Great Places to Dine on Madeline Island This Summer - My Recommendations

If you've never been to Madeline Island before, you'll hear plenty of opinions from newspaper travel columnists and websites about what to see and enjoy. Here's my personal list of places to eat and relax while you're visiting the Island.

Restaurants - You've got choices on Madeline Island when it comes to dining. If you're looking for casual dining or lunch in the town of La Pointe, stop at the Beach Club or Grandpa Tony's, both on Main Street, close to the ferry landing. The Beach Club offers alfresco dining on the patio and plenty of indoor seating. Grampa Tony's offers items like pizza, burgers and ice cream. The upstairs patio is a great place to eat and enjoy a view of La Pointe harbor.

The Bell Street Tavern offers sandwiches and lighter fare in the bar, but also has fine dining in the adjacent dining room. You'll find the service excellent and I highly recommend the food!

Lotta's Lakeside Cafe is known for fine dining and great desserts. And you can't beat the view from the patio! Lotta's is on the corner of Main Street and Middle Road, in downtown La Pointe.

The Pub Restaurant & Wine Bar is another personal favorite. I highly recommend the steamed mussels in white wine cream sauce. The wine list at the Pub is impressive and the service is first-rate. The Pub also offers a superb view of Lake Superior from the dining room, arguably the best lake view of any dining establishment on Madeline Island.

Fast Food, Coffee & Groceries - If you're on the go and prefer to skip the sit-down dining experience, you'll want to check out a few more options. The Island Store, owned by Ed & Marilyn Hartig, sells ribs and sandwiches that are absolutely super! In addition to offering fresh and smoked fish, meats, produce and other grocery items, the Island Store can outfit you for a picnic or boat outing with barbecued ribs, reubens, Gyros and Italian beef sandwiches, potato chips and other portable food items. Lori's Store on Middle Road offers grocery items, but without the fast food selections.

Mission Hill Coffee House is the Island gathering place each morning. You'll find pretty much anything on the menu you'd see at a Starbuck's, Caribou or Dunn Bros, but the Madeline Island ambience makes it truly special.

Enjoy and send me your restaurant reviews after you visit!

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