The Top 79 Places to Eat and Drink in Detroit
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- 50 Best 2025 · One to Watch Award
- Bon Appétit 2023 · America's Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 2. Standby
Cocktail Bar
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- Esquire 2024 · Parmesan Leek Galette · The Best Martinis in America
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
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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 2026 · Nominee · Best New Bar
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
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Rank 8. 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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Rank 8. 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 2024 · Semifinalist · Outsdanding Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding 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 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
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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 13. 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 16. Mabel Gray
New American
- USA Today 2025 · Restaurants of the Year
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · James Rigato
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Rank 16. Secret Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 19. Tomato Brothers
Italian/Greek
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best 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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Rank 31. Noori Chicken
Korean
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Rank 32. 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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- 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
- Bon Appétit 2019 · #4 · America's Best New Restaurants
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Rank 34. Warda Pâtisserie
Global
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- Bon Appétit 2019 · America's Best New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Winner · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Warda Bouguettaya
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- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
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Rank 54. Shatila Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 54. Shatila Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 54. Shatila Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 54. AlTayeb
Middle Eastern
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outsdanding Hospitality
- The New York Times 2021 · The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Ahmad Sanji
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Amado Lopez
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
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Rank 62. 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 62. Marrow
Globally-Inspired
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Sarah Welch
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit
- Eater 2019 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 75. 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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