Guidebook for Detroit

Mollie
Guidebook for Detroit

Food scene

Great bakery close to our house with outside seating and amazing sandwiches, coffee and pastries.
10 locals recommend
Ochre Bakery
4884 Grand River Ave
10 locals recommend
Great bakery close to our house with outside seating and amazing sandwiches, coffee and pastries.
Cash only, best tacos in the city.
24 locals recommend
Taqueria El Rey
3344 Vernor Hwy
24 locals recommend
Cash only, best tacos in the city.
Great place with lots of outside seating.
10 locals recommend
Coriander Kitchen and Farm
14601 Riverside Boulevard
10 locals recommend
Great place with lots of outside seating.
Amazing soft serve, vegan friendly!
8 locals recommend
Cold Truth
4240 Cass Avenue
8 locals recommend
Amazing soft serve, vegan friendly!
Great custard soft serve
Huddle Soft Serve
2 John R St
Great custard soft serve
Great for a date night, or brunch
116 locals recommend
Selden Standard
3921 2nd Ave
116 locals recommend
Great for a date night, or brunch
Best sandwiches in the city!
55 locals recommend
Mudgie's Deli and Wine Shop
1413 Brooklyn St
55 locals recommend
Best sandwiches in the city!
Great pizza for meat lovers and vegans alike.
26 locals recommend
Pie-Sci Pizza
5163 Trumbull
26 locals recommend
Great pizza for meat lovers and vegans alike.
Get a cannoli with your pizza!
61 locals recommend
Supino Pizzeria
2457 Russell St
61 locals recommend
Get a cannoli with your pizza!
Great for sliders and a drink.
87 locals recommend
Green Dot Stables
2200 W Lafayette Blvd
87 locals recommend
Great for sliders and a drink.
Our favorite restaurant in Detroit. Great for drinks and a snack at the bar or make reservations for a nice dinner out. Chicken wings are the best!
21 locals recommend
Flowers of Vietnam
4440 Vernor Hwy
21 locals recommend
Our favorite restaurant in Detroit. Great for drinks and a snack at the bar or make reservations for a nice dinner out. Chicken wings are the best!
Amazing food and vibes. Great for vegans and meat eaters.
64 locals recommend
Takoi
2520 Michigan Ave
64 locals recommend
Amazing food and vibes. Great for vegans and meat eaters.
Cake donuts, good coffee, and breakfast sandwiches
Yellow Light Coffee and Donuts
14447 E Jefferson Ave
Cake donuts, good coffee, and breakfast sandwiches
Great steaks by the ounce, this place is old school Detroit. Always busy, so go when you are not in a rush.
Capers
14726 Gratiot Avenue
Great steaks by the ounce, this place is old school Detroit. Always busy, so go when you are not in a rush.
Every Thursday for dinner in the summer. You can walk there from our place. Great for meat eaters, and vegans alike. They serve beer and wine and have a big fire and outside tables.
Pink Flamingo
2746 Vermont St
Every Thursday for dinner in the summer. You can walk there from our place. Great for meat eaters, and vegans alike. They serve beer and wine and have a big fire and outside tables.
Great Upscale/ Americanized Chinese food for dine in or takeout.
17 locals recommend
The Peterboro
420 Peterboro St
17 locals recommend
Great Upscale/ Americanized Chinese food for dine in or takeout.
Cash or check only. Great pierogis and polish beers.
39 locals recommend
Polish Village Cafe
2990 Yemans St
39 locals recommend
Cash or check only. Great pierogis and polish beers.
Lemon drop cookies, and hand pies are my favorites, but everything is good!
56 locals recommend
Sister Pie
8066 Kercheval Ave
56 locals recommend
Lemon drop cookies, and hand pies are my favorites, but everything is good!
Best place to eat downtown. Great for a happy hour cocktail at the bar, or a fancy dinner out.
55 locals recommend
Wright & Company
1500 Woodward Ave
55 locals recommend
Best place to eat downtown. Great for a happy hour cocktail at the bar, or a fancy dinner out.
Open 24/7
15 locals recommend
Duly's Place
5458 Vernor Highway
15 locals recommend
Open 24/7
If you want coneys and fries this is the place.
40 locals recommend
Lafayette Coney Island
118 W Lafayette Blvd
40 locals recommend
If you want coneys and fries this is the place.
Fancy/expensive diner. Cheese curds are the best thing ever here!
Karl's
1509 Broadway St
Fancy/expensive diner. Cheese curds are the best thing ever here!
The original Detroit Style Pizza
53 locals recommend
Buddy's Pizza
17125 Conant St
53 locals recommend
The original Detroit Style Pizza
Great place to buy natural wines, or grab some picnic food and head to Belle isle.
61 locals recommend
Rose's Fine Food
10551 E Jefferson Ave
61 locals recommend
Great place to buy natural wines, or grab some picnic food and head to Belle isle.
Amazing classic deli sandwiches
7 locals recommend
Hygrade Deli
3640 Michigan Ave
7 locals recommend
Amazing classic deli sandwiches

Drinks/Bars

A fantastic Tiki dive in Southwest. Very nondescript and low-key, but the tiki drinks and atmosphere are second to none.
12 locals recommend
Mutiny Bar
4654 Vernor Hwy
12 locals recommend
A fantastic Tiki dive in Southwest. Very nondescript and low-key, but the tiki drinks and atmosphere are second to none.
The Oldest Party in Detroit is located down the street from our place. This classic Irish Pub has music and dancing every weekend, and one of the city's best outdoor hangs.
11 locals recommend
Nancy Whiskey Pub
2644 Harrison St
11 locals recommend
The Oldest Party in Detroit is located down the street from our place. This classic Irish Pub has music and dancing every weekend, and one of the city's best outdoor hangs.
Great little wine and beer bar with a dark and smokey vibe, dance floor, and awesome patio during the summertime.
57 locals recommend
Motor City Wine
1949 Michigan Ave
57 locals recommend
Great little wine and beer bar with a dark and smokey vibe, dance floor, and awesome patio during the summertime.
63 locals recommend
Two James Spirits
2445 Michigan Ave
63 locals recommend
Great for beers and snacks. The nachos are our favorite!
45 locals recommend
Batch Brewing Company
1400 Porter St
45 locals recommend
Great for beers and snacks. The nachos are our favorite!
Icecream and drinks
Two Birds
8130 Kercheval Ave
Icecream and drinks
Great roof top patio!
Collect Beer Bar
1454 Gratiot Ave
Great roof top patio!
Old German bar
9 locals recommend
Dakota Inn Rathskeller
17324 John R St
9 locals recommend
Old German bar
Get some great beers to go, or sit at their small bar and see what’s on tap.
6 locals recommend
8 Degrees Plato | Detroit
3409 Cass Ave
6 locals recommend
Get some great beers to go, or sit at their small bar and see what’s on tap.
Good German food and beers
6 locals recommend
Jacoby's German Biergarten
624 Brush St
6 locals recommend
Good German food and beers
Best place to go dancing in Detroit
20 locals recommend
Temple Bar
2906 Cass Ave
20 locals recommend
Best place to go dancing in Detroit
Great small bar with an outside patio and pool table
37 locals recommend
Bumbo's
3001 Holbrook Ave
37 locals recommend
Great small bar with an outside patio and pool table
Grab some whiskey to take home or have a cocktail in their bar
19 locals recommend
Detroit City Distillery
2462 Riopelle St
19 locals recommend
Grab some whiskey to take home or have a cocktail in their bar
6 locals recommend
Outer Limits Lounge
5507 Caniff St
6 locals recommend
17 locals recommend
UFO Factory
2110 Trumbull
17 locals recommend
45 locals recommend
Bronx Bar
4476 2nd Ave
45 locals recommend

Shopping

This place is an old renovated post office that is now the working studio to several of Detroit's makers. It also has the best locally-curated shop with the goods of Detroit's inspired independent makers.
POST
14500 Kercheval Ave
This place is an old renovated post office that is now the working studio to several of Detroit's makers. It also has the best locally-curated shop with the goods of Detroit's inspired independent makers.
Great local shopping street - Nest, Willys, Shinola, and City Bird all within a block. Perfect for thoughtful Detroit souvenirs.
12 locals recommend
Nest
460 W Canfield St
12 locals recommend
Great local shopping street - Nest, Willys, Shinola, and City Bird all within a block. Perfect for thoughtful Detroit souvenirs.
Great little independent boutique for curated rare finds. It's a quick walk from our place.
21 locals recommend
Eldorado General Store
1700 Michigan Ave
21 locals recommend
Great little independent boutique for curated rare finds. It's a quick walk from our place.
12 locals recommend
Mama Coo's
1701 Trumbull
12 locals recommend

Sightseeing

The Detroit River Walk is great for enjoying the River, views of Canada, and people watching on a nice breezy day.
142 locals recommend
Detroit River Walk
Detroit RiverWalk
142 locals recommend
The Detroit River Walk is great for enjoying the River, views of Canada, and people watching on a nice breezy day.
One of the most iconic landmarks in Detroit, which is currently being renovated by Ford Motor Company. Expect to be a major tourist destination by 2022!
42 locals recommend
Michigan Central Train Depot
2001 15th St
42 locals recommend
One of the most iconic landmarks in Detroit, which is currently being renovated by Ford Motor Company. Expect to be a major tourist destination by 2022!
The world's largest Masonic Temple, this crazy weird building contains several theaters and a some beautiful Gothic architecture. Wander around the building when there isn't an event is search for ghosts.
35 locals recommend
Masonic Temple
500 Temple St
35 locals recommend
The world's largest Masonic Temple, this crazy weird building contains several theaters and a some beautiful Gothic architecture. Wander around the building when there isn't an event is search for ghosts.
243 locals recommend
Motown Museum
2648 W Grand Blvd
243 locals recommend
124 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art
4454 Woodward Ave
124 locals recommend
49 locals recommend
Fisher Building
3011 E Grand Blvd
49 locals recommend
67 locals recommend
The Guardian Building
500 Griswold St
67 locals recommend

Everything Else

Belle Isle is a beautiful park in Detroit! Its really fun to bike around and have a picnic. They have a nice beach, and walking paths.
388 locals recommend
Belle Isle Beach
2 Inselruhe Ave
388 locals recommend
Belle Isle is a beautiful park in Detroit! Its really fun to bike around and have a picnic. They have a nice beach, and walking paths.
The DIA is a must see for Art lovers. They have a huge collection, and often show independent films in their Theatre.
532 locals recommend
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave
532 locals recommend
The DIA is a must see for Art lovers. They have a huge collection, and often show independent films in their Theatre.
The Red Bull Gallery is a free gallery open every Saturday morning form 10am-3pm. They sponsor new Detroit Artists every three months and always have unique art.
16 locals recommend
Red Bull Arts Detroit
1551 Winder St
16 locals recommend
The Red Bull Gallery is a free gallery open every Saturday morning form 10am-3pm. They sponsor new Detroit Artists every three months and always have unique art.
Open Tuesdays, Saturday, and Sunday - its on of the country's biggest weekly farmers markets. Theres always music, food, tons of vendors and people.
294 locals recommend
Eastern Market
294 locals recommend
Open Tuesdays, Saturday, and Sunday - its on of the country's biggest weekly farmers markets. Theres always music, food, tons of vendors and people.
Feather bowling, great beer, food Make a reservation for feather bowling
28 locals recommend
Cadieux Cafe
4300 Cadieux Rd
28 locals recommend
Feather bowling, great beer, food Make a reservation for feather bowling

Music Scene

40 locals recommend
Marble Bar
1501 Holden St
40 locals recommend
Worst bar service ever, ever. Get a drink before you go, but great for cool music shows.
35 locals recommend
El Club
4114 Vernor Hwy
35 locals recommend
Worst bar service ever, ever. Get a drink before you go, but great for cool music shows.
9 locals recommend
Saint Andrew’s Hall
431 E Congress St
9 locals recommend
12 locals recommend
Orchestra Hall
3711 Woodward Ave
12 locals recommend
40 locals recommend
Lager House
1254 Michigan Ave
40 locals recommend