SeafoodChef Brad Smith$$$$$80-150Mon-Thu 11:30-21:00, Fri 11:30-22:00, Sat 16:00-22:00, Sun 15:00-21:00Book 1 week ahead
Joe Muer Seafood inside the Renaissance Center on the Detroit River serves classic Detroit seafood since the 2011 GM Tower revival. Led by chef Brad Smith.
Order: Pan-fried Michigan whitefish, lobster bisque and a sunset window seat.
Tip: Floor-to-ceiling river view best at golden hour. Reservations on OpenTable.
American ChophouseChef Rick Hussey$$$$$70-110Mon-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-23:00, Sun 16:00-21:00Book 1 week ahead
Caucus Club at street level of the Penobscot Building on West Congress serves an old-Detroit chophouse first opened 1952. Led by chef Rick Hussey.
Order: Dover sole tableside, steak Diane and the classic relish tray.
Tip: Lunch service runs weekdays; dinner Monday through Saturday. Penobscot Building elevators connect.
SeafoodChef Eli Boyer$$$$$60-100Tue-Thu 16:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-22:00, Sun-Mon closedBook 2 weeks ahead
Voyager on Vester Street in Ferndale serves sustainable seafood and a raw bar. Closed Sunday and Monday. Bar runs through 22:00 on weekends.
Order: Half-dozen East and West Coast oysters and the daily crudo composition.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Bar runs through 22:00 on weekends.
Farm-to-table New AmericanChef Doug Hewitt$$$$$55-90Tue-Sun 17:00-21:30Book 2 weeks ahead
Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails in Midtown next to the Detroit Institute of Arts serves farm-to-table small plates and a herbal-leaning cocktail menu.
Order: Seasonal vegetable composition, duck confit and the bartender's tasting flight.
Tip: Lunch Fridays only; dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Two private dining rooms upstairs.
Contemporary AmericanChef James Rigato$$$$$95-130Tue-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-23:00, Sun-Mon closedBook 4 weeks ahead
Mabel Gray on John R Road in Hazel Park serves chef James Rigato's no-set-menu kitchen, five-time James Beard semifinalist Best Chef Great Lakes.
Order: The market plate; whatever the kitchen runs that night, no two services repeat.
Tip: Tuesday through Sunday; bookings on Tock. Twenty-five seats; reservations open four weeks out.
SteakhouseChef Noelle Prater$$$$$80-140Wed-Thu 17:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-15:00, Mon-Tue closedBook 2 weeks ahead
Marrow in the Market on Riopelle Street in Eastern Market is a butcher-shop and brasserie concept from Ping Ho's Marrow Hospitality Group in Detroit.
Order: Dry-aged steak from the in-house butcher counter and a glass from the deep cellar.
Tip: Butcher Bar, City View Lounge and Capital Dining Room across one floor. Book through Tock.