Dune Bird Nominated for Red Hot Best 2026

Dune Bird has officially made it to Round 2 of Red Hot Best 2026: The Official Best of Northern Michigan Ballot — and it’s all because of you.

Voting runs March 2 through March 13, and you can vote once a day to push your favorites into the winning spot.

We’re in the running for:

• Coffee Shop

• Happy Hour

• Outdoor Dining

• Winery

Four categories. One little corner of Northern Michigan. A whole lot of heart.

To be nominated in both Coffee Shop and Winery feels especially us. Mornings that turn into afternoons. Espresso that becomes rosé. Work meetings that slowly shift into happy hour. Outdoor tables filled with friends, dogs at your feet, and that golden light we never get tired of.

And Outdoor Dining? We see you. Those long summer nights, layered sweatshirts in the shoulder seasons, clinking glasses under open sky. That’s the magic.

If Dune Bird has been your morning ritual, your spontaneous happy hour, your weekend meet-up spot, or your “let’s try somewhere different” place — this is your moment to show some love.

Vote once a day through March 13.

Let’s make it official.

From the bottom of our cups and the last pour of the night, thank you for being part of this.