{"id":15035,"date":"2019-10-08T14:18:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/?p=15035"},"modified":"2019-10-24T20:09:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T20:09:03","slug":"the-best-saugatuck-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/the-best-saugatuck-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Saugatuck Restaurants Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--column 50-50 column--><!--group 0 group--><!--part 0 part--><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15079 size-520\" title=\"Best Saugatuck Restaurants - Craft Cocktails are everywhere here in Saugatuck\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BowdiesBar-520x345.jpg\" alt=\"restaurant bar with 4 bar stools, wine glasses hanging above, bottles lined along the back wall and a small black chalkboard\" width=\"520\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15080 size-520\" title=\"Best Saugatuck Restaurants - We take our craft cocktails here seriously\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BowdiesCheers-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"4 frosted glass cocktails - a martini, a flute, a short glass and a tall glass, each full with drink and a lemon wedge coming together in a toast\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15081 size-520\" title=\"Best Saugatuck Restaurants - Local Farms produce some of the best ingredients for Saugatuck's best restaurants\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BowdiesSteak-520x399.jpg\" alt=\"roasted and sliced leg of meat on a slate slab with a sprig of fresh rosemary on the top\" width=\"520\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15082 size-520\" title=\"Best Saugatuck Restaurants - Creative cooking at its finest in Saugatuck, MI\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EPC-520x510.jpg\" alt=\"black bowl with nicely arranged meal of sliced char grilled beef, radishes and vegetables cooked in corn husks\" width=\"520\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EPC-520x510.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EPC-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EPC-330x324.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EPC-480x471.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EPC-34x33.jpg 34w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EPC.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15096 size-520\" title=\"Best Saugatuck Restaurants - Farm to table restaurants in Saugatuck are a real thing!\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"farmers market stall with brightly colored fare, peaches, tomatoes, baby eggplant, baby peppers, squash, garlic on a wooden table\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-760x1013.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-330x440.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-25x33.jpg 25w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pennyroyal.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13406 size-520\" title=\"Best Saugatuck Restaurants- Reinventing and adding new flavors to an old favorite is creative!\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-520x347.jpg\" alt=\"white tablecloth, white plate and a set of cutlery next to a layered salad wedge of tomatoes, mozzarella and pea shoots dusted with pistachios\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ExpoCoast2362.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15102 size-full\" title=\"Best Saugatuck Restaurants - Guests visit Wickwood Inn because they love our food!\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WickwoodInn.jpg\" alt=\"clear glass cake plate piled high with a golden crumbly cake scattered with fresh raspberries on a table with a bowl of raspberries, silver cutlery on a napkin and a vase of white tulips in front of wooden folding blinds half open to a sunny window\" width=\"520\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WickwoodInn.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WickwoodInn-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WickwoodInn-330x406.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WickwoodInn-480x591.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WickwoodInn-27x33.jpg 27w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WickwoodInn-300x369.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<!-- tbc_section_separator --> <!--column 50-50 column--><!--group 0 group--><!--part 1 part--><\/p>\n<h2>Where To Eat In Saugatuck? The Best Saugatuck Restaurants Today<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s time we update our <strong>Best Saugatuck Restaurant <\/strong>list.\u00a0 After all, we are all about food, and like keeping things fresh.\u00a0 It was The New York Times who exclaimed, \u201cAt Wickwood, life revolves around food and wine.\u201d\u00a0 And, since Wickwood focuses on food so much, we make sure we know the Saugatuck food scene well.\u00a0 So, when it\u2019s time to explore the best Saugatuck restaurants, our guests know where to go. Life\u2019s too short for spending time in a mediocre restaurant. No matter what type of food you love, Saugatuck\u2019s best restaurants have delicious farm to table food you want to eat.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cPeople who love to eat are always the best people.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">~ Julia Child<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Best Saugatuck Restaurants List | Who Makes Our Mouths Water Today!<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the best Saugatuck restaurants are where you find us eating, given a chance.\u00a0 And, just because a restaurant is not on this list does not mean we don\u2019t eat there, too.\u00a0 This is just our favorites list for today.<\/p>\n<h4>Best Saugatuck Restaurants<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bowdies Chophouse <\/strong>| Award-winning and intimate, we love a seat at the bar. By the time you\u2019ve enjoyed your Sazerac craft cocktail, you feel you are amongst friends. Order the steak. We\u2019re partial to the Cowboy Ribeye. Carefully sourced and expertly cooked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coast 236 | <\/strong>Coast serves eclectic beach inspired dishes in a bright, clean dining room with a beachy feel. Share Pistachio-Mint Pesto Lamb Lollipops and a Beet Tower piled high with Squash, Avocado, and Chevre. The go-to entr\u00e9e is Local Trout with Mandarin Miso Glaze.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grow <\/strong>| Real foods, with names you can pronounce, from local farms and flavors you\u2019re going to love. We love the Mitten Salad with pecans, cranberries, goat cheese and pearled couscous.\u00a0 And, the Chicken Salad Sandwich on rye toast has delicious Michigan apples.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ida Red\u2019s <\/strong>| Our favorite restaurant in Saugatuck is Ida\u2019s. Open for breakfast and lunch, we love the Three Salad Plate with a portion of all three stunning salads of the day!\u00a0 Another go-to is an always delicious Fettucini Carbonara with bacon, sweet peas and Romano cheese sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cYou don\u2019t need a silver fork to eat good food.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">~ Paul Prudhomme<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lucy&#8217;s Sauggy Dollar Bar<\/strong> | Lucy&#8217;s is the perfect spot for elevated pub fare.\u00a0 Their Flash Fried Calamari is a great start!\u00a0 Follow that with a Lucy Burger.\u00a0 They create it with sirloin and top it with truffle may, bacon-onion jam and white cheddar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Southerner <\/strong>| Along the Kalamazoo River, James Beard nominated Chef Matt Millar brings his Southern cooking to Saugatuck. Heavenly Fried Chicken (Nashville Hot or not) Flaky Biscuits, Tori\u2019s Pickles and Braised Greens. Southerner\u2019s craft cocktails ALWAYS pack a punch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pennyroyal <\/strong>| We love everything from Missy Corey\u2019s kitchen. The menu is always changing and check their Special Of The Day because recent harvests at their organic farm inspires it! We adore their Tomato Fennel Soup and the Whitefish Melt is simply amazing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guardian Brewing <\/strong>| This female led brewery makes great beers and delicious food. We love the creative, rotating taps and small but special menu. Try a Roasted Squash &amp; Kale Salad and Pork Carnitas Tacos.\u00a0 And the Peanut Butter Cookie with house-made Popcorn Ice Cream is spectacular.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clearbrook Grill Room <\/strong>| Dine while overlooking their beautiful gardens and golf course. Truly a delightful, relaxing experience, this is a favorite of locals.\u00a0 We crave their Camp-Style Griddled Walleye and Parmesan Crusted Pork Chop. And, their bar is always lively!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Best Restaurants Near Saugatuck<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Everyday People Cafe <\/strong>| Downtown Douglas | A favorite for both tourists and locals, they feature an eclectic menu with bold, exciting flavors. We love their Greek Salad (never had a better one in Greece!) and Almond Crusted Walleye.\u00a0 And they know how to craft a great martini.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt of the Earth <\/strong>| Downtown Fennville | This kitchen makes magic with local ingredients. Exciting flavors prevail begin with your craft cocktail, a Hemingway Mojito.\u00a0 Enjoy your Grilled Hanger Steak and finish with Toasted S\u2019mores and local gelato! Plus, very weekend there\u2019s live music.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Butch\u2019s <\/strong>| Downtown Holland | Fabulous food with an amazing retail wine, beer, and cider selection in between. Owner Butch and Chef Ryan create dishes like Grilled Halibut, Hand-cut Ribeye, Kurobuta Pork Chop.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss their well-curated wine, beer, liquor, and cocktail list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>76 <\/strong>| Downtown Holland | Fun, festive, never pretentious. Try the Shaved Brussels and the Crispy Lake Michigan Perch Platter? The wine and handcrafted cocktails match each course. And, don\u2019t forget to order Butterscotch Bread Pudding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Return To Wickwood To Refresh &amp; Enjoy Our Delicious Sips &amp; Small Plates At Six!<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, your experience at Wickwood Inn includes an abundant array of fresh, complimentary food. Our guests begin their day with a lavish\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/breakfast-more\/food-at-wickwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm to Table Breakfast<\/a>, which may include Warm Honey Crisp Apple Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce or the Best Scrambled Eggs Ever served with Four Berry Salad, Pistachio Sausage, Country Ham and our signature Pecan Sticky Buns.<\/p>\n<p>Tasty treats continue: Afternoon and Nighttime Sweets of warm Brownie Bites, Almond Bark, Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies or Vanilla Sables.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Evening Sips and Small Plates at Six call everyone together.\u00a0 Enojy American Artisanal Cheeses, house made chutneys and pickles plus Shrimp and Crab atop Crostini.\u00a0 Guests love our Sausage Pinwheels, Fava Bean and Parmesan Crostini,\u00a0Panini and Flatbreads.\u00a0 Add warm Cheese Dips and Soup Shots and this appetizer hour is the perfect social event.\u00a0 It\u2019s where food lovers gather to enjoy Wickwood\u2019s original hors d\u2019oeuvres. And, of course, we want everyone to feel at home, so we never charge our houseguests.\u00a0 Taste and share stories with other guests.\u00a0 Then, it\u2019s time to eat at one of Saugatuck\u2019s best restaurants!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/rooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choose your room\u00a0<\/a> and reserve your stay at our downtown Saugatuck bed and breakfast today.\u00a0 Discover why food lovers love the best Saugatuck restaurants and the Wickwood Inn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cOne cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">~ Virginia Woolf<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Where To Eat In Saugatuck? 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