, newly opened upscale American restaurant with brick fired ovens.
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Brick and Brine
100 West Michigan Avenue
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Inside the Radisson, newly opened upscale American restaurant with brick fired ovens.
HopCat Kalamazoo
Bimbo's Pizza
338 E Michigan Ave

Brewery scene

Micro brewery five blocks away and other great options nearby.
Brewery right across the street from the Police station. Recommend driving here. Only about a mile away though.
Brite Eyes Brewing Company
1156 S Burdick St
Brewery right across the street from the Police station. Recommend driving here. Only about a mile away though.
A must visit. The Grand-daddy of all Michigan Craft Breweries. Founded by local Kalamazoo College graduate Larry Bell. Now owned by Lion. Eccentric Cafe downtown is original location. Million barrel brewery is located just a few miles east of downtown near Galesburg and they give scheduled tours.
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Bell's Brewery
355 E Kalamazoo Ave
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A must visit. The Grand-daddy of all Michigan Craft Breweries. Founded by local Kalamazoo College graduate Larry Bell. Now owned by Lion. Eccentric Cafe downtown is original location. Million barrel brewery is located just a few miles east of downtown near Galesburg and they give scheduled tours.
Popular local brewery out of the downtown area about three miles away toward the airport. Games available. Large bar.
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One Well Brewing
4213 Portage Street
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Popular local brewery out of the downtown area about three miles away toward the airport. Games available. Large bar.
Close with good food.
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Saugatuck Brewing Co. - Kalamazoo
200 S Westnedge Ave
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Close with good food.
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Latitude 42 Brewing Company
6101 W Main St
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Brewery Outré
Presidential Brewing Company
Texas Corners Brewing Company
6970 Texas Dr

Dive bar

Old bars, mostly frequented by locals, but fun.
Easy walk. One of Kalamazoo’s oldest. Students have found this place. Pee somewhere else. Worst bathrooms in town.
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The Green Top
250 E Michigan Ave
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Easy walk. One of Kalamazoo’s oldest. Students have found this place. Pee somewhere else. Worst bathrooms in town.
Get your picture taken with one of their stuffed animals such as the Bear near the entrance. Excellent pizzas and food. Occasional entertainment. Drive here, but short drive.
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Louie's Trophy House
629 Walbridge St
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Get your picture taken with one of their stuffed animals such as the Bear near the entrance. Excellent pizzas and food. Occasional entertainment. Drive here, but short drive.
Harvey's on the Mall

Art, theatre, museum

One block away, gift shop, art school and travelling collections.
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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St
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One block away, gift shop, art school and travelling collections.
One of the oldest Civic Theatres. Great place to see local theatre for as low as $25 per ticket. Cozy. Two blocks away.
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Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
329 S Park St
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One of the oldest Civic Theatres. Great place to see local theatre for as low as $25 per ticket. Cozy. Two blocks away.
Small, very cozy with excellent shows / actors.
Farmers Alley Theatre
221 Farmers Alley
Small, very cozy with excellent shows / actors.
The New Vic Theatre
134 E Vine St
Free entrance, great for kids. Small fee for the planetarium.
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Kalamazoo Valley Museum
230 N Rose St
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Free entrance, great for kids. Small fee for the planetarium.
Beautiful, saved 1927 Theater. Seats about 1,600. Great variety of music, comedians, retro movies. Now, air conditioned! Brittney Spears opened for N-Sync here. Dave Chappell was here for two shows recently. Many very big names over the years.
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Kalamazoo State Theatre
404 S Burdick St
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Beautiful, saved 1927 Theater. Seats about 1,600. Great variety of music, comedians, retro movies. Now, air conditioned! Brittney Spears opened for N-Sync here. Dave Chappell was here for two shows recently. Many very big names over the years.

Neighborhoods

A mix of students and families and a few very good local businesses
Vine
A mix of students and families and a few very good local businesses
Lively food, entertainment and shopping options.
Central Business District
Lively food, entertainment and shopping options.

Coffee

Local favorite
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Water Street Coffee Joint (Downtown)
315 E Water St
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Local favorite
Starbucks inside the Radisson
Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center
100 W Michigan Ave
Starbucks inside the Radisson
Reasonably priced. Good lunch location. M-F only.
Totally Brewed Cafe
151 S Rose St
Reasonably priced. Good lunch location. M-F only.
Drip coffee, eclectic location
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Black Owl Cafe
414 Walbridge St
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Drip coffee, eclectic location
Go there more than once, and Kathy may know your name. Homemade sweets and lunches.
Caffè Casa
Go there more than once, and Kathy may know your name. Homemade sweets and lunches.
Factory Coffee - Downtown
Walnut & Park Cafe
322 W Walnut St

Schools, Universities

Walkable on a nice day. Pretty hillside campus.
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St
Walkable on a nice day. Pretty hillside campus.
Five blocks away
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
300 Portage Street
Five blocks away
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo Valley Culinary/Allied Health Building