Uptown in Grand Rapids

A worker at D’arts Donut Shop hand-dips doughnuts in a bucket of chocolate.

(Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Tribune

Sept. 13, 2016 8:18 AM PT

You won’t find any ArtPrize entries in Uptown, but you will find cool cafes, boutiques and breweries, among other things.

Two breakfast tacos for $6 equals a bargain at That Early Bird. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

That Early Bird opened earlier this year in the former coffee shop Kava House. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Women’s clothing and accessories are on sale at Lee & Birch, a boutique in Uptown. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Michael Schimpf, left, and his partner, Lenn Beardsley, own Wealthy at Charles, a home and garden store in Uptown. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

J-Storm Urban Maps from former ArtPrize contestant Justin Smith are sold at Wealthy at Charles. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

A former funeral home is now home to Brewery Vivant, where Belgian- and French-inspired brews are on tap. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Delicious poutine is on the menu at Brewery Vivant in Uptown. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Meyer May House has been meticulously restored by Steelcase and is open for free tours. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)

This Frank Lloyd Wright home was built in the early 1900s for Grand Rapidian Meyer May. (Lori Rackl / Chicago Tribune)