Hamlin Lake Area
Dining & Restaurants
You can drive by car...or boat...to a great restaurant in the Hamlin Lake area. Dine on Hamlin Lake or just a few miles away in Ludington. Choose from fine dining, cozy cafes, pubs, coffee shops and good old fashioned family restaurants. Each place comes with small-town, friendly service that makes your dining experience complete. Bakeries, chocolate shops and ice cream parlors are sure to sweeten your vacation. Breakfast, lunch or dinner is served for your enjoyment.
A Caribbean experience on Hamlin Lake. Enjoy great food, beer & cocktails with a tropical flair. Specialties: Jamaican Jerk Chicken, oysters, Mahi tacos, and aged sipping rums. Also serving world-famous pizza, perch, wings, burgers & kids menu. Casual dining inside or on our covered waterfront deck. Come by boat or car. Open seasonally.
Enjoy your meal in our bright and cheery atmosphere. Offering a complete breakfast (served anytime!) lunch, and dinner menu. Daily breakfast buffet (seasonal) and year-round weekend buffet. Soup, salad, and fruit bar daily. Clean and friendly, exceptional service. Carry out available. Open daily 6am, Sundays at 7am. Wireless internet.
Ludington's only BBQ rib restaurant. Our sweet, tangy, homemade sauce coats our chicken and ribs, making them delicious and mouthwatering good! We also serve pulled pork and sides such as cole slaw, beans, potato salad and corn bread. Take out or dine outside. Located in the James Street Plaza, downtown Ludington.
Brenda's Harbor Cafe
316 S. James St., Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 845-7434
Friendly, fast, affordable. This family style restaurant has a clean, cheery atmosphere, casual nautical decor. Breakfast, lunch served daily starting at 5am. Great flavors, hearty portions, homemade soups. Closest family restaurant to the Lake Michigan Carferry dock, just one block from Harbor View Marina. Free Wi-Fi.
Hamlin Grocery & Deli
3611 N. Jebavy Dr., (Hamlin Lake), Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 843-2058
Great picnics start here! Get deviled eggs from our deli, plus homemade salads, sub sandwiches, hot daily specials. Enjoy our newly landscaped area and picnic tables. For grilling: ground chuck patties, hot dogs, brats. Large selection of fine boutique and value flight wines, microbrews, top shelf liquor. Open 6am-10pm daily.
Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs
5485 W. US-10 (next to Walgreens), Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 843-6363
"Flavored Crust" pizzas make Hungry Howie's the tastiest! Our products are made fresh to order. Full line of oven baked subs, Howie bread, buffalo wings, chicken tenders, and garden fresh salads. We serve Pepsi products, and deliver to Ludington, Scottville, & Hamlin Lake. Locally owned and operated with dine-in seating available.
Jamesport Brewing Company
410 S. James St., Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 845-2522
Don't miss Ludington's only Brewpub. Great food and service in a kid-friendly, casual atmosphere. Serving lunch, dinner and cocktails. Try our own hand-crafted beers and delicious homemade specials. Also offering brewery tours, Wi-Fi and covered deck dining. Just blocks from the carferry docks.
Kuntry Kubbard Restaurant
5474 W. US-10, Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 845-5217
Home cooking, family prices. Daily breakfast specials. Weekend breakfast and dinner buffets (served daily summers). All dinners include homemade soup and salad bar. Sandwiches, fish, ribs, steaks, pork chops, chicken, kid's menu. Delicious homemade pies, rolls. Air-conditioned. Open daily 7am Mar.-Oct., at intersection of Old US-31/US-10.
Little Caesars Pizza
5720 E. Ludington Ave., Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 845-5178
Home of Hot-N-Ready Pizza! One large pepperoni or sausage pizza, just $5.55 all day every day. Lunch special: pizza slices, 99 cents. Also, enjoy our famous Crazy Bread, "yummy" Italian Cheese Bread, fresh salads, or our tasty Caesar Chicken Wings. Open daily at 11am. Locally owned and operated.
Luciano's Ristoranti
103 W. Ludington Ave., Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 843-2244
The exceptional taste of Italy is at Luciano's. Classic Italian dishes: Veal Luciano, Chicken Picata, Beef Tenderloin, Shrimp Scampi. We offer sandwiches, fish, chicken, steaks...and gluten-free pasta and pizza. Enjoy lunch or dinner in our restaurant, take your meal out, or we deliver. Daily dinner specials. Cocktails.
Ludington Weddings & Celebrations
Start here when planning your next wedding, reunion or party. We're your local connection to finding the perfect restaurant or banquet facility for your event. Discover the finest bakeries and caterers which specialize in spectacularly delicious creations. Also party supplies, wine shops, decorations, and more. Celebrate!
Mancino's Pizza & Grinders
W. US-10 at Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 845-6666
Original recipes, uncompromised quality make Mancino's a local favorite! We use only the freshest ingredients. Our grinder and pizza dough is made from scratch daily. Serving wings, salads, pasta, wraps, specialty pizzas and traditional favorites. Dine in, carry out. Delivery to Ludington, Hamlin Lake, Scottville, Pentwater! Open daily at 11am.
Good home cooking since 1942. Homemade baked goods, big sandwich selection, Greek, Italian, Mexican. Large menu selection, soup/salad bar, daily specials. Fri.--all you can eat fish fry; Sun.--prime rib or roast chicken. Weekends April-November: breakfast & brunch buffets. Summer: daily buffets. Beer, wine, cocktails. Historic family restaurant, downtown Ludington.
Casual waterfront dining overlooking the city marina and carferry. Gracious service, spectacular sunset views, deck dining available. We're committed to using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients in our seasonal changing menu. Choose from prime rib, chicken, seafood, sandwiches, and award-winning desserts. Cocktails, Michigan wines. Reservations, casual attire welcome.
West Michigan Restaurants
New! Visit this online directory of local West Michigan restaurants, pubs, and specialty food shops. There's great dining for all tastes in the communities of Ludington, Manistee, Pentwater, and Scottville, plus the Silver Lake Sand Dunes area and along the Pere Marquette River. You'll find menus, coupons, specials, and more compiled in this handy online guide to good food. Bon appetit!
For more West Michigan restaurants and dining information, check out these additional dining links:
Dining in Manistee, Michigan -- Experience the many restaurants in the Manistee area, from casual fine dining to pubs and family restaurants.
Restaurants & Dining in Ludington, Michigan -- Choose from fine dining, cozy cafes, pubs, coffee shops, fast food and good home cooking in downtown Ludington.
Dining and Restaurants in the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area -- Enjoy a large selection of dining venues in Silver Lake, Mears, Hart and Pentwater.
Pentwater, Michigan Restaurants and Dining -- Pentwater's restaurants offer hearty breakfasts, elegant brunches, leisurely lunches and romantic dinners along the lakeshore.
Restaurants and Dining near the Pere Marquette River -- The Pere Marquette River runs along the communities of Ludington, Scottville, Custer, Walhalla, Branch, and Baldwin in West Michigan.
Dining in Scottville, Michigan -- Scottville is one of the finest rural communities in West Michigan. Whether you're in the mood for a hearty breakfast, a casual lunch, or a juicy steak - you'll find it here.
West Michigan Restaurants -- For the largest selection of restaurants in West Michigan, visit WestMichiganRestaurants.com.
Northern Michigan Dining & Restaurants -- In Northern Michigan, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix and Petoskey have many incredible cafes, coffee shops, delis, casual restaurants and fine waterfront dining.
Lakeshore Menu Guide -- Enjoy dining in many of our beautiful and scenic Lake Michigan destinations. This website includes restaurants in both Northern and West Michigan.

