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Where to eat in Detroit

57 hand-picked places in Detroit, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Pizza in Detroit

Supino Pizzeria $$ · Eastern Market
Dave Mancini's thin-crust benchmark that tops every best-pizza-in-Detroit list. Get the City Wing Thing or a classic margherita. Closed Mon.
Buddy's Pizza Pizza restaurant · $$ · Conant Gardens
The 1946 original where Detroit style square pizza was invented, get the classic pepperoni with brick cheese to the edges.
17125 Conant, Detroit, MI 48212
Michigan & Trumbull Pizza restaurant · $$ · New Center
Modern Detroit style with a caramelized crisp crust, 340 plus reviews and the Motown Mushroom is the one.
1331 Holden St #100, Detroit, MI 48202
Detroit Style Pizza Co. Pizza restaurant · $$ · St. Clair Shores
Dave Portnoy rated it 8.1. Detroit style done to the formula, a thick airy square with caramelized cheese crisped up the pan walls.
28630 Harper Ave, St Clair Shores, MI 48081

Breakfast in Detroit

Dime Store Brunch restaurant · $$ · Downtown
Tucked into the Chrysler House, this is the brunch locals actually name. Duck bacon Benedict, scratch hollandaise, no reservations. Open 8am to 3pm daily.
719 Griswold St #180, Detroit, MI 48226
The Hudson Cafe Brunch restaurant · $$ · Downtown
Red velvet pancakes and stuffed French toast on Woodward, walking distance from most downtown hotels. Line up or book ahead on a weekend.
1241 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
Bar Pigalle French restaurant · $$$ · Brush Park
A loose, good-looking French bar doing Sunday brunch with real pastry and a proper cocktail program. The nicest late morning in the city.
2915 John R St, Detroit, MI 48201
Marrow $$$ · West Village
A whole-animal butcher shop with a restaurant attached, so the Sunday brunch meat is better than it has any right to be. Small room, book it.

Top Tables in Detroit

Mabel Gray Restaurant · $$$$ · Hazel Park
James Rigato's chalkboard-menu tasting spot in a converted diner. The special-occasion table metro Detroit chefs pick. Closed Sun-Mon.
23825 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI 48030
Prime + Proper Steak house · $$$$ · Capitol Park
Detroit's marquee steakhouse and a repeat James Beard nominee, order the dry aged tomahawk and the bone marrow butter.
1145 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226
Le Supreme French restaurant · $$$ · Book Tower, Downtown
Parisian brasserie inside the restored Book Tower, go for the steak frites and the raw bar.
Book Tower, 1265 Washington Blvd Ste 200, Detroit, MI 48226

Late Night in Detroit

Lafayette Coney Island Hot dog restaurant · $ · Downtown
The 2am Detroit ritual: coney with everything, loose burger, chili cheese fries. Open past midnight nightly, until 2am Fri-Sat.
118 W Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226
American Coney Island Hot dog restaurant · $ · Downtown
Open 24 hours since 1917, two coneys with everything and chili cheese fries at 3am is the Detroit rite of passage.
114 W Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226
Telway Hamburgers Hamburger restaurant · $ · Southwest Detroit
A 24 hour slider counter, a sack of six with grilled onions costs less than one drink at the club.
6820 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48210

Fast Food in Detroit

Buddy's Pizza Pizza restaurant · $$ · Conant St (original)
The 1946 birthplace of Detroit-style pizza. Square pan, crispy frico edges, sauce on top. Eat it where it was invented.
17125 Conant, Detroit, MI 48212
Green Dot Stables New American restaurant · $ · North Corktown
Cheap sliders in a horse racing themed bar, order the Cuban, the pork belly and the poutine.
2200 W Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI 48216
Detroit 75 Kitchen Sandwich shop · $ · Southwest Detroit
Walk up shack that became a citywide obsession, the Bosnian burger and the loaded fries are the picks.
4800 W Fort St, Detroit, MI 48209