Lansing's 438 places listed in this guide include 311 restaurants, 45 quick-service spots, 37 cafes and 44 bars. Coffee shops and cafes, along with bars, are tied at the top with 38 listings each, and pizza follows at 32 with Mexican at 25.
307 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Subway (10), McDonald's (5), Taco Bell (5) and Burger King (4).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Lansing ranks #94 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Lansing by cuisine
Coffee shops and cafes in Lansing
- Cafe · Chain · 500 E Michigan Ave
- Cafe · Chain · 130 N Larch St
- Cafe · Chain · 4230 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
- Cafe · Chain · 1149 S Washington Ave
- Food and drink · 100 E César E. Chávez Ave
- Cafe · Chain · 3415 E Saginaw St
Bars in Lansing
- Bar · 406 S Washington Square
- Bar · 1250 Turner St
- Bar · 325 Riverfront Dr
- Bar · 400 Baker St
- Bar · 802 E Michigan Ave
- Bar · 313 N Cedar St
Pizza in Lansing
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 4320 S Cedar St
- Restaurant · Pizza · 2011 E Michigan Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 6250 S Cedar St
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 300 N Clippert St
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 206 S Washington Square
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 5645 S Cedar St
Mexican in Lansing
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1016 W Saginaw St
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 2511 E Michigan Ave Ste 2
- Restaurant · Mexican · 3418 Pleasant Grove Rd
- Restaurant · Mexican · 2010 E Michigan Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · 311 E Cesar E Chavez Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · 3500 S Cedar St #101
Sandwiches and delis in Lansing
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 1824 S Pennsylvania Avenue
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 134 S Washington Sq
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 2602 N Grand River Ave
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 200 S. Washington Square
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 2224 N Larch St
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 3621 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Bakeries and donuts in Lansing
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 309 S Washington Square
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 6310 S Cedar St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 3000 Vine St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 215 N Clippert St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 310 North Clippert Street
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 214 S Washington Square
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Place data from the Overture Maps Foundation (overturemaps.org), which includes data from Meta, Microsoft and Foursquare, used under the CDLA Permissive 2.0 and Apache 2.0 licenses. Restaurants open, close and move; check with the restaurant before you go. Data refreshed 2026-10-11.