cover image: Kalako Pizza
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Find a Favorite New Restaurant in Kalamazoo
We are lucky to live in Kalamazoo, which has many culinary masterpieces nearby.
While we LOVE our restaurants (5,700+ votes for the best restaurants in Kalamazoo support that notion), we never settle for good enough when it comes to our food.
And neither do our local restaurant owners: they continue to innovate and open new dining spots for Southwest Michigan to enjoy.
We polled our readers and found the best new places* to eat in our area.
*Note: To qualify as nominees on our 2025 ballot, a “new” Kalamazoo restaurant must have opened in 2024 or early 2025.
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Where Are the Best New Restaurants in Kalamazoo?
Here are the top 5 new restaurants that opened in 2024 or early 2025 in SWMI:
1 – Kalako Pizza
2 – Tavern 32
3 – Lee’s Burgers & Malts
4 – Simply Sweet Desserts
5 – Ayasofya Turkish Restaurant
Directory: New Restaurants in SWMI
Discover the newest additions to Kalamazoo’s restaurant scene:
Kalako Pizza
Opening in December 2024, Kalako Pizza delivers Chicago style pizza to Portage.
The location also offers traditional style pies, sandwiches, salads and appetizers.
Build your custom creation, or try one of their fun features, including Chef Kody's favorite (pictured): fresh Italian sausage, mushrooms, Calabrian chilis (Hot), fresh basil, red sauce and extra virgin olive oil.
The location also offers traditional style pies, sandwiches, salads and appetizers.
Build your custom creation, or try one of their fun features, including Chef Kody's favorite (pictured): fresh Italian sausage, mushrooms, Calabrian chilis (Hot), fresh basil, red sauce and extra virgin olive oil.
Where to Find Kalako Pizza
Find Kalako just north of Osterhout, on Portage Road (next door to Great Skate).
Find Kalako just north of Osterhout, on Portage Road (next door to Great Skate).
Tell us: What is your favorite new dining spot in Kalamazoo?
Leave us a comment with your fave new spot to grab breakfast, lunch or dinner in SW Michigan.
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