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Cafe Jazzy Rose has opened in downtown Grand Rapids, offering Southern-inspired food and alcohol-free “elixirs” made with adaptogens in a Jazz Age-themed space on Ionia Avenue.

Los Mariscos de Pancho is closing its Leonard Street location in Grand Rapids, but will continue serving its birria, seafood, and more inside City Built Brewing and across the city.

Free coffee is flowing on Grand Rapids’ West Side as Wildroast Coffee Co. opens its new location on Stocking Ave., Friday May 1. The new café is offering one free drink per guest. Another Wildroast is planned for downtown Grand Rapids.

Love’s Ice Cream is expanding with new locations in Holland and Ada, plus a future spot tied to Grand Rapids’ Acrisure Amphitheater development.

A new café near Gun Lake Casino, Sweetgrass Moon Café, is putting Indigenous culture at the center of its food, coffee, and overall experience.

Playa Bowls continues expanding in West Michigan with a new Holland location offering açaí bowls, smoothies and tropical-inspired menu items on West 9th Street.

A new 24-seat tasting menu restaurant has opened in downtown Grand Rapids, blending New American cuisine with soul, storytelling dishes, and a chef-driven experience from Chef Trimell Hawkins. Cocktail Lounge Tellers is next door.

The deBoer Bakkerij family is expanding in Holland with Shore by deBoer, a new breakfast and lunch spot continuing decades of baking and hospitality. Shore is opening soon in the former Jackie's place location.

Grand Rapids is getting two new specialty coffee cafés from Wildroast Coffee Co., with a Westside shop opening April 24 and a downtown location planned by year’s end.

West Michigan is off to a strong start in 2026 with nine new restaurants to try, from Caribbean and Indian cuisine to pizza, breakfast spots, and fusion kitchens.

Grand Rapids’ Firebird Bar GR is open on the West Side, serving comfort food, specialty pizzas, and live music. Salad bar and pizza buffet coming March of 2026.

A Michigan-based pizza favorite, Cottage Inn Pizza, has arrived in Holland offering signature pizzas, wings, and late-night options.