The Best Places in Detroit
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar Program
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Rank 107. Leila
Middle Eastern Dessert
A Lebanese restaurant on Capitol Park named for the family matriarch, Leila leans into home-cooking warmth rather than white-tablecloth formality. The New York Times called out the Lebanese Sundae among the best dishes eaten across the country in 2024: rose ice cream with orange blossom water hidden under a cloud of fairy floss, the whole thing buried in pistachios, arriving at the table looking like it has somewhere to be.
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Rank 107. Mike's Famous Ham Place
American
The ham sandwich here landed on the New York Times list of the 26 best dishes eaten across the U.S. in 2024, which is a lot of glory for a poppy-seed roll packed with thick-cut ham, a slice of cheese, yellow mustard, and pickles. This old-school counter spot on Michigan Avenue has been doing exactly this for decades, and the new owners kept the recipe intact. Some things shouldn't be a project.
The awards
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- Bon Appétit Bon Appétit: America's Best New Restaurants