Dinner and Drinks in Rochester
5 stops · about 3 hours · Updated October 11, 2026
Build an evening in Rochester & Rochester Hills, MI around dinner at Ernie's On The Creek or a carry-out order from Grant's Pizza House, followed by drinks at BAUS. Ernie's pairs Greek cuisine reimagined for today with outdoor seating along Paint Creek; dinner reservations are accepted and recommended. Grant's takes a different approach, with scratch-made pizza, curbside carhop pickup and a complimentary chocolate chip cookie in every order. After dinner, BAUS brings cocktails into a shared barbershop-and-lounge space, with weekend events, bottle service and Friday and Saturday hours until 2 a.m. For a sports-focused drinks stop, Twin Peaks at 2443 N Squirrel Rd offers beer, cocktails and lodge-like surroundings. Keep Downtown Cafe for the daytime portion of your plans: its breakfast, brunch, lunch and patio service end at 3 p.m., or 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Dinner
Stop 1
Ernie's On The Creek
4.8(822)Rochester
Ernie's On The Creek pairs Greek cuisine reimagined for today with Paint Creek outdoor seating, an on-site bar and recommended dinner reservations.
Stop 2
Downtown Cafe
4.7(970)Rochester
Downtown Cafe earns a daytime visit for breakfast, brunch, lunch and patio seating, closing at 3 p.m. most days and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Stop 3
Grant's Pizza House
4.7(383)Rochester
Grant's Pizza House offers scratch-made pizza, curbside carhop pickup and a complimentary chocolate chip cookie with every order for a carry-out dinner.
Drinks
Stop 4
BAUS
4.8(462)Rochester
BAUS combines a barbershop and cocktail lounge, with weekend events, bottle service and Friday and Saturday hours extending until 2 a.m.
Stop 5
Twin Peaks
4.7(3154)Auburn Hills
Twin Peaks brings sports viewing, beer and cocktails together in lodge-like surroundings, with American comfort food and happy-hour food and drinks.
