The Top 66 Restaurants Near Dragonfly
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Rank 1. Freya
New American
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Sandy Levine
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Doug Hewitt
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
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- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- Bon Appétit 2019 · #4 · America's Best New Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Mamba Hamissi and Nadia Nijimbere
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
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Rank 7. Vecino
Modern Mexican
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- Eater Best New Restaurant
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Rank 8. Selden Standard
Rustic New American
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outsdanding Restaurant
- USA Today 2024 · Restaurants of the Year
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central
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Rank 12. BARDA
Live-Fire Steakhouse
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Javier Bardauil
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Javier Bardauil
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 13. Prime + Proper
Modern American Steakhouse
In a dramatically scaled downtown room of glass and marble, Prime + Proper builds its authority around USDA Prime beef and a dry-ageing program, then finishes each steak over open fire with discipline that matches the ambition of the space. The supporting cast of dishes, wine list, and service all move with the same polished coherence—steakhouse fundamentals executed with a modern eye.
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- 50 Best 2026 · #83 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
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- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
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Rank 28. Ima Izakaya
Japanese
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Michael Ransom
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Michael Ransom
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Rank 30. Marrow
Globally-Inspired
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Sarah Welch
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Sarah Welch
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Rank 34. Saffron De Twah
Moroccan Middle Eastern
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Omar Anani
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Omar Anani
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Rank 39. Mabel Gray
New American
- USA Today 2025 · Restaurants of the Year
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- Eater 2016 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 48. Noori Chicken
Korean
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Amado Lopez
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- USA Today 2026 · Restaurants of the Year
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Ji Hye Kim
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Ji Hye Kim
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Ji Hye Kim
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