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Farmer's Market Menu

Farmer's Market Menu

November 11 +51

Echelon Kitchen and Bar · Old Fourth Ward • $$$$

Echelon's Farmer's Market Menu sends you on a four-course journey through whatever Michigan farms are harvesting right now. Expect dishes like Market Tomato Salad and Pan-Seared Dorade that change weekly with the seasons.

Five-Course Tasting Menu

Five-Course Tasting Menu

November 11 +15

Echelon Kitchen and Bar · Old Fourth Ward • $$$$

Echelon's Wednesday and Thursday tasting menu unfolds across five courses—from Kanpachi Crudo to Wood-Roasted Maitake to Wagyu Bavette—with wine pairings for each dish.

Times Square Kitchen

Times Square Kitchen

Old Fourth Ward

NYC-style halal cart bringing proper Chicken Over Rice to Ann Arbor. Expect tender lamb and chicken, fluffy rice, and the white and hot sauces you've been craving since your last trip to the city.

Spencer

Spencer

Old Fourth Ward • $$$

Part wine shop, part dinner party, Spencer feels like a meal at your coolest chef friend's house. Chef Abby Olitzky's monthly set menu draws on local farms, paired with a James Beard-nodded wine list.

Side Biscuit

Side Biscuit

Burns Park • $

Wings so good, Buffalonians drive across state lines for them. This takeout counter slings crispy, juicy wings in house-made sauces that rotate weekly, from OG Buffalo to Panang Thai curry.

The Cellar

The Cellar

Old Fourth Ward • $$

A cozy basement wine bar where board game nights meet rotating wines and shareable bites. Vault of Midnight hosts regular game sessions in this welcoming neighborhood spot beneath Grizzly Peak Brewing.

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Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM

Vegano Italiano

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Old Fourth Ward

$

Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM

Burger Thursday

Good Time Charley's · Burns Park

$$

Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM

Vegano Italiano Thursdays

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Northside

$

Fri, Nov 13 · 12:00 PM

Wise Senior Center @ the JCC!

Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor · Bryant Pattengill East

Sun, Nov 15 · 8:00 AM

Summer Sundays

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Northside

$

Tue, Nov 24 · 11:00 AM

Chef Thad's Thanksgiving Dinner at Home!

Venue by 4M · Bryant Pattengill East

$$

Wed, Nov 25 · 9:00 AM

White Lotus Farms Farmers Market

White Lotus Farms · Ann Arbor

Free

Sat, Dec 12 · 9:30 AM

SANTA BRUNCH (2026)

Venue by 4M · Burns Park

$$

Solo Jazz Guitarist

The Earle Restaurant · Old West Side

$$

Patio Guide: Where to Dine Outside

Venue by 4M · Bryant Pattengill East

$$

South Main Street & East Liberty Street

Ann Arbor

Free Live Music

Old Town Tavern · Old West Side

$$

Chef’s Supper Club

Echelon Kitchen and Bar · Old West Side

$$$$

Trivia Nights

Ashley's · Ann Arbor

$$

Food Trucks, Pop Ups and Events

Ann Arbor Distilling Company · Ann Arbor

$

Events

Miss Kim · Kerrytown

$$

Rickstaurant Night

Rick's American Cafe · Burns Park

Live Music

The Habitat · Lakewood

$$

Sunday Jazz Brunch and Saturday Night Jazz & Blues

Venue by 4M · Bryant Pattengill East

$$

Lions vs. Bills Game Watch Party

Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub · Old West Side

$$

Food Truck Rally of the Season

Ann Arbor Farmers Market · Kerrytown

Chef's Supper Club Dinner

Echelon Kitchen and Bar · Old West Side

$120

Ladies Night Out

Cannelle Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor

$

Jazz Ensemble

The Earle Restaurant · Old West Side

$$

Pop-up and 5-course tasting menu by Leandra Forman

Miss Kim · Kerrytown

$$

Ladies Night Out

Cupsnchai · Ann Arbor

$

Thanksgiving Prix Fixe Menu

Ruth's Chris Steak House · Ann Arbor

$$$$

Mani Osteria and Bar

Old Fourth Ward

$$

Jerusalem Garden

Old Fourth Ward

$

Bori Korean Kitchen & Bar

Old Fourth Ward

bb.q Chicken Ann Arbor

Lakewood

$

Miny's Mexican Restaurant

Old Fourth Ward

One Bowl Asian Cuisine

Burns Park

$$

Gran Maya Mexican Restaurant

Abbot

Moe'z Famous Cheesesteaks

Colonial Square Cooperative

$$

Poke Poke - Sushi Unrolled

Old Fourth Ward

$$

Evergreen Downtown

Old Fourth Ward

$$

Shawarma Shop

Cranbrook

$

Anthony's Gourmet Pizza

Wines

$$

Toarmina's Pizza (Ann Arbor West)

Dicken

$

Graduate by Hilton Ann Arbor

Old Fourth Ward

BASE CAMP RESTAURANT

Haisley

$$

Don Juan Mexican Restaurant

Dicken

$$

La Marsa Mediterranean Cuisine

Burns Park

Buddy's Pizza

Cranbrook

$$

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea

Old Fourth Ward

$3

The Habitat

Lakewood

$$

Amadeus Restaurant

Old Fourth Ward

$$

Miki Japanese Restaurant

Old West Side

$$

Campo Pizza

Lakewood

Ayse's | Turkish Cafe

Northside

$$

Bell's Diner

Dicken

$

Iggy's Eggies

Old Fourth Ward

Lowertown Bar & Cafe

Northside

$

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