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The Fall 2026 NoMi Restaurant Guide

Oct. 12, 2026

In this week’s Northern Express — sister publication of The Ticker — readers will find the annual Fall Restaurant Guide, with 10 eateries to try around northern Michigan.

Explore options for sushi, shawarma, sandwiches, steaks, and Southern comfort food at food trucks, fine dining establishments, and cozy hole-in-the-wall spots that locals know and love. The restaurants include:

- Acorn Kitchen (Traverse City)
- Upriver (Glen Arbor)
- Wise Guys & The Front Bar (Petoskey)
- Ketch 22 (Arcadia)
- Chez Amie (Traverse City)
- Crooked Biscuit (Wolverine)
- Streamline Sushi (Traverse City)
- Dojo + Bonobo (Traverse City)
- Maragaritas (Charlevoix)
- Cellar & Flame Steakehouse (Traverse City)

Read more here.

Pick up a free copy of this week’s Northern Express, available to read online or at one of nearly 650 spots in 13 counties across northern Michigan.

Pictured: The wood-fired salmon from Cellar & Flame Steakhouse.

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