Brewsters Fine Food And Spirits Reopens With Fresh Family Focus

Brewster‘s Fine Food and Spirits in Portage is set to reopen in a brand new location.

Owner Brad Wilcox ran Brewsters at 5135 Portage Rd. for 25 years, and when they closed down in 2023, it was during a very distraught time for businesses on Portage Road, as two years of construction on I-94 shut down the bridge just north of the restaurant and caused a lot of businesses to go through tough financial times.

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Now Brewsters will be reopening the restaurant after a year of renovations in their new location at 5222 Portage Rd., just south of I-94.

The building was most recently the Long Island Café, which closed down in 2024. Before that, it also served as a few other restaurants, but seeing Brewsters open once again is a welcome sight to the area.

The locations in Paw Paw and Otsego will remain open and the new location will mirror the menu and the prices at their other locations.

Wilcox recently spoke to the media about his anticipation and excitement for reopening his Portage location:

We want to rebuild Portage Road. There’s nothing over here right now ... where you’re gonna bring your mom and dad or your grandma and grandpa. I’ve been so scared of the changes that we did make, and hoping that people were gonna like them.

They opened up on April 4, so business has already begun, and you can visit them for hours on their website or Facebook page.