Eat in Corktown, Detroit

Takoi

• ★ 4.6
• Modern Thai
• $$$

Order Crispy rice salad and the whole-fried fish with herbs.

Takoi on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves modern Thai cooking in Detroit since March 2016. Order the crispy rice salad and the whole-fried fish with herbs.

Slows Bar BQ

• ★ 4.4
• Barbecue
• $$

Order Yardbird pulled-pork sandwich with mac and cheese, plus a Michigan craft draft.

Slows Bar BQ on Michigan Avenue has anchored Corktown's revival since September 2005. The barbecue room that put Corktown back on the map. Priced at $$.

Mudgie's Deli & Wine Shop

• ★ 4.5
• Wine bar
• $$

Order Hot pastrami on rye and a glass off the natural-wine list that doubles as a retail shop.

Mudgie's Deli & Wine Shop on Brooklyn Street in Corktown serves a New York-style deli with a Detroit wine list since 2008. Late-night menu runs through 22:00.

Green Dot Stables

• ★ 4.3
• Burgers
• $

Order Order four sliders across categories, the fries, and a $3 cocktail to match.

Green Dot Stables on West Lafayette in Corktown serves $3 sliders in Detroit. Cash and cards; loud and busy at peak. Walk-in only. At 2200 W Lafayette Blvd.

Folk Detroit

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $

Order Pour-over coffee

Folk Detroit at Trumbull and Bagley in Corktown serves all-day brunch and locally sourced sandwiches in Detroit since 2018. James Beard-nominated room.

Folk Detroit (pour bar)

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster
• $$

Folk Detroit on Trumbull in Corktown pours locally-roasted Michigan coffee on a pour-over and espresso bar in Detroit. Open daily 9:00-15:00.

The Sugar House

• ★ 4.6
• Craft cocktail speakeasy
• $$$

Drink Prohibition-era classics

The Sugar House on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves Prohibition-era craft cocktails in Detroit since 2011. Order the prohibition-era classics.

Two James Spirits Tasting Room

• ★ 4.5
• Distillery tasting room
• $$$

Drink Old Cockney gin and tonic

Two James Spirits on Michigan Avenue in Corktown is Detroit's first licensed distillery since Prohibition. Order the old cockney gin and tonic.

PJ's Lager House

• ★ 4.0
• Music dive bar
• $$$

Drink Pabst tallboys

PJ's Lager House on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves Cajun food and live music in Detroit since 1991. Order the pabst tallboys. Open wed-sun 18:00-02:00.

Telway Hamburgers

• ★ 4.4
• Street food
• $

Try Sliders, fries

Telway Hamburgers on Michigan Avenue has griddled sliders in Detroit since 1944. Cash only, 24 hours a day, walk-up windows on a chrome counter.

Batch Brewing Company

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$

Batch Brewing Company on Porter Street in Corktown is Detroit's first nano brewery, open since 2015. At 1400 Porter St. Booking recommended.

Six Spoke Brewing Co.

• ★ 4.2
• Brewery
• $$

Six Spoke Brewing on Michigan Avenue in Corktown opened in August 2025 as a 6,000 sq ft microbrewery and brewpub for Detroit. At 2445 Michigan Ave.

Two James Tasting Room

• ★ 4.5
• New American
• $$

Try House cocktails and bar snacks

Two James Spirits on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves house cocktails until 01:00 on weekends. Detroit's first licensed post-Prohibition distillery.