Calvin College
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Eating Options
On-campus options include Johnny's (fully stocked snack shop), the Spoelhof Center Café (sandwiches) and the dining halls.
Eastown, a ten-minute drive from Calvin, is for you if you're looking for something locally-owned, ethnic and/or vegetarian. Sami's Pita House, Bombay Cuisine, Szechuan Garden and Rafav's Mexican Restaurant are all on Wealthy Street. Marie Catrib's on Lake and Diamond offers local and organic options. Just on the other side of Diamond is a vegetarian restaurant called Gaia. Slightly north of Eastown on Fulton, Little Africa offers Ethiopian.
Downtown you'll find Cambridge House and Founders to be good brewery options. San Chez and Mezze, sister restaurants next door to one another on Fulton, offer Spanish tapas and the Mediterranean version of tapas (mezze) respectively.
28th Street (just south of Calvin) has about any fast food restaurant you could ever desire, as well as some local options like the Grand Rapids Brewing Company and Yen Ching.
Ask a local! Anyone who lives in the area would be happy to make a recommencation. If you'll be driving to another part of town, invite some friends or strangers-soon-to-become-friends to carpool.