A Coffee Crawl Down Main Street
6 stops · about 3 hours · Updated October 12, 2026
Build this coffee and pastry crawl in Traverse City, MI around coffee, handcrafted chocolate, and bakery stops, following the sequence from Centre Street to South Garfield Avenue, Front Street, and South Union Street. Tuesday brings overlapping hours across all six businesses; begin at Centre Street Café during its 11 a.m.–3 p.m. window.
Start at 1125 Centre St #3404 with coffee and desserts, or add sandwiches, organic salads, and soups. Next, visit Great Lakes Chocolate & Dessert Co. at 819 S Garfield Ave for handcrafted desserts and bean-to-bar chocolate made with single-origin, organic cacao.
Continue to Higher Self Bookstore at 313 E Front St, where coffee shares space with metaphysical books, crystals, jewelry, and incense. Follow with Clean Crumbles at 436 W Front St: the dedicated gluten-free and dairy-free bakery and café pairs desserts, protein bars, and no-bake bites with a self-serve coffee and tea bar.
Finish with two South Union Street bakeries. Water's Edge Sweet Tooth at 405 S Union St offers in-store shopping and takeout. Romero Baking Co., at 811 S Union St, closes the sequence with daily scones, muffins, breads, cookies, and brownies.
Coffee stops
morning
Stop 1
Centre Street Café
4.8(454)Traverse City
Centre Street Café combines notable coffee and desserts with sandwiches, organic salads, and soups in a casual, cozy, upbeat setting.
Stop 2
Great Lakes Chocolate & Dessert Co.
4.8(83)Traverse City
Great Lakes Chocolate & Dessert Co. earns its place with handcrafted desserts and bean-to-bar chocolate made from single-origin, organic cacao beans.
Stop 3
Higher Self Bookstore
4.8(379)Traverse City
Higher Self Bookstore offers coffee alongside metaphysical books, crystals, jewelry, and incense, extending its focus on personal growth through workshops and classes.
Stop 4
Clean Crumbles
4.9(42)Traverse City
Clean Crumbles pairs its dedicated gluten-free and dairy-free bakery offerings with a self-serve coffee and tea bar, board games, and window seating.
Pastries along the way
morning
Stop 5
Water's Edge Sweet Tooth
4.8(92)Traverse City
Water's Edge Sweet Tooth offers a quick bakery stop with in-store shopping and takeout, plus a wheelchair-accessible entrance and several payment options.
Stop 6
Romero Baking Co.
4.9(25)Traverse City
Romero Baking Co. rounds out the crawl with daily scones, muffins, breads, cookies, and brownies, with takeout available for a quick visit.
