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NeighbourhoodDowntown
Hours{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-24:00', 'thursday': '17:00-24:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-24:00'}

Tip: Entry from The Belt alley; reservations recommended weekend evenings via OpenTable.

Location

Address: 225 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48226

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Candy Bar at the Siren Hotel ★ 4.4

$$$Downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-24:00', 'thursday': '17:00-24:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-23:00'}

Candy Bar inside the Siren Hotel on Broadway serves a velvet pink lounge of craft cocktails in downtown Detroit. Open since 2018, the most Instagrammed bar in the city.

Tip: Walk-in only; Friday and Saturday peak after 22:00. The pink velvet booths are the photo seat.

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The Sugar House ★ 4.6

$$$Corktown{'monday': '17:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-02:00', 'thursday': '17:00-02:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-02:00'}

The Sugar House on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves Prohibition-era craft cocktails in Detroit since 2011. The speakeasy that brought serious cocktails back to the Motor City.

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

Candy Bar at the Siren Hotel ★ 4.4

$$$Downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-24:00', 'thursday': '17:00-24:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-23:00'}

Candy Bar inside the Siren Hotel on Broadway serves a velvet pink lounge of craft cocktails in downtown Detroit. Open since 2018, the most Instagrammed bar in the city.

Tip: Walk-in only; Friday and Saturday peak after 22:00. The pink velvet booths are the photo seat.

Menjo's Complex ★ 4.4

$$Avenue of Fashion{'monday': '17:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-02:00', 'thursday': '17:00-02:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '14:00-02:00'}

Menjo's Complex on West McNichols is Detroit's historic LGBTQ+ entertainment complex since the 1970s. Three bars under one roof: Menjo's, Eagle Leather Bar and Olympus Theater.

Tip: Original 1976 disco ball Madonna danced under is still here. Drag shows most weekend nights.

Adam's Apple Bar ★ 4.2

$Warrendale{'monday': '12:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '12:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '12:00-02:00', 'thursday': '12:00-02:00', 'friday': '12:00-02:00', 'saturday': '12:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Adam's Apple Bar on West Warren in Detroit is a trans-woman-owned LGBTQ+ standout on the west side. Drag shows, karaoke nights and dance parties through the week.

Tip: Open Monday through Saturday noon to 02:00; weekend nights are the peak.

Spot Lite Detroit (record bar) ★ 4.5

$$Islandview{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Spot Lite Detroit on Beaufait Street runs Detroit's only true listening bar with a record store, dedicated bar and DJ booth. Vinyl-led music seven days a week.

Tip: Vinyl listening sessions and record release nights are the editorial pick; the record store opens at noon.

Two James Spirits Tasting Room ★ 4.5

$$Corktown{'monday': '12:00-24:00', 'tuesday': '12:00-24:00', 'wednesday': '12:00-24:00', 'thursday': '12:00-24:00', 'friday': '12:00-01:00', 'saturday': '12:00-01:00', 'sunday': '12:00-20:00'}

Two James Spirits on Michigan Avenue in Corktown is Detroit's first post-Prohibition distillery with a tasting room. House cocktails, vinyl on the back wall, since 2013.

Tip: Backyard patio looks at Roosevelt Park and Michigan Central Station; the bartenders run tastings.

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