Cafe Mamo

Cafe Mamo Cafe Mamo is an American restaurant inspired by Grandma's Garden. Classic midwestern dishes paired with tasty w**e in a warm, comfortable setting.

Summer here inviting you to drink w**e with me! I have been working in w**e for *checks notes* 13 years now and have a l...
09/30/2026

Summer here inviting you to drink w**e with me! I have been working in w**e for *checks notes* 13 years now and have a lot of information rolling around in my head that I would love to share with my Grand Rapids drinking community.

$50 per class for 5 w**es, and there is a nice discount if you sign up for the 4 class pack! Classes will be on Saturday afternoons from 2:30-3:30.

Link to purchase tickets in BIO. Huge thank you to carbferg creative for the delightful design work on this series! As always, we appreciate you ✨

We are looking to add to our kitchen team at Café Mamo!This doesn’t happen very often, but after five long years we are ...
09/15/2026

We are looking to add to our kitchen team at Café Mamo!
This doesn’t happen very often, but after five long years we are looking to change up our structure in the kitchen with some help from (maybe) your talented hands!
Email Mike your resume to [email protected]

I was thinking about all you guys this week. I thought, “I wonder if the freaky little weirdos that eat at Café Mamo wou...
09/09/2026

I was thinking about all you guys this week. I thought, “I wonder if the freaky little weirdos that eat at Café Mamo would eat a potato tomato dish? Yeah, I bet they fu***ng would!”
Well you freaky little weirdos are getting exactly that! What a perfect way to kick off tomato week! That means just about every dish has some kind of tomatoes happening.
Ever since 2022 we have done at least one week of menues with tomatoes on everything. When I moved here, about 8 years ago, I immediately started getting into local agriculture and seeing what was available. It blows me away every single year when I have my first tomato. Wow. And we are so lucky to not only have the product, but the people growing them. I give my farmers all the credit for the beautiful things they bring us every week.
So, yeah, get lit and come sit! Call 616-350-3430 for reservations!
Cheers!

It’s beef this week y’all.This has been a great season for some of our produce, ok for others, and non existent for a fe...
08/26/2026

It’s beef this week y’all.
This has been a great season for some of our produce, ok for others, and non existent for a few crops. Luckily, about all the things we love most are in great supply. We did tumble into a wonderful supply of all the best melons we have never heard of! Life goes on, next season will be different.
But, it’s beef time. We have this gorgeous braised beef from Apsey Farms 🥩🍗🥓 crisped up and served with some jus, peperonata made with our favorite peppers from Josh&Steph🌱 and this beautiful okra from Perry Street Farm . It’s rich and delicious, but light enough to not ruin your night.
Stop by and ask Mike about margaritas.
Call 616-350-3430 for reservations
Cheers

LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS!Excited to announce Cafe Mamo Daytripper! Join us August 30th as we travel to Modales W**es Doma...
08/14/2026

LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS!

Excited to announce Cafe Mamo Daytripper! Join us August 30th as we travel to Modales W**es Domaine Berrien Cellars and Dablon Vineyards for tours and tastings🥂 This trip is curated by Summer and will surely be a Michigan W**e adventure to remember.

Thanks to carbferg creative and Emily Carbonell-Ferguson for your help putting this trip together and for all you do!

The best spaghetti of the year hits the menu tonight until the tomatoes are out of season!Spaghetti with Golden Pomodoro...
07/29/2026

The best spaghetti of the year hits the menu tonight until the tomatoes are out of season!
Spaghetti with Golden Pomodoro. It ain’t too flashy, it’s not really fancy. But if you have the palette for simple food and good produce, you might find that this plate of pasta taste exactly like a West Michigan summer. Made with my favorite tomato variety (top secret) from Perry Street Farm .
Another returning classic hits the menu this week; Whitefish with Caponata. Caponata is such a good way to fit as many varieties of produce as possible into one dish. Every batch is a little differ from the last, but always just as delicious.
So, I think you all know the drill, call 616-350-3430 for reservations.
Cheers!

We got new potatoes and green beans you hungry freaks!We are stepping through the threshold of a long and bountiful seas...
07/24/2026

We got new potatoes and green beans you hungry freaks!
We are stepping through the threshold of a long and bountiful season of that West Michigan produce we love! This year the plan is to pile it on as much as ever!
The best tomatoes in the country are slowly finding their way on the menu and we are only a few weeks away from them being on everything! Summer has a couple of mountains of w**e that you all need to drink through before the end of the summer, so remember it is bottle season baby!
Call 616-350-3430 for reservations
Cheers

I think it’s fair to say, we have been slacking on our social media. But frankly, who cares. It’s a busy life having two...
07/07/2026

I think it’s fair to say, we have been slacking on our social media. But frankly, who cares.
It’s a busy life having two babies and a restaurant. Lots of people misunderstand that having your own place is “making it”. Truth is, you have to show up and “make it” every single day. It’s not always fun. Sometimes it’s painful. It’s hard not being able to be with your babies all the time, and yes, guests can be quite prickly at times.
But, we aren’t alone. We have a small army of regulars that I would bust down a brick wall to be able to serve. We get to work with the coolest farmers in the state. We got good w**e, and good food. That’s all it is. And we are lucky to know some amazing friends doing the same work all over the country. So we don’t always take a good picture for a post. Whatever.
Last month we celebrated being open for five whole years. That’s a pretty huge milestone for any small business, but maybe especially for a restaurant. We have worked through dining restrictions, masking the whole staff up, tariffs, online bullying, vandalism, and some unpleasant folks. And let me be the first to say, we takin unphased and unmoved. This is our corner baby.
For the rest of the summer, we promise to post some things sometimes. I have always said it doesn’t matter what the menu is as long as you come in for a good time. If you leave here hunger, that’s your fault. So get high, stop by and have a banging time at Café Mamo.
Here are a couple photos from our trip to San Francisco, where we decided to work with our time off and do a banging dinner at Jules and see this temple of dough my sick ass friend has built there.
Stay classy Mamo Heads! Fight the power! Eat some dinner!

It’s June 1st! That is a big deal at Café Mamo, especially so this year because we are celebrating our 5 year anniversar...
06/01/2026

It’s June 1st! That is a big deal at Café Mamo, especially so this year because we are celebrating our 5 year anniversary! We are starting the month strong with a new summertime happy hour!
Here are the details: 4pm to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday every week. We will have our classic 50%off bottles of w**e up to $60. We also have a couple of low and spritz options for just $5. And of course we are doing a nice burger. Happy Hour is only available for dine in.
This happy hour menu is meant to be cheap and approachable for everyone. Times are hard out there and everything is more expensive. So we made sure this burger ain’t. Made with all local ingredients and held to the same standard as everything else we do.
So grab your friends and come on down this summer! Have a nice little spritz and a burger! Happy Hour ends at 5:30pm on the dot everyday!
Call 616-350-3430 for reservations
Cheers

Well, looks like summer out there folks. Good time to cruise through for some grub and a couple huckleberry margaritas. ...
05/27/2026

Well, looks like summer out there folks. Good time to cruise through for some grub and a couple huckleberry margaritas.
The floodgates are about to open on a beautiful wave of that West Michigan produce Mike never sh*ts up about. We are seeing lots of fresh onions around which may as well mean it’s Christmas, cause boy are they a special treat.
Throw on your best linen outfit and come hang out in the garden tonight, it’s gonna rule.
Call 616-350-3430 for reservations
Cheers

Address

1601 Plainfield Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI
49505

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 10pm
Tuesday 4pm - 10pm
Wednesday 4pm - 10pm
Thursday 4pm - 10pm
Friday 4pm - 10pm
Saturday 4pm - 10pm

Telephone

+16163503430

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