Guidebook for Detroit
Essentials
Love this grocery store! It's great mix of beautiful produce, ethnic market goodies, Detroit and Michigan-made goods, and good prices.
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Honey Bee La Colmena
2443 Bagley StLove this grocery store! It's great mix of beautiful produce, ethnic market goodies, Detroit and Michigan-made goods, and good prices.
Family Foods Super Store
8665 Rosa Parks BlvdThis is the nearest grocery store, just a couple minutes' drive.
Food Scene
One of our first loves in Detroit - come for the cheap and awesome sliders and stay for the $3 (!) cocktails and 70s ambiance.
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Green Dot Stables
2200 W Lafayette BlvdOne of our first loves in Detroit - come for the cheap and awesome sliders and stay for the $3 (!) cocktails and 70s ambiance.
Two words: Chicken (and) waffles. be sure you're hungry when you get there.
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New Center Eatery
2911 W Grand BlvdTwo words: Chicken (and) waffles. be sure you're hungry when you get there.
Sometimes you just need fast, easy, and cheap. This Michigan pizza chain fits the bill and they deliver.
Hungry Howie's Pizza
8991 Linwood StreetSometimes you just need fast, easy, and cheap. This Michigan pizza chain fits the bill and they deliver.
Johnny Noodle King
2601 W Fort StRamen!
Go on Sunday night for pizza! (also, they pour bourbon like we're in Kentucky)
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Woodbridge Pub
5169 TrumbullGo on Sunday night for pizza! (also, they pour bourbon like we're in Kentucky)
Chartreuse is a new restaurant in the building. Here's your splurge dinner: fabulous dishes of local ingredients, super warm staff, and intriguing cocktails. Go there.
The Park Shelton
15 E Kirby StChartreuse is a new restaurant in the building. Here's your splurge dinner: fabulous dishes of local ingredients, super warm staff, and intriguing cocktails. Go there.
Drinks & Nightlife
I almost don't want to tell you about this treasure of a dive bar. But go - meet Shadow the bar dog, play some pool, and if you fancy a cigar ask about the hidden back room where you can puff a stogie
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Abick's Bar
3500 Gilbert StI almost don't want to tell you about this treasure of a dive bar. But go - meet Shadow the bar dog, play some pool, and if you fancy a cigar ask about the hidden back room where you can puff a stogie
Whiskey fans rejoice: here's the first (legal) distillery in Detroit since Prohibition and they're turning out some fine spirits. Have a drink at their bar, or arrange a tour of the distillery.
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Two James Spirits
2435 Michigan AveWhiskey fans rejoice: here's the first (legal) distillery in Detroit since Prohibition and they're turning out some fine spirits. Have a drink at their bar, or arrange a tour of the distillery.
Sightseeing
Where else but Detroit can you find a back alley art installation built onto two garages over a couple decades by a Ukrainian immigrant?
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Hamtramck Disneyland
12087 Klinger StWhere else but Detroit can you find a back alley art installation built onto two garages over a couple decades by a Ukrainian immigrant?
Shopping
This former glove factory now houses an immense collection of glorious old books. Acres of old shelves line the creaking floors, dusty old books just waiting for you to discover them.
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John K. King Books
901 W Lafayette BlvdThis former glove factory now houses an immense collection of glorious old books. Acres of old shelves line the creaking floors, dusty old books just waiting for you to discover them.
Oh the treasures you'll unearth here in these buildings overflowing with architectural pieces from the deconstruction of Detroit. Bring a truck.
Architectural Salvage Warehouse
5110 Bellevue StreetOh the treasures you'll unearth here in these buildings overflowing with architectural pieces from the deconstruction of Detroit. Bring a truck.
Arts & Culture
Take a serious step back in time and dig into some soul food with your saxophone.
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Baker's Keyboard Lounge
20510 LivernoisTake a serious step back in time and dig into some soul food with your saxophone.