Grand Marais restaurants, by season

Grand Marais has no official "best restaurant" ranking, and this guide does not invent one. What matters more for planning is the season: several long-running places close for winter. As of November 2026, Angry Trout Cafe's site reads "CLOSED NOV 1st thru APR 29th" (Visit Cook County's sheet gives the reopening year as 2027), World's Best Donuts closed for the year on October 17, and Naniboujou Lodge's dining room is closed until February. Places listing current hours include Blue Water Cafe, Crosby Bakery, Hungry Hippie Tacos, Voyageur Brewing, Gun Flint Tavern, Up Yonder, My Sister's Place, The Fisherman's Daughter and the Cook County Co-op deli.

This guide is for anyone planning meals around a Grand Marais trip: who is open in which season, where each place is, and what each says it serves, in its own words. Every place listed here showed current hours or a current-season notice on its own website when checked on November 11, 2026. Hours are stamped "as of November 2026"; on the North Shore they change often between seasons.

The best single tool for the week you visit is the restaurant hours sheet linked from Visit Cook County's local business hours page. It is published by Visit Cook County, the county tourism office, and it lists more places than this guide, including ones this guide could not confirm on their own sites.

Grand Marais restaurants at a glance

Open through the winter (as of November 2026)

Breakfast, coffee and bakeries

Blue Water Cafe bills itself as "Breakfast All Day | Downtown Grand Marais" on its website, open 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. seven days a week. Visit Cook County's sheet quotes its tagline, "The Meeting Place in Grand Marais." The cafe's site also has a separate page for its pies.

Crosby Bakery says it "specializes in artisan pastries and bread baked fresh and made from scratch," and that its "specialty coffee is made with our house roasted beans and house crafted syrups." It opened its downtown location in mid-July 2024. Its contact page lists 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, and says it closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The county's November sheet notes a closure from November 1 to 8, reopening November 9.

Cook County Co-op is the town's grocery co-op, with a "Grab & Go Deli" and a "Deli, Bakery & Soups" department, per its site. It is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Its site says it has been "Feeding your adventures for over 40 years."

Lunch and dinner

Hungry Hippie Tacos calls itself the "Home of the Northern Taco" and lists "delightfully puffy homemade taco shells," "house-smoked meats" and "tasty snacks" on its site. Its site gives Grand Marais winter hours as Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and summer hours as every day 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visit Cook County's November sheet lists it open Tuesday to Sunday and closed Monday. The two don't match, so call 218-387-3382.

My Sister's Place describes its menu as "Over 20 different, hand crafted burgers, homemade pizza, sandwiches, salads and more, sure to satisfy any BWCA appetite," and offers dine-in and take-out. Its site lists 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday; the county's November sheet lists Monday to Saturday and closed Sunday. Phone: 218-387-1915.

Voyageur Brewing Company, the town's brewery, serves food in its taproom: "We have sliders, tacos, flatbread, cheese curds and more," per its homepage. Winter hours run from November 1 through Memorial Day weekend. For the full taproom details, see the North Shore breweries guide.

Gun Flint Tavern opened on May 22, 1998, in the old Grand Marais State Bank building, according to its website, which describes it as "Fine Food - Craft Brews - Wine - Cocktails." Tavern hours are 4 to 8 p.m. daily as of November 2026. Its rooftop bar, the Raven's Nest, is open May to October. Visit Cook County's sheet adds a lunch menu Wednesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Fisherman's Daughter at Dockside Fish Market, at 418 West Highway 61, describes itself on its website as "Dock to Table | Fish & Chips" and says, "We serve lightly breaded fish & chips, as well as fresh and smoked wild caught Lake Superior fish by the pound." Its site lists Thursday to Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Wednesday, and says "last minute changes will be posted on social media." Visit Cook County's sheet shows the same hours. Phone: 218-387-2906.

Up Yonder is a "Bar, Restaurant and live music venue located in 'uptown' Grand Marais," in Visit Cook County's words. Its site gives the address as 1615 West Highway 61 and kitchen hours of 4 to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday to Sunday. (Gun Flint Tavern's site gives its sister bar's address as 1516 West Highway 61; this guide uses Up Yonder's own.)

Closed for the season (as of November 2026)

Angry Trout Cafe is a "small indoor/outdoor restaurant cobbled together out of an old commercial fishing shanty that clings to the edge of Grand Marais Harbor," per its website, with "a menu based on the bounty of Lake Superior and the surrounding region," and "our specialty, fresh Lake Superior fish." Its hours page lists Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. during its season, and reads "CLOSED NOV 1st thru APR 29th." Visit Cook County's November sheet dates the closure "Nov. 1, 2026 - April 29, 2027."

World's Best Donuts has been family owned and operated since 1969, says its site, and makes "nearly 30 donut recipes," with cake donuts as "the staple of our family business." The name comes from what "our customers kindly say," not from a published ranking. Its contact page says the last day for 2026 was Saturday, October 17. The shop has not posted its 2027 opening date.

Sydney's Frozen Custard and Woodfired Pizza posted end-of-season hours for October, with a last day of October 17 or 18. Visit Cook County places it at the East Bay beach and lists it as closed for the season.

Naniboujou Lodge, which says it is "15 minutes past Grand Marais on Highway 61," says on its website that its restaurant is "CLOSED UNTIL FEBRUARY" and that its winter lodging season runs February 12 to March 14. The lodge says its dining room has "the largest stone fireplace in the state of Minnesota." During its season, the posted schedule has fixed breakfast and dinner times, with "outside reservations available with pre-purchase" for diners not staying at the lodge.

Planning by season

For things to do between meals, see things to do in Grand Marais and the Artists' Point guide. For winter trips, read the North Shore in winter first.

Check before you go

1. Open the county sheet linked from Visit Cook County's hours page for the current week. It covers Grand Marais, the Gunflint Trail, Grand Portage and Lutsen to Schroeder.
2. Call when two sources disagree. This guide flags three: Hungry Hippie Tacos, My Sister's Place and Gun Flint Tavern.
3. Watch the shoulder seasons. Closures cluster around November 1 and reopenings around late April and May.
4. Holidays: Crosby Bakery closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day; check others before a holiday trip.
5. Menus and prices change; use each place's own menu page rather than this guide.

Related guides: All North Shore guides · Minnesota food and drink guides · North Shore breweries · Camping near Grand Marais · Gunflint Trail

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Sources

• Visit Cook County, Local Business Hours page and restaurant hours sheet (November 2026): https://www.visitcookcounty.com/resources/local-business-hours/
• Visit Cook County, Breweries and Wineries in Cook County: https://www.visitcookcounty.com/things-to-do/restaurants/breweries-wineries/
• Blue Water Cafe, Home page: https://www.bluewatercafe.com/
• Crosby Bakery, Home and Contact pages: https://www.crosbybakery.com/ and https://www.crosbybakery.com/contact
• Cook County Co-op, Home page: https://cookcounty.coop/
• The Fisherman's Daughter at Dockside Fish Market, Home page: https://thefishermansdaughtergm.com/
• Hungry Hippie Tacos, Home page: https://www.hungryhippietacos.com/
• My Sister's Place, Home page: https://www.mysistersplacerestaurant.com/
• Voyageur Brewing Company, Home and Taproom pages: https://www.voyageurbrewing.com/ and https://www.voyageurbrewing.com/taproom/
• Gun Flint Tavern, Home page: https://www.gunflinttavern.com/
• Up Yonder, Home page: https://upyonderon61.com/
• Angry Trout Cafe, Home and Hours pages: https://www.angrytroutcafe.com/ and https://www.angrytroutcafe.com/location/angry-trout-cafe/
• World's Best Donuts, Home and Contact pages: https://worldsbestdonutsmn.com/ and https://worldsbestdonutsmn.com/pages/contact
• Sydney's Frozen Custard and Woodfired Pizza, Home page: https://www.sydneysfrozencustard.com/
• Naniboujou Lodge, Home page: https://www.naniboujou.com/