Healthy, Organic Restaurants in Traverse City, Michigan!

Traverse City may be known for its waterfront setting, vibrant downtown, and access to Lake Michigan, but it’s also a great destination for fresh, flavorful dining. We’ve found some standout restaurants with menus that feature a variety of wholesome, thoughtfully prepared foods. Check them out!

Poppycocks

128 East Front Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
231-941-7632

Contemporary American restaurant serving seasonal dishes made with high-quality ingredients. Menu items include Grilled Salmon (grilled Faroe Island salmon, fried cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, chickpeas, whipped feta, red harissa, cilantro, mint); Market Steak (chef’s choice of premium cut beef, mushroom demi glacé, mashed redskin potatoes, broccolini, herbed tallow cipollini onion confit); Berkshire Heritage Pork Ribeye (grilled pork ribeye, charred broccolini, chili crunch honey glazed carrots, pistachio butter, fennel orange gremolata); Shrimp And Grits (sauteed shrimp, Spanish chorizo, bell peppers and onions, smoked gouda grits, maple miso sweet potato puree, jalapeño sage gastrique); and Braised Short Ribs (braised beef short ribs, brown butter carrot puree, fried brussels sprouts, mashed red skin potatoes, chive oil, leek ash).

Hexenbelle

144 Hall Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
231-486-6128

Neighborhood café featuring globally inspired dishes with an emphasis on fresh ingredients. Menu items include Beet Plate (roasted beets, hummus, cucumber, pickled onion, za’atar); Shawarma Pita (halal certified grilled marinated chicken, toum, pickles, tomato, fries); Falafel (pita, herb tahini sauce, yogurt, pickled onion, tomato, cucumber, toum); Palestinian Rice Bowl (vermicelli, rice with ghee, kofta lentils, cucumber, sumac pickled onion, labneh); and Coconut Curry Fried Rice (massaman curry, lemongrass, chili crisp, crunchy rice, potatoes, veggies).

Centre Street Café

1125 Centre Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49686
231-946-5872

Local café offering sandwiches and lunch favorites made to order. Menu items include Centre St. Reuben (corned beef, swiss, sauerkraut, onion, leaf lettuce, honey mustard, thousand island, panini-grilled caraway rye); Rabish Radish Pastrami (beef pastrami, capicola, pepperoncini, jalapeños, pepper jack, provolone, red onion, radish, microgreens, Sicilian dressing, horseradish sauce, panini-grilled sunflower rye); Fo-Get-About-It Focaccia (grilled chicken, provolone, grilled portabella mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, onion, leaf lettuce, Sicilian dressing, panini-grilled rosemary focaccia); Prairie Chicken (grilled chicken, turkey bacon, pepper jack, crushed smoked almonds, cilantro, onion, Roma tomato, leaf lettuce, mesquite mayo, ciabatta baguette); and The Green Machine (avocado, hummus, cucumbers, roasted poblano peppers, goat cheese, red onion, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, radish microgreens, sage-thyme aioli, roasted red pepper wrap).

Red Ginger

237 East Front Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
231-944-1733

Asian restaurant featuring sushi, small plates, and signature entrées. Menu items include Salmon (Cognac marinated Faroe Island salmon, miso brown rice, wok tossed brussels sprouts, carrots, red onion, scallions); Vietnamese Shaking Beef (beef tenderloin, baby bok choy, red onion, basil, mint, Shanghai noodles); Sea Bass (miso glazed Chilean sea bass, sake, mirin, soy, cucumber pickle, jasmine rice); Shoyu Ahi Poke (ahi tuna, soy, sesame oil, crushed macadamia nuts, sushi rice, carrots, wakame, edamame kernels, avocado, mango, watermelon radish); and Pork Belly Bao Buns (confit pork belly, char siu glaze, cucumber pickle, togarashi, scallions).

Amical

229 East Front Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
231-941-8888

New American restaurant serving seasonal dishes with regional ingredients. Menu items include Lake Trout Wellington (lake trout, mushroom velouté, green bean almondine, arugula); Mushroom-Walnut Kofta Curry (wild blend mushrooms, jasmine rice, tomato-coconut curry); Shrimp XO Noodles (shrimp, rich and spicy seafood sauce, cherry tomatoes, basil, peas, fried shallots); Grilled Chicken (airline chicken breast, carrot velouté, braised peas and carrots, house bacon); and Cioppino (scallops, shrimp, lump crab, mussels, tomato-fennel broth, herbs, garlic sourdough).

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