First night downtown
Mani Osteria serves wood-fired pizza and handmade pasta near Main Street hotels and the downtown theater blocks.
Wood-fired pizza, fritas, ramen, depot dining, diner breakfasts, and regional American cooking
Ann Arbor restaurants
Ann Arbor's restaurants spread from campus counters and Main Street dining rooms to Kerrytown, the old depot, and neighborhoods west of downtown.
Meal picks
Restaurants
Restaurants
First-night pick
Casual meal
Special dinner
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After the outing
Fast campus meal
Frita Batidos and Slurping Turtle fit a shorter lunch between campus, museums, or downtown shops.
One historic dinner
Gandy Dancer serves seafood and steak in the restored Michigan Central Depot, north of downtown; reserve for dinner or Sunday brunch.
Local institution
Zingerman's Roadhouse serves regional American cooking west of downtown; Fleetwood Diner serves burgers and diner staples on South Ashley Street.
Dining districts and meals
Main Street dinner, campus lunch, or a Kerrytown morning
Main Street
Mani Osteria serves pizza and pasta near downtown hotels; Sava's covers brunch through dinner a few blocks east. Reserve on football, graduation, move-in, and art-fair weekends.
Campus edge
Frita Batidos serves a quick Cuban-inspired meal. Slurping Turtle serves ramen, sushi, and poke; check its current opening time before planning lunch or dinner.
Depot and neighborhoods
Gandy Dancer occupies the restored rail depot and accepts reservations. Zingerman's Roadhouse is west of downtown, while Fleetwood Diner is on South Ashley Street near the central grid.
Market morning
Leave room for Kerrytown before the drive home
The farmers market and surrounding food shops fill a Kerrytown morning before checkout. Check market days and restaurant hours rather than assuming every favorite serves breakfast seven days a week.
