Kerrytown is the walkable few blocks just north of downtown Ann Arbor. Think Detroit Street, Fourth and Fifth Avenue, and Kingsley – a pocket of brick buildings, a covered market, and some of the best food in the city packed into a five-minute walk.
Most people know it for one deli and the farmers market. There is a lot more here, and it is the rare part of town where you can park once and spend a whole morning on foot. Here is the local’s version, with hours checked the first week of August 2026.
A note before you go: hours drift, especially around holidays and between semesters. Everything below was current as of early August, but a quick call ahead never hurts on a slow day.
Start at the market
Kerrytown Market & Shops
The anchor of the whole district. Kerrytown Market & Shops is the multi-level brick complex at 407 N 5th Ave, home to a rotating set of independent shops, a spice merchant, a kitchen store, and the market stalls that give the neighborhood its name. It is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., though individual shops keep their own hours inside that.
Come on a Saturday if you can. That is when the building and the surrounding blocks are busiest and everything is open at once.
407 N 5th Ave. Kerrytown Market & Shops
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
The open-air market at 315 Detroit St has run in this spot for decades, and in the growing season it runs twice a week: Saturday and Wednesday, both 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday is the big one, with the full lineup of produce, flowers, bread, and prepared-food vendors. Wednesday is quieter and easier if you actually want to talk to a farmer.
Go early for the pastries and the flowers – the best of both are gone by mid-morning on a Saturday. Parking around the market fills fast, so the Ann & Ashley structure a few blocks over is your friend.
315 Detroit St. Ann Arbor Farmers Market
Where to eat
Zingerman’s Delicatessen
The one everyone has heard of, and it earns it. Zingerman’s Deli at 422 Detroit St is open every day 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the reputation is built on serious sandwiches – stacked, named, and not cheap, but the corned beef and the Reuben are the real thing.
Expect a line at lunch and expect it to move. Order at the counter, grab a seat in the side room or take it to go, and do not skip the cheese and olive-oil shop attached next door.
422 Detroit St. Zingerman’s Delicatessen
Miss Kim
Modern Korean cooking a few doors into the Kerrytown Market complex, and one of the best restaurants in this part of town. Miss Kim at 415 N 5th Ave is open Monday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays.
The menu leans seasonal and changes with what the market has. The bibimbap and the fried chicken are the reliable orders, and the lunch is an easy pairing with a market morning.
415 N 5th Ave. Miss Kim
Detroit Street Filling Station
The plant-based spot at 300 Detroit St, right across from Zingerman’s. Detroit Street Filling Station is open Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday noon to 8 p.m. Even committed carnivores tend to leave happy – the point here is that the food is good first and vegan second.
The patio is the move on a warm day, and it is an easy walk from anything else on this list.
300 Detroit St. Detroit Street Filling Station
Chapala Mexican Restaurant
Just off the west edge of Kerrytown on North Main, Chapala is the neighborhood standby for a full Mexican menu and a margarita. It is open daily from noon: Monday through Thursday to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday to 11 p.m., and Sunday to 9 p.m.
This is the unfussy weeknight answer – big portions, fast service, and close enough to fold into a Kerrytown afternoon.
211 N Main St. Chapala Mexican Restaurant
Casey’s Tavern
The genuine neighborhood bar of the district, on Depot Street near the tracks. Casey’s Tavern is open Monday through Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and closed Sundays. It is a burger-and-a-beer kind of place – regulars at the bar, a solid burger, and none of the downtown crowd.
Come here when you want the honest version of lunch, not a scene.
304 Depot St. Casey’s Tavern
Gandy Dancer
The special-occasion room, set inside the old 1886 railroad depot at 401 Depot St. Gandy Dancer is open Monday through Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a weekday happy hour from 3:30 to 6:30. It leans seafood and steak, and the stone-and-timber building is worth the visit on its own.
This is where to take parents, or where to land a birthday dinner. Fancier than the rest of this list, and it knows it.
401 Depot St. Gandy Dancer
Sit down with a drink
TeaHaus
A proper tea shop and tasting room at 204 N 4th Ave, with a wall of loose-leaf tins you can smell before you buy. TeaHaus is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mondays. Order a pot to drink in, or let them blend a bag to take home.
The late close makes it one of the few calm evening options in Kerrytown that is not a bar.
204 N 4th Ave. TeaHaus
Cupsnchai
A cafe on South Fourth Avenue at the downtown edge of the district, built around chai and a long list of specialty drinks. Cupsnchai at 214 S 4th Ave opens at 8 a.m. daily and stays open late – to 10 p.m. most nights and to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
It is the rare spot here where you can sit with a laptop or a friend well past when the shops have closed.
214 S 4th Ave. Cupsnchai
Bring the kids
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Four floors of interactive exhibits at 220 E Ann St, on the southern edge of Kerrytown. The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Mondays. It is aimed squarely at younger kids, and it is the reason a lot of families end up in this neighborhood in the first place.
Pair a morning here with lunch a block north and you have the whole day handled.
220 E Ann St. Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Getting there and parking
Kerrytown sits about a five-minute walk north of Main Street, so if you are already downtown you can just walk over. Driving in, the Ann & Ashley parking structure on North Ashley is the closest covered option and the safest bet on a busy Saturday, since the surface lots around the farmers market fill early.
If you are coming from out of town, the Amtrak station is right here on Depot Street, a short walk from everything above – which makes Kerrytown one of the easiest Ann Arbor neighborhoods to reach without a car.
The short version
If you have one morning, do this: park at Ann & Ashley, walk the farmers market on a Saturday, grab a sandwich at Zingerman’s or lunch at Miss Kim, and finish with a pot at TeaHaus. That is Kerrytown at its best, and it is all inside a few walkable blocks.
