Eastside / Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI

The Michigan Avenue corridor running east from downtown toward Frandor, mixing neighborhood restaurants with everyday services.

  • Soup Spoon Café in Lansing

    Soup Spoon Café

    4.6(3,234)· Google4.6 out of 5 from 3234 reviews (Google rating)

    Restaurant · $$

    Open now · closes 9:00 PM

    Soup Spoon Café at 1419 E Michigan Ave in Lansing, MI serves homemade soup and a diverse menu of homestyle food in a colorful, cozy setting. The atmosphere is casual, with table service, an on-site bar and outdoor seating. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner are available, and the menu includes comfort food, small plates, vegan and vegetarian options, plus healthy and organic offerings. Drinks include regional beer, cocktails, wine, coffee and tea. For a date-night visit, the café accepts reservations and recommends them for dinner; brunch reservations are also recommended. The women-owned business welcomes families, groups and LGBTQ guests, and is listed as a transgender safe space. Children’s menus and high chairs are available. The entrance, parking, seating and restroom are wheelchair accessible, and both free and paid parking options are listed. Takeout and delivery are available alongside dine-in service. Soup Spoon Café has a Google rating of 4.6 from 3,234 reviews.

  • Strange Matter Coffee Eastside in Lansing

    Strange Matter Coffee Eastside

    4.6(1,265)· Google4.6 out of 5 from 1265 reviews (Google rating)

    Coffee shop · $$

    Closed · opens 7:00 AM

    Strange Matter Coffee Eastside is a coffee shop at 2010 E Michigan Ave #103 in Lansing, MI, serving coffee drinks, tea, housemade donuts, and other quick bites, with vegan options available. Minimalist decor and rotating art define the setting, which is described as casual and cozy. Coffee and tea are both listed among its highlights. The shop has a Google rating of 4.6 from 1,265 reviews. The women-owned and LGBTQ-owned business welcomes LGBTQ customers and is popular with students and tourists. Wi-Fi and seating suitable for laptop work make it an option for working alone, and solo dining is also noted among its uses. Customers can dine in, order takeout, or use delivery, including no-contact delivery; table service and reservations are not offered. Free lot and street parking are available, along with a wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom, and seating. There is a unisex restroom, and dogs are allowed outside.

  • Macs Bar in Lansing

    Macs Bar

    4.3(575)· Google4.3 out of 5 from 575 reviews (Google rating)

    Bar · $

    Open now · closes 2:00 AM

    Macs Bar is a bar and live music venue at 2700 E Michigan Ave in Lansing, MI. Its programming includes an eclectic mix of local acts and touring performers, with live performances central to the venue’s identity. The provided description characterizes the surroundings as rough-and-ready. It has a Google rating of 4.3 out of 5 from 575 reviews and is listed at price level 1. For visitors, the practical details include free street parking and payment by credit card, debit card, or NFC mobile payment. The venue lists a wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom, and seating. There is a bar on site and a restroom, but no restaurant is listed. Those details frame Macs Bar as a place for drinks and live performances rather than a restaurant stop in Lansing, MI.