Grand Rapids Restaurant Named 12th Best Brunch Spot in the Entire Country

How fantastic is brunch? Eggs, bacon, pancakes, waffles - and of course, cocktails!

There are tons of great brunch spots in Grand Rapids. Where's your favorite spot to hit up for a mimosa and an omelet? Some of my favorite brunch joints are Bobcat Bonnie's, Sanchez, and The Old Goat. Not too long ago, Butcher's Union was named the top brunch spot in Michigan...

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Well, a different Grand Rapids restaurant is now in the spotlight for its brunch. Yelp sought to find the best brunch joints in the nation based on user reviews.

Yelp has ranked Lucy's Cafe the 12th best brunch joint in the nation! It's the only eatery from Michigan to make the list of 100 restaurants.

Owned and operated by Essence Restaurant Group, Lucy's Cafe is located in the Creston neighborhood at 1747 Plainfield Ave. NE. Essence also operates Bistro Bella Vita, The Green Well, and Grove in Grand Rapids.

Lucy's serves breakfast and lunch and has a full bar.

On the menu you'll find Egg Dishes, Biscuits and Gravy, Brioche French Toast, Flapjacks, Hot Honey Chicken and Waffles, Prosciutto and Grits, and Lucy's Pie, which is a seasonal Quiche.

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For lunch enjoy a variety of salads, smash burgers, sandwiches like the Crab Rangoon Grilled Cheese, Monte Cristo, and Corned Beef Rueben.

Lucy's also serves Sparrows Coffee Drinks and Specialty Drinks like Vietnamese Coffee and Cafe Miel.

The 10,000 square foot restaurant seats 160 inside and has seating for 28 at its popular outside patio space.

Lucy's has a lot of history in the Creston neighborhood. It was originally built and operated as Daane’s Market, which was co-founded by David Daane and his brother-in-law Simon VanderKooy in 1959. It later became D’Amico’s Food Mart in 1978 and successfully operated for 33 years until its closing in 2011. In 2016  Simon VanderKooy’s children and owners of the property, Brian VanderKooy, Jan VanderKooy and Sue Despre, renovated the space into what would become Lucy's Cafe.

The restaurant is open seven days a week 8a.m. to 3p.m.