Most Loved Restaurants in Grand Rapids

The restaurants Grand Rapids diners save most often. Ranked by hearts collected from readers like you, not by editorial review score, so the order shifts as locals keep voting with their taps.

Pizza
Quarantino's
★ 4.9(745)· $
The Crab Rangoon pizza, a Detroit-style rectangle with creamy crab filling and sweet chili heat, is the kind of thing that gets people talking. Quarantino's runs a tight menu of bold, inventive pies on a properly blistered, thick-edged crust that holds its shape when you pick it up. The pickle sticks and sourdough bread with hot honey are worth ordering alongside.
Mediterranean
Chicago Style Gyro
★ 4.8(885)· $
The Chicago gyro comes up in nearly every review, and for good reason: the gyro meat, fresh seasoning, and house sauce make it the anchor of the menu. The Quarter Pound Burger at $7 (add cheese for $0.75) is a legitimate deal. Counter-service spot on Leonard with one or two people running the whole show, and it moves fast.
American
One Stop Coney
★ 4.8(813)· $
The bacon-wrapped dog with mac-n-cheese and the Korean corndog in a panko crust are the kind of menu swings that set One Stop Coney apart. The fries come up in nearly every review, and the prices stay low. There's an N64 in the back with GoldenEye loaded up.
American
Gin Gin's
★ 4.8(626)· $$
The Parker House rolls show up in nearly every order here, and for good reason. Gin Gin's runs a serious dinner menu, with Delmonico steak, steak tartare, oysters, and ceviche all drawing repeat praise. Espresso martinis and a chocolate cake worth waiting on round things out.
Breakfast
San Chez A Tapas Bistro
★ 4.7(3,040)· $$
The fresh salad with red grapes, blue cheese, and honey toasted cashews gets called out by name, and the acorn dish turned heads when the new menu debuted. Two blocks from VanAndel Arena, San Chez is a reliable pre-concert stop. Brunch runs too, with vegetarian biscuits and gravy and veggie-and-eggs plates drawing solid marks.
Sandwiches
Two Beards Deli
★ 4.7(1,746)· $
The Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Willie Nelson are real menu items here, and that commitment to personality carries into the food. Subs run around $21 and portions are generous enough that the half order leaves most people full. Vegetarians and vegans get a seriously deep menu, not just a token option or two.
American
The Chop House Grand Rapids
★ 4.7(1,725)
Downtown steakhouse where the steaks arrive rarer than most kitchens dare, and the staff flags it upfront. Reviewers single out the garlic mashed potatoes, the French onion soup, and a shared New York steak the kitchen splits onto two plates without being asked. The dark dining room and tablet menus skew it toward anniversaries and special occasions.
American
Black Napkin
★ 4.8(1,137)· $
The College Dropout smash burger, stacked with Grand Cru cheese, smashed vidalia onions, and peppercorn tomato jam, is the reason there's a line out the door most days. Counter-order, takeout-preferred, four small tables inside. The Rust Fries (sweet paprika, coriander, garlic, mustard seasoning, $5) are not an afterthought.
Brewery
New Holland Brewing - Grand Rapids Brewpub (The Knickerbocker)
★ 4.4(1,674)· $$
Dragon's Milk, New Holland's barrel-aged stout, draws crowds to this sprawling Bridge Street brewpub. The food punches well above bar-food level: dry rub wings and a pot pie that reviewers keep coming back to. Reservations are worth making, especially on Friday nights when the place fills fast.
Mexican
El Granjero Mexican Grill
★ 4.4(1,305)· $
The green salsa at El Granjero lands smoky, tangy, and charred all at once. The alambres, a mix of steak, pork, and chicken grilled with tomato, onion, and jalapeño under melted cheese, is a recurring order worth knowing about. The tlacoyo with cactus salad and queso fresco reads like something from a grandmother's kitchen, not a menu.
American
The Søvengård
★ 4.5(1,289)· $$
The shoestring beer fries with remoulade and the short rib daily special (corn grits, red wine gravy) are the kind of dishes people come back for. The rotating farm-to-table menu runs from Wednesday hot dog nights at $8 or less to a full anniversary-dinner spread around $140 for two. Brunch draws families; dinner draws date-night crowds willing to spend for it.

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Quarantino's

Chicago Style Gyro

One Stop Coney

Gin Gin's

San Chez A Tapas Bistro

Two Beards Deli

The Chop House Grand Rapids

Black Napkin

New Holland Brewing - Grand Rapids Brewpub (The Knickerbocker)

El Granjero Mexican Grill

The Søvengård

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