Food Downtown, Grand Marais
Sven & Ole's
A place to eat in Downtown, Grand Marais, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Dinner.

Why go
Long-running pizza joint with the Pickle Herring pub attached.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Grand Marais, alongside 3 activities, 3 outdoor spots and 1 place for a drink. 4 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with World's Best Donuts and Voyageur Brewing Company.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Best time
- Dinner
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Grand Marais, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1World's Best Donuts
Seasonal donut shop near the harbor since 1969.
Food · 0.0 mi straight-line - 2Voyageur Brewing Company
Downtown brewery with a rooftop deck overlooking the harbor.
Drinks · 0.2 mi straight-line - 3Artist's Point
Rocky basalt spit behind the Coast Guard station leading to the harbor lighthouse breakwall.
Outdoors · 0.3 mi straight-line - 4North House Folk School
Harborfront school for traditional crafts, with short classes and sails on the schooner Hjordis.
Activity · 0.3 mi straight-line - 5Gunflint Trail
57-mile road from town into Boundary Waters lake country, with moose sightings at dusk.
Activity · 0.7 mi straight-line - 6Cascade River State Park
Short loop past stepped waterfalls in a narrow gorge just off Hwy 61.
Outdoors · 8.8 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Sven & Ole's is a stop on our Minnesota North Shore route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Grand Marais
Sven & Ole's is our only food pick in Grand Marais; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Grand Marais guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Grand Marais run from 19°F in January to 79°F in July; June is usually the wettest month. For Sven & Ole's itself, we suggest: Dinner.
Modelled monthly averages for Grand Marais from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Grand Marais weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Sven & Ole's, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 9 Wisconsin St, Grand Marais, MN 55604, USA
- Coordinates
- 47.74949, -90.33377
- Destination
- Grand Marais, Minnesota
Sven & Ole's: quick answers
How much time do you need at Sven & Ole's?
Plan on about an hour at Sven & Ole's. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Sven & Ole's?
Our pick: Dinner.
Where is Sven & Ole's?
Sven & Ole's is at 9 Wisconsin St, Grand Marais, MN 55604, USA, in Downtown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Sven & Ole's?
Sven & Ole's appears on Minnesota North Shore, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Sven & Ole's to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Grand Marais.
Plan Grand Marais
- Grand Marais travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Grand Marais weather by month
- Duluth to Grand Marais 106 mi straight-line
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- Lutsen Mountains Summit Express Gondola Activity
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.



