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Where to eat in Appleton: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Appleton, WI, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 19 picks in the city, of which 1 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Appleton for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Manderfield's Home Bakery East

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · W3176 Springfield Dr

Eats Ranked pick

12:30 PM · Lunch

Mark's East Side

Supper Club · $$ · about $32 a person · 1405 E Wisconsin Ave

Eats Ranked pick

East Appleton restaurant in a building opened in 1948, family run since 1967, whose all-day Friday menu includes all-you-can-eat batter-fried Icelandic haddock and fresh lake perch.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Ellinor

American & Other · $$ · about $45 a person · 1016 E Pacific St

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Midwest semifinalist 2026 (Adam Marty)

Day 2: about $77 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

George's Steak House

Supper Club · $$ · about $32 a person · 2208 S Memorial Dr

Eats Ranked pick

Long-running Appleton steakhouse and piano bar owned by the Quimby family since 1976, offering about ten different Friday fish fry specials with Boston clam chowder.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Scuba's Pourhouse

Bar & Pub · $$ · about $45 a person · 1309 E Wisconsin Ave

Eats Ranked pick

East-side Appleton sports bar that serves its fish fry all day on Fridays.

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Appleton for this day.

Day 3: about $52 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Michiels Bar & Grill

Supper Club · $$ · about $32 a person · Menasha · 1100 Appleton Rd

Eats Ranked pick

Menasha bar, grill and supper club whose Friday fish dinners include all-you-can-eat hand-breaded haddock and lake perch with the soup and salad bar.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Mihm's Charcoal Grill

Burgers · $ · about $20 a person · Menasha · 342 Chute St

Eats Ranked pick

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Appleton for this day.

About $220 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

12 more places to eat in Appleton

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Cinder's Charcoal Grill Kensington Dr · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Emmett's Bar & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Red Ox Seafood and Steakhouse · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Club Tavern · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Cimarron Bar & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Lake Park Pub and Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Romy's Nitingale · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Lox Club · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Van Abel's of Hollandtown · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Marty's Place · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Batley's Grill & Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Granary Supper Club · Supper Club · $$ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.