TypeNeighborhood cocktail bar
Neighbourhoodferndale
HoursTue-Sat 17:00-24:00
Signature drinkMartini-leaning house list

Food program: Sandwiches and bar snacks

Tip: Walk-in bar; the back patio opens in summer. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Location

Address: 23839 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI 48030, Detroit

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Standby ★ 4.8

Modern cocktail bardowntownWed-Sun 17:00-24:00 (Fri-Sat to 02:00)

Standby in The Belt alley off Gratiot serves modern cocktails in downtown Detroit since 2015. James Beard Outstanding Bar Program semifinalist in 2017 and 2018; the city's top room.

Signature drink: House cocktail, often barrel-aged

Food: Composed small plates

Tip: Entry is from The Belt alley; reservations through OpenTable. World's 50 Best Discovery list.

225 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48226

The Sugar House ★ 4.6

Craft cocktail speakeasycorktownMon-Sun 17:00-02:00

The Sugar House on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves Prohibition-era craft cocktails in Detroit since 2011. The room that brought serious cocktail bartending back to Detroit.

Signature drink: Prohibition-era classics

Food: Small bites and bar snacks

Tip: Walk-ins Monday through Thursday; Friday and Saturday need reservations. Tin ceiling, old bar.

2130 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216

Cliff Bell's ★ 4.7

Jazz club and supper roomdowntownWed-Sat 17:00-24:00, Sun 16:00-22:00

Cliff Bell's on Park Avenue has poured cocktails in Detroit's downtown since 1935. Reopened 2006 by Paul Howard, it is the city's premier live jazz room.

Signature drink: Classic Manhattan

Food: Steak frites and chophouse classics

Tip: Tickets for the band run separately. The dining room is half the room; cocktails at the bar.

2030 Park Ave, Detroit, MI 48226

Baker's Keyboard Lounge ★ 4.7

Jazz clubnew-centerMon 19:00-23:00, Tue-Fri 16:00-24:00, Sat 18:00-02:00

Baker's Keyboard Lounge on Livernois has poured drinks in Detroit since May 1933 and started booking jazz pianists in 1934, the oldest continuously operating jazz club in the country. Steinway piano picked out by Art Tatum in the 1950s.

Signature drink: Old-fashioned

Food: Soul food kitchen alongside

Tip: Only 99 seats; tilted mirrors let the audience watch the pianist's hands.

20510 Livernois Ave, Detroit, MI 48221

Two James Spirits Tasting Room ★ 4.5

Distillery tasting roomcorktownMon-Thu 12:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-20:00

Two James Spirits on Michigan Avenue in Corktown is Detroit's first licensed distillery since Prohibition. Tasting flights, house cocktails and bottle sales since 2013.

Signature drink: Old Cockney gin and tonic

Food: Bar snacks

Tip: Backyard patio looks at Roosevelt Park and Michigan Central Station. Patio in summer.

2445 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216

Atwater Brewery Tap Room ★ 4.2

Brewery taproom and cocktail bareastern-marketMon-Wed and Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-20:00, closed Thu

Atwater Brewery Tap Room on Joseph Campau in Rivertown has served beer in Detroit since 1997. Spirits and craft beer alongside, arcade and 225 cocktail bar in the same building.

Signature drink: Atwater Dirty Blonde lager

Food: Pub menu

Tip: Atwater Arcade for the bar games. 225 cocktail bar reopens for summer evenings.

237 Joseph Campau St, Detroit, MI 48207

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