Beginning just a few steps south of downtown's busiest intersection, Heartside encompasses art galleries and retail shops along with leading-edge medical facilities and revered spiritual centers. This is where artists come to live and work, where bodies and souls come to heal, and where visitors come to experience a vibrant, diverse community that is rich in history and progressive in spirit.
Where to Eat in Heartside
You’ll find upscale restaurants, casual coffee shops and Asia-inspired eateries in Heartside.
GRNoir Wine & Jazz
- 35 Division Ave. S
Love's Ice Cream and Chocolate
- 435 Ionia Ave. SW
Mertens Prime
- 35 Oakes St. SW
Mertens Rooftop
- 35 Oakes St. SW
Cafe Mertens
- 35 Oakes St. SW
Pochis Sweet Designs
- 44 Ionia St SW
Pochis Sweet Designs
- 44 Ionia St SW
Rockwell Republic
- 45 S Division Ave.
Biggby Coffee
- 235 Wealthy St SE
Biggby Coffee - Heartside
- 100 Wealthy St SE
The Brunch Lounge at Taste Buds Kitchen Connects, LLC
- 122 Division Ave. S
The Cottage Bar & Restaurant
- 18 LaGrave Ave. SE
Gita Pita
- 2 Jefferson Ave. SE
Hong Kong Express
- 150 Fulton St East
One Stop Coney Shop
- 154 Fulton St. East
Palace of India
- 138 East Fulton St. SE
Palatte Coffee & Art
- 150 E. Fulton St
Rad Bagels
- 435 Ionia Avenue Southwest
Southern Smoke
- 4023 Division Ave. S
Bangkok Taste Cuisine
- 15 Jefferson Ave. SE
Where to Shop in Heartside
Stroll Avenue for the Arts, a commercial corridor of art galleries and artist's live/work spaces. And be sure to check out these shopping spots:
Love's Ice Cream and Chocolate
- 435 Ionia Ave. SW
Aggregate 136
- 136 S. Division Ave.
ALLENNICHOLE
- 111 Division St
The Color Forest
- 341 S Division
Decaydence Vintage
- 71 Division Ave. S
Dime & Regal
- 650 Wealthy St SE
Gemini Handmade
- 963 Cherry St. SE
Heartside Gallery and Studio
- 48 S. Division Ave.
Hëmd
- 14 Weston St SE
Knit It
- 319 Division Ave. S
Lifestyle Kitchen Studio
- 222 E FULTON
Light Gallery + Studio
- 317 S Division Ave.
Mel Styles
- 315 S. Division
Palatte Coffee & Art
- 150 E. Fulton St
Premier
- 14 Weston SE
Second Dance Formal Consignment
- 321 S Division Ave.
Second Vibess
- 13 Division Ave. S
Vertigo Music
- 129 Division Ave. S
What to Do in Heartside
Mingle with local artists, artisans, and art patrons at Avenue for the Arts events throughout the year, including monthly First Fridays.
Visit Heartside Park, a former railyard now equipped with a playground, plash pad, basketball court and picnic tables.
Take a Steeple Chase Running Tour of religious landmarks to learn about the history of churches in Heartside (and throughout downtown) while you burn calories.
ArtPrize
- 41 Sheldon Blvd SE
Bishop Baraga Sculpture
- Outside the Cathedral of Saint Andrew
Bust of Abraham Lincoln
- 201 State St. SE
Calkin's Law Office
- 201 State St. SE
GRNoir Wine & Jazz
- 35 Division Ave. S
GRNoir Wine & Jazz
- 35 Division Ave. S
Mural at Sheldon and Weston
- West side of Sheldon, just south of Weston.
Mural at Fulton and Sheldon
- South side of Fulton, just east of Sheldon.
Mural at Sheldon and Oakes
- West side of Sheldon, just south of Oakes
Mural at Division and Cherry
- NW corner of Division and Cherry
Mural at Division and Oakes
- East side of Division, just south of Oakes
Mural at Sheldon and Cherry
- West side of Sheldon, just north of Cherry
Mural at Williams and Division
- Parking lot behind buildings on NW side of Williams and Division
Mural at Wealthy and Charles
- South side of Wealthy, between Henry and Charles
Mural at Weston and Division
- SE corner of Weston and Division
Love's Ice Cream and Chocolate
- 435 Ionia Ave. SW
Rockwell Republic
- 45 S Division Ave.
The Ruse Escape Rooms
- 25 Division Ave. S
Aggregate 136
- 136 S. Division Ave.
ALLENNICHOLE
- 111 Division St
What to See in Heartside
Treat your eyes to an incredible diversity of visual delights along Avenue for the Arts - from landmark buildings to public art to a wealth of art galleries. Don't miss the trope l'oeil mural by award winning artist Richard Haas in Pekich Park (at the corner of Cherry Street and Division Avenue).
Grand Rapids is known as a "City of Churches" - get a look at four of our most awe-inspiring sacred spaces:
- The gothic splendor of the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, a limestone building with a 192-foot spire.
- The classic Byzantine design of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, with an austere three-domed exterior opening to a richly decorated interior worship space.
- The iconic steeple of LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, which is an uncovered, exposed structural framework meant to represent the unfinished work of Christ.
- The rusticated red sandstone exterior of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, which combines a Byzantine aesthetic with some items of Greek and Roman influence.
Local Heartside Favorites
Rumors Nightclub, a longtime favorite of the LBGTQ community, offers dancing and entertainment seven nights a week.
Rockwell Republic is an award-winning gastropub with a three-season screened-in lounge and elevated outdoor beer garden.
Heartside Hidden Gems
Cathedral Square is a three-block Italian-style piazza modeled after Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome.
Haute at New Hotel Mertens is a rooftop lounge serving up French food and spectacular views of the city skyline.