Corner Café

Corner Café sits two miles east of US-131 at Exit 131, right along Michigan's White Pine Trail in Stanwood, making it an easy stop for cyclists and hikers as well as drivers heading north out of Grand Rapids. The kitchen turns out scratch-made comfort food, and the menu leans into Midwestern classics like goulash and meatloaf sandwiches. Reuben sandwiches and farmers omelets round out a lineup that runs from biscuits and gravy in the morning to hot beef sandwiches by afternoon. Regulars come back for the desserts. The turtle brownie sundae and bread pudding get particular praise, and a chocolate chip cookie pie shows up on the menu from time to time. The dining room holds around fifteen tables, small enough that the cook has been known to step out and check on a table personally. Visitors with a cottage at Canadian Lakes, or a stop planned along the White Pine Trail, treat Corner Café as a reliable halfway point for breakfast or lunch. The building offers wheelchair accessible parking and restrooms, making it a workable stop for most travelers. Whether arriving by bike off the trail or by car off the highway, Corner Café delivers the kind of home cooked meal that keeps people driving out of their way to return.