Takoi on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves modern Thai cooking in a neon-lit room since March 2016. Chef-owner Brad Greenhill runs the Beard-nominated kitchen.
Must order: Crispy rice salad, whole-fried fish and the cocktail menu.
Tip: Dinner only, Tuesday through Saturday from 16:00. Reservations open three weeks out.
Address: 2520 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216
Joe Muer Seafood inside the Renaissance Center on the Detroit River serves classic Detroit seafood since the 2011 GM Tower revival. Original Joe Muer's dates to 1929.
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.
Caucus Club at street level of the Penobscot Building on West Congress serves an old-Detroit chophouse first opened 1952. Owner-operator George Sboukis reopened the room in 2017.
Order: Dover sole tableside, steak Diane and the classic relish tray.
Tip: Lunch service runs weekdays; dinner Monday through Saturday. Penobscot Building elevators connect.
Voyager on Vester Street in Ferndale serves sustainable seafood and a raw bar. Open since 2017, an oyster-focused kitchen in Detroit's nearest suburb and a 2018 Food and Wine Restaurant of the Year.
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.
Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails in Midtown next to the Detroit Institute of Arts serves farm-to-table small plates and a herbal-leaning cocktail menu since 2015.
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.
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. Open since 2015.
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.
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. Opened November 2025 with a dry-aged steak focus.
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.
