Standby
- ★ 4.8
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Downtown
Drink House cocktail, often barrel-aged
Standby in The Belt alley off Gratiot serves modern cocktails in downtown Detroit since 2015. Order the house cocktail, often barrel-aged. At 225 Gratiot Ave.
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Drink House cocktail, often barrel-aged
Standby in The Belt alley off Gratiot serves modern cocktails in downtown Detroit since 2015. Order the house cocktail, often barrel-aged. At 225 Gratiot Ave.
Selden Standard on 2nd Avenue in Cass Corridor pours by the glass at the bar next to the wood oven in Detroit. Located in Midtown. Open daily 17:00-22:00.
Order Wood-fired vegetable plate and whichever fresh pasta the kitchen is running that week.
Selden Standard on 2nd Avenue has anchored Cass Corridor seasonal cooking in Detroit since November 2014. Located in Midtown. Priced at $$$.

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Drink Classic Manhattan
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.
Drink Old-fashioned
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.
Mudgie's Deli & Wine Shop on Brooklyn Street in Corktown pairs a New York-style deli with a natural-wine retail shelf in Detroit since 2008.
Order Crispy rice salad and the whole-fried fish with herbs.
Takoi on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves modern Thai cooking in Detroit since March 2016. Order the crispy rice salad and the whole-fried fish with herbs.
Order A half-dozen East and West Coast oysters and the daily crudo composition.
Voyager on Vester Street in Ferndale serves sustainable seafood and a raw bar across the city line from Detroit. Priced at $$$. At 600 Vester St.
Drink Prohibition-era classics
The Sugar House on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves Prohibition-era craft cocktails in Detroit since 2011. Order the prohibition-era classics.
Order Margherita pizza from the wood oven and a plate of cacio e pepe.
San Morello inside the Shinola Hotel on Woodward serves Southern Italian wood-fired cooking in Detroit. Located in Downtown. At 1400 Woodward Ave.
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Order Three to four shared plates with the burrata and the lamb meatballs leading.
Wright & Company on the second floor of the Wright-Kay Building on Woodward serves James Beard-nominated composed small plates in Detroit. Open since 2014.
Order Carne asada with house mole and a flight of small-batch tequila.
El Asador Steakhouse on Springwells in Southwest Detroit serves Mexican steakhouse cooking, the gourmet end of Mexicantown. Family-run since 2014.
Drink Old Cockney gin and tonic
Two James Spirits on Michigan Avenue in Corktown is Detroit's first licensed distillery since Prohibition. Order the old cockney gin and tonic.
Drink Rum buckets and classic tiki cocktails
Eastern Palace Club on John R Road in Hazel Park serves a community Key West beach bar in metro Detroit. Order the rum buckets and classic tiki cocktails.
Marrow Butcher Bar inside Marrow in the Market on Riopelle Street pours wine by the glass next to the butcher counter in Detroit. Open since November 2025.
Order The wood-roasted half chicken with seasonal vegetables and a glass of Michigan Riesling.
The Apparatus Room inside the Detroit Foundation Hotel on Larned Street serves New American cooking in a converted 1929 firehouse. Open since 2017.
Order Seasonal vegetable composition and the cocktail list, which leans bitter and herbal.
Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails in the Park Shelton next to the DIA serves farm-to-table small plates in Detroit's Midtown. Open since 2015. Priced at $$$.
Order Salad built from the on-site farm and a wood-fired pizza from the patio oven.
Coriander Kitchen and Farm in the Jefferson-Chalmers canal district serves farm-to-table cooking in Detroit. Kitchen leans farm-to-table american.
Wright & Company on the second floor of the Wright-Kay Building on Woodward serves a wine bar alongside small plates in Detroit. Located in Downtown.
Coriander Kitchen and Farm pours small-grower Michigan wines on its canal patio in the Jefferson-Chalmers district of Detroit. Located in West Village.
Drink Atwater Dirty Blonde lager
Atwater Brewery Tap Room on Joseph Campau in Rivertown has served beer in Detroit since 1997. Located in Eastern Market. Order the atwater dirty blonde lager.
Drink House brewed ale
Lily's Seafood Grill & Brewery on South Washington in Royal Oak has brewed and poured in metro Detroit since 1999. House-brewed beers alongside fresh seafood.
San Morello on Woodward in the Shinola Hotel pours Italian regional wines next to the pizza oven in Detroit. Andrew Carmellini's NoHo team since 2018.
Drink Local Pony Express IPA
Detroit Beer Company on Broadway has brewed in downtown Detroit since September 2003. Order the local pony express ipa. Booking recommended.
Drink Pabst tallboys
PJ's Lager House on Michigan Avenue in Corktown serves Cajun food and live music in Detroit since 1991. Order the pabst tallboys. Open wed-sun 18:00-02:00.
Drink Ouzo and Mythos lager
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.
Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails on East Kirby in Midtown pours biodynamic and natural wines next to its chef-driven small plates in Detroit since 2015.
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