Name: Northern Grind Coffee
Address: 317 W Cross St, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197

Northern Michigan-inspired coffee house and cafe serving great coffee and food. The extensive menu includes coffee drinks, frappes, smoothies, and desserts, plus breakfast sandwichs, bagels, panini sandwiches, gluten free options, and more.

Northern Grind Coffee

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Got Burger! is home to a wide variety of handcrafted burgers, made with 100% fresh meat and all natural ingredients! All of their burgers are made fresh, never frozen. Try out all of their exciting, innovative combinations, like the bacon, egg, and cheese burger or one of the three different vegetatian patties, like the falafel one! No matter what you choose, there's an array of sauces and sides to go with, from chili cheese fries to sweet potato fries with spicy chipotle mayo!

Got Burger!

STUFD specializes in serving high quality, inexpensive burrito, quesadillas, nachos, and more. Customers rave about their giant portions and delicious, innovative takes.

STUFD

The Michigan Firehouse Museum and Education Center's mission is to enhance the appreciation of firefighting history through engaging and informative exhibits, as well as teaching and promoting fire safety and prevention. Encompassing over 26,000 square feet, the Museum is an educational treasure trove that includes an original 1898 firehouse and modern, multilevel exhibit display area. Walking through the restored firehouse, visitors can view a fire engine steamer replete with horses, ready to go on their way to a fire. The large, modern addition offers 25 changing exhibits of antique fire trucks and early fire rigs, multiple displays of historic artifacts including tools, equipment, memorabilia and the largest collection of fire truck bells in the country.

Michigan Firehouse Museum

Pease Auditorium is a classic concert hall on the campus of Eastern Michigan University that seats 1,700. It is an ideal facility for lectures, small commencement ceremonies and concerts of varying types.

EMU Pease Auditorium

Riverside is a 16 acre park on the Huron River in the center of Ypsilanti, linking downtown and Depot Town. It is the home to various events. Between these events, it hosts activities such as bicycling, dog walking, picnicking, fishing, and sunbathing. The park is part of the Washtenaw County Border to Border Trail as well as part of the Huron River Water Trail.

A universal design play structure was installed in December 2018, in honor of local leader, Liz Dahl MacGregor. Parking is available on the north end of the park, off Cross Street, just west of the river from 7am to 8pm; parking is also available to the south of the park, accessed via an alley just west of 6 W Michigan.

Riverside Park Ypsilanti

Brewpub serving up award-winning brews and a variety of beers on-tap in addition to American sandwiches, salads, and appetizers. Featuring live music. Find seating indoors or at the outdoor beer garden.

Ypsi Alehouse

The First Congregational United Church of Christ was built in 1882 with subsequent rebuilding in 1898 due to a fire. Its history as a gathering space has touched the lives of many in Ypsilanti as well as those that have moved on from the area but still remember it fondly. Its interior boasts original stained glass windows, a beautiful pipe organ and original architectural relics.

In April 2018, the church was purchased and started a major renovation. The church consists of the main sanctuary referred to as North Hall and the Annex, a separate building raised in 1986, which is home to business tenants and a multi-use community center outfitted with wifi, a kitchenette and private restroom (available to the public for rental usage).

In the future, Ypsilanti Performance Space or “The Ypsi” will be a venue for live music, wedding facility rental and a gathering space for discussions and other exciting events.

Ypsilanti Performance Space

This eclectic art space offers the unusual through its varied art exhibitions, puppet shows, comedy from the troupe Vegan Meat Locker, and live music. Please visit the website for current schedule of performances.

Dreamland Theater

Whether you’re feeding a craving or a crowd, our offerings of cookies, brownies, cookie cakes and even cold milk, Insomnia has you covered. They also serve and deliver ice cream - for real! No matter what your cookie needs - - from late night study breaks, sending gifts to a college kid far from home, anniversary gifts, birthday gifts, just-because gifts or group orders for your next event or meeting... Insomnia Cookies are available when you need them most, delivering from 10am-3am, daily.

Insomnia Cookies - Ypsilanti

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea serves coffees, espresso drinks, elegant loose leaf teas, frozen Ice Dragons, desserts, and pastries. Wireless also available.

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea

A casual dining restaurant in downtown Ypsilanti, specializing in authentic Guatemalan cuisine including house-made tortillas. Daily specials offered.

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