10 Legendary Small Town Michigan Eateries Locals Drive Hours For
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Two restaurants on one Main Street in a Michigan town of 5,000 people were once ranked the two busiest in America. They're on this list, and they're not even the farthest drive.
We counted down 10 legendary small-town Michigan eateries by drive time from downtown Detroit, from a cider mill an hour away to a monastery bakery nine hours north on Lake Superior. A chicken dinner hall with 1,500 seats, a bakery saved by nine police officers, a tavern where guests kiss a moose, a pie with a face on it, and a pasty shop that has sold only one filling since 1947.
The countdown:
10. Dexter Cider Mill (Dexter)
9. Zehnder's (Frankenmuth)
8. Schuler's (Marshall)
7. Cops & Doughnuts (Clare)
6. Sleder's Family Tavern (Traverse City)
5. The Cherry Hut (Beulah)
4. Lehto's Pasties (St. Ignace)
3. Carlson's Fishery (Leland)
2. Legs Inn (Cross Village)
1. The Jampot (Eagle Harbor)
Which one would you drive to first? And what small-town Michigan spot did we miss? Tell us in the comments.
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Several of these places are seasonal. Check hours before you make the drive.
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Music: "The Other Side of the Door" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- Oct 3, 2026, 5:00 PM
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