Rafferty's Pizza
Pizza14281 Gould St, Crosslake, MN 56442
Sun-Thu 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Visit websiteDining & shopping guide
Lake-town dinners and main-street shopping, all from this driveway.
Crosslake · Nisswa · Pequot Lakes · Fifty Lakes
The short version
Ten minutes to dinner, an afternoon of boutiques.
This guide collects where to eat, where to shop, and where to run errands around 16138 Zigmund Dr on Mitchell Lake. Crosslake, about six miles south, carries the everyday and the evenings out: pizza, family dining, waterfront decks, groceries, and hardware. Nisswa and Pequot Lakes add a proper boutique main street, antique shops, and lake-town landmarks worth the short drive.
And when the best meal of the weekend happens at the cabin, the kitchen at 16138 Zigmund Dr is ready for it: Cambria quartz counters, stainless appliances, a screened porch for dinner over the lake, and a 30x60 shop for the boat and the grill gear.
Dining in Crosslake
Pizza, pasta, waterfront decks, craft brews, and breakfast.
Every spot here is re-verified and open to the public (October 16, 2026), about ten minutes from the listing's dock on Mitchell Lake. Newer in the rotation: Mad Rabbits at Crosslake Town Square, the grab-and-go Subway on County Road 66, the longtime Riverside Inn reborn as Riverside Tavern after a full remodel in 2026, Snarky's Hideout, the Snarky Loon brewing family's craft house and lounge on Pequot Lakes' Front Street, the Old Milwaukee Club Saloon & Eatery and Lakes Tavern in Pequot Lakes, Manhattan's at Manhattan Beach Lodge on Big Trout Lake, The North Star, Breezy Point Resort's roadhouse at the former Billy's location, and, new this refresh, Trevino's Texas Bar & Grill and the Preserve Smokehouse (the Grand View Lodge golf-course smokehouse rebrand of Northern Soul Smokehouse, open daily 11 a.m.-8 p.m.), plus Shiners' beloved sub shop and bar just off Highway 371 in Jenkins. The guide also runs a north-of-the-chain section covering Fifty Lakes, Emily, and Outing, so it spans from Highway 66 south to Highway 6 north. One closure to know about: Ox Lake Tavern on County Road 66 is reported closed as of 2026 in current restaurant listings (Yelp and several directories flag it permanently closed, though the chamber directory still lists it, so call before you go). On the Nisswa side, Roundhouse Brewery closed to the public permanently on January 1, 2026 after its owners retired, so the former brewery and taproom on Main Street is no longer open (its tasting room began in Brainerd in 2016 and moved to Nisswa in 2020). This refresh re-verified every phone number and website against current listings, and hours stay seasonal at the northern stops, so call ahead when the timing matters.
Mad Rabbits Feast Kitchen & Cocktail Emporium
Themed kitchen and cocktail emporium14211 Swann Dr, Crosslake, MN 56442
Closed Mon & Sun; Tue 3-9 p.m., Wed-Fri 3-11 p.m., Sat 12-11 p.m.
Visit websiteZorbaz
Pizza and fun36215 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Sun-Thu 11 a.m.-midnight, Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-2 a.m. (kitchen closes earlier; call ahead)
Visit websiteMaucieri's Italian Bistro
Italian34650 Co Rd 3, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteMoonlite Bay Family Restaurant
Family dining37627 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websitePine Peaks Restaurant
Breakfast and lunch35654 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteThe Wharf
Waterfront12986 Co Rd 16, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteRiverside Tavern
Waterfront dining35322 Co Rd 3, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websitePatrick's Cedar Chest Restaurant and Bar
Bar and bistro33350 Co Rd 3, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteUpNorth Social
Bistro and bar35494 Co Rd 3, Crosslake, MN 56442
Tue-Thu 4-8 p.m., Fri-Sat 12-8 p.m.; closed Sun-Mon (hours shift with the season)
Visit websiteAndy's Bar & Grill
Casual grill35453 Co Rd 3, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteDairy Queen Grill & Chill
Ice cream and grill36404 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteManhattan's at Manhattan Beach Lodge
Casual lakeside dining · Big Trout Lake39051 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Closed Mon; Tue-Fri from 4 p.m., Sat-Sun from noon; dinner menu from 4 p.m. (the lodge may close for private events)
Visit websiteLakes Tavern
Scratch kitchen and patio · Pequot Lakes29067 Peterson Path, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Tue-Sun 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; closed Mon
Visit websiteThe North Star
Roadhouse · Breezy Point · opened 202430898 Ranchette Dr, Breezy Point, MN 56472
Visit websiteSubway
Sandwiches and salads37733 County Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit website14 Lakes Pub & Brewery
Brewery and pub36846 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Mon closed; Tue-Wed 4 p.m.-midnight, Thu 2 p.m.-midnight, Fri-Sun noon-midnight (hours shift seasonally)
Visit websitePub '33 at Moonlite Bay
Elevated pub dining, seasonal37627 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteSnarky's Hideout
Craft house and lounge · Pequot Lakes · new 202631055 Front St, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Sun 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Mon-Thu 12-9 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Visit websiteOld Milwaukee Club Saloon & Eatery
Tavern and eatery · Pequot Lakes35002 Co Rd 39, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Typical hours Mon-Thu 3-10 p.m., Fri-Sun from 11:30 a.m. to late; confirm on the house Facebook page
Visit websiteTrevino's Texas Bar & Grill
Tex-Mex and barbecue · Pequot Lakes · new 202631094 Front St, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Mon-Thu 11 a.m.-9 p.m. per the Pequot Lakes chamber listing; call for Friday-Sunday hours
Visit websiteThe Preserve Smokehouse
Smokehouse · Grand View Lodge Golf Course · Pequot Lakes5505 Preserve Blvd, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Open daily 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; slow-smoked barbecue at The Preserve at Grand View Lodge Golf Course, the venue's smokehouse rebrand of the former Northern Soul Smokehouse
Visit websiteShiners
Subs, soups & bar · Jenkins · just off Hwy 37134174 2nd Ave, Jenkins, MN 56472
Mon-Thu 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Sun 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; famous for its white chicken chili and chicken wild rice soup
Visit websiteCoffee in Crosslake
A proper lake-town caffeine circuit.
Fourteen dependable coffee stops, bakeries, and sweets counters across Crosslake, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Breezy Point, Emily, and Outing, all re-verified on October 19, 2026. Crosslake Coffee is under new local ownership in 2026 and pours from 7 a.m.; Dark Horse Brew fills the Crosslake Town Square coffee-and-lounge niche with its bistro kitchen (Mon-Thu 7 a.m.-5 p.m., with later weekend hours and seasonal variation); Jitterz keeps the Town Square's candy, ice cream, and coffee counter going in season; and StoneHouse Coffee & Roastery anchors Nisswa's main street with published hours plus a second drive-thru window at the American National Bank on Smiley Road, open from 6:30 a.m. weekdays, and a heated greenhouse added in January 2026. Nisswa Mini Donuts rebuilt its Main Street stand from the ground up and reopened for summer 2026, Knotty Pine's downtown Nisswa shop (in the former Adirondack Coffee space) opened in May 2025, MN Traders Co. brings the coffee-to-cocktail concept to Pequot Lakes, and Lakes Latte pours a 7 a.m. start on Government Drive in Pequot Lakes. New for this refresh on the Pelican Lake side of Breezy Point: Caribou Coffee House & Bakery opened its new location at Breezy Point Resort in March 2026, and the Chocolate Ox candy and ice cream shop followed in May 2026. North of the chain, Crooked Lake Cafe & Bistro serves a locally sourced breakfast-and-lunch menu in Outing and Sweets 'N Such pours coffee alongside ice cream and candy in Emily. Worth knowing farther afield: 7 Brew, the drive-thru coffee stand planned in front of the Westgate Mall in Baxter (8464 Fairview Drive), was expected to open in October 2026 but was not yet confirmed open at this mid-October refresh; it would sit about 30 miles from the listing for lake-country trips to the big-box side. Hours here are seasonal and can shift, so call ahead when the timing matters.
Crosslake Coffee
Coffee35522 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Mon-Thu and Sun 7 a.m.-noon, Fri-Sat 7 a.m.-1 p.m. (hours shift by season; call ahead)
Visit websiteThe Yellow House
Cafe and gifts36084 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Open daily, 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (year-round)
Visit websiteDark Horse Brew & Bistro
Brew and bistro35734 Allen Ave, Crosslake, MN 56442
Mon-Thu 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; seasonal hours can shift, so confirm before you go
Visit websiteKnotty Pine Bakery & Coffee Shop
Bakery and coffee25469 Main St, Nisswa, MN 56468
Open daily 7 a.m.-4 p.m., in the former Adirondack Coffee space on Main Street
Visit websiteStoneHouse Coffee & Roastery
Coffee roastery25346 Main St, Nisswa, MN 56468
Mon-Thu 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri-Sat 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; the Smiley Road drive-thru opens 6:30 a.m. weekdays, and a heated greenhouse added in January 2026 extends the seating season into the colder months
Visit websiteStoneHouse Coffee Drive-Thru
Coffee drive-thru24052 Smiley Rd, Nisswa, MN 56468
Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat-Sun 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Visit websiteNisswa Mini Donuts
Mini donutsDowntown Main Street, Nisswa, MN 56468
Walk-up stand on Main Street, rebuilt from the ground up and reopened for summer 2026; open in season, so call ahead
Call to orderJitterz Candy, Ice Cream & Coffee
Candy, ice cream and coffee35752 Allen Ave, Crosslake, MN 56442
Seasonal: typically open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. in season, closed for winter and reopening around mid-March; call ahead in the off-season
Visit websiteMN Traders Co.
Coffee-to-cocktail eatery31038 Government Dr, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Coffee-to-cocktail hours shift with the season; confirm on the shop's site
Visit websiteCrooked Lake Cafe & Bistro
Cafe and bistro432 MN-6, Outing, MN 56662
Locally sourced breakfast-and-lunch bistro with beer, wine, and spirits; hours vary by season and directory, so call ahead (recent listings show weekend mornings)
Visit websiteSweets 'N Such
Coffee, ice cream & candy40246 S Bay Dr, Emily, MN 56447
Typically 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (some days to 7 p.m.); seasonal, so call ahead
Visit websiteLakes Latte
Coffee and bakery31012 Government Dr, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Open daily 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; coffee, lattes, tea, sandwiches, smoothies, and from-scratch baked goods
Call to orderCaribou Coffee House & Bakery at Breezy Point Resort
Coffee and bakery9247 Breezy Point Dr, Breezy Point, MN 56472
Open daily 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; the resort's coffee house opened its new location in March 2026 beside the Chocolate Ox on Pelican Lake
Visit websiteThe Chocolate Ox on Pelican Lake
Candy and ice cream9247 Breezy Point Dr, Breezy Point, MN 56472
Specialty candy and ice cream, typically daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. in season; the chain's Pelican Lake shop opened May 2026
Visit websiteEmily, Outing & Fifty Lakes
North on Highway 6: the towns around the listing itself.
New for this refresh: lakeside taverns, a log-cabin kitchen, and pizza north of the Whitefish Chain. Fifty Lakes Bar & Bottle Shop sits right in the lake home's hometown, and Emily and Outing anchor the Highway 6 corridor from Red Pine Cookhouse to Crooked Lake Pizza. All verified open as of October 19, 2026; northern hours lean seasonal, so call ahead in the off-season.
Fifty Lakes Bar & Bottle Shop
Bar and bottle shop · Fifty Lakes40430 Co Rd 3, Fifty Lakes, MN 56448
Open daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; full bar, bottle shop, and comfort food such as Heggies pizzas
Visit websiteRed Pine Cookhouse
Log-cabin kitchen · Emily39910 MN-6, Emily, MN 56447
Open Thu-Sun (typically 3 p.m.-1 a.m.; the Outing chamber lists 4 p.m. open), closed Mon-Wed; call ahead
Visit websiteThe Pickled Loon Saloon
Bar and grill · Emily44025 MN-6, Emily, MN 56447
Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-midnight, Sat-Sun 9 a.m.-midnight (weekend breakfast from 9 a.m., daily dinner specials)
Visit websiteDiner's Chicken Shack
Fried chicken carry-out · Emily40124 MN-6, Emily, MN 56447
Visit websiteLog Cabin Bar
Neighborhood tavern · Emily40012 MN-6, Emily, MN 56447
The home of the Outing chamber's annual Biggest Meat Raffle in the World each October; hours vary, so call ahead
Visit websiteCrooked Lake Pizza Company
Pizza · Outing432 MN-6, Outing, MN 56662
Visit websiteThe Village Inn
Bar and grill · Outing6524 County Rd 58 NE, Outing, MN 56662
Hours vary with the season; call ahead
Call to visitOr host at home
When the verdict is "just stay at the cabin."
Some nights the menu is Crosslake, and some nights it is the screened porch. The kitchen at 16138 Zigmund Dr makes hosting the easy call: quartz counters, stainless appliances, and an open flow into the dining room, with the beach as the after-dinner program.
Errands and essentials
Everything a lake week needs, in one small town.
Stock the fridge at Reed's, grab hardware at Ace, and be back at the beach in minutes. For a lake home, that convenience is the quiet luxury neighbors notice first.
Reed's Market & Gas Express
Groceries and bakery
35561 Co Rd 3, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteCrosslake Ace Hardware
Hardware and lake gear
35592 Pioneer Dr, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteDollar General
Everyday essentials
35483 Co Rd 37, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteCommon Goods Crosslake
Thrift and home decor
35562 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
Visit websiteBarstock Liquors
Liquor and wine · moved to Pioneer Dr 2025
35700 Pioneer Dr, Crosslake, MN 56442
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Boutiques and antiques
Nisswa's main street and Pequot's antique shops.
Head south and the shopping gets serious: Nisswa's downtown corners are lined with clothing boutiques, gift shops, and bookstores, while Pequot Lakes hides some of the region's best antique stores and the landmark bobber water tower. A lazy afternoon here pairs perfectly with a late lunch on the way home.
Downtown Nisswa shopsArdor Boutique
Nisswa · Main St25497 Main St, Nisswa, MN 56468
Visit websiteKisa Boutique
Nisswa · Main St25445 Main St, Nisswa, MN 56468
Visit websiteMeraki Boutique
Nisswa · Smiley Rd24400 Smiley Rd, Nisswa, MN 56468
Visit websiteHudson & Company
Nisswa · Main St25464 Main St, Nisswa, MN 56468
Visit websiteNisswa Totem Pole Boutique Marketplace
Nisswa · Main St25485 Main St, Nisswa, MN 56468
Call to visitFlour Sack Antiques
Pequot Lakes4464 Co Rd 168, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Call to visitLandmarks and stops
Worth the drive, easy on the way home.
Four reasons the lakes run on more than scenery, each within reach of the listing at 16138 Zigmund Dr.
Crosslake Town Square
The village plaza at the heart of Crosslake shopping and events, right around the corner from most of this guide.
Town SquareNational Loon Center
Crosslake's loon and freshwater conservation center, a five- or six-mile drive from the listing and worth the trip; the $18.5 million permanent lakeside campus at Swann Drive and Pioneer Drive broke ground in June 2025 and is now set to open in 2027, with summer 2026 construction pouring the concrete slab and paving the loon-shaped parking lot and a live construction camera on the foundation's Building Progress page. The temporary Nest center at Crosslake Town Square is open now.
The Loon CenterNisswa shopping district
Downtown Nisswa's boutiques, sweets shops, and bookstores anchor a proper afternoon, with turtle races on Wednesdays. The beloved Mini Donut Stand on Main Street rebuilt from the ground up and reopened for summer 2026, so the cinnamon-sugar stop is back on the circuit.
Downtown NisswaPequot Lakes landmarks
The town's giant fishing-bobber water tower and its antique shops make Pequot Lakes a good mid-drive stop.
Pequot Lakes chamberFrom the shop to the shore
Tour the listing, then try the neighborhood.
See 16138 Zigmund Dr in person and Noah will point you to the lobster roll, the best slice, and the antique shop you cannot miss, all verified and all close by.