5 bars in Detroit, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Detroit.
Baker's Keyboard Lounge ★ 4.7
new-center · 20510 Livernois Ave, Detroit, MI 48221
Hours: Mon 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.
Tip: Only 99 seats; tilted mirrors let the audience watch the pianist's hands.
The Sugar House ★ 4.6
corktown · 2130 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Walk-ins Monday through Thursday; Friday and Saturday need reservations. Tin ceiling, old bar.
Two James Spirits Tasting Room ★ 4.5
corktown · 2445 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Backyard patio looks at Roosevelt Park and Michigan Central Station. Patio in summer.
PJ's Lager House ★ 4.0
corktown · 1254 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
Hours: Wed-Sun 18:00-02:00
PJ's Lager House on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves Cajun food and live music in Detroit since 1991. The room that runs garage rock seven nights when the calendar is full.
Tip: Cover charge varies by act; Pabst is the canonical pour. Cajun po-boy is the deep cut.
Pegasus Taverna (late-night) ★ 4.0
greektown · 558 Monroe St, Detroit, MI 48226
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30-23:00, Fri-Sat 11:30-02:00, Sun 11:30-23:00
Pegasus Taverna on Monroe Street has been a Greektown anchor in Detroit since 1981. The flaming saganaki and the after-casino crowd are the constants; bar runs late.
Tip: Open through 02:00 weekends; the bar takes walk-ins later than the dining room.