Here's The Best Food & Drink In Michigan For 2019

MICHIGAN — As 2018 comes to a close, it's a good time to think back on the highlights. Especially when those highlights involve food. The good folks at The Daily Meal website, who analyze all things related to eating and drinking, have been using their taste buds all year to determine the best places to get everything from pizza and Chinese food to burritos, brunch and beer.

They've compiled their wisdom into the annual guide to the best food and drink across the country.

Many of these spots that offer up the tastiest eats across the United States are right here in Michigan. The website's list of the must-visit establishments in Michigan features those that are among the nation's very best. You can use it as your 2019 culinary bucket list.

“When you travel through Michigan, you won’t just find the Great Lakes, you’ll also find great cuisine. Michigan hosts some of America’s very best restaurants, some of this country’s very best craft breweries (including Bell’s, Founders, and Dark Horse), and great barbecue, cocktails, and even cupcakes. If that’s not enough to whet your appetite, we’re not sure what else will get the job done."

Whether it's fine dining or street food you crave, here are some highlights of the best food and drink in the state:

• Best Burger: The quirky Redamak’s in New Buffalo, which tops their skillet-seared burgers with an ample dose of Velveeta
• Best Craft Brewery: Bell’s in Kalamazoo has been turning out inspired brews since 1985
• Best Fried Chicken: Zehnder’s is a 1,500-seat Frankenmuth institution, and its fried chicken is — wait for it — all you can eat
• Best Hot Dog: Detroit is famous for its chili-topped coneys, and our tip of the hat goes to the famed Lafayette Coney Island
• Best Sandwich: Zingermann’s is an Ann Arbor institution, and the Reuben is its signature sandwich

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