Guidebook for Detroit

Amy
Guidebook for Detroit

Food Scene

Great neighborhood place in the heart of the Cass Cooridor. Good food and drinks, rotating art on the walls. Try the lentil burger!
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Cass Cafe
4620 Cass Ave
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Great neighborhood place in the heart of the Cass Cooridor. Good food and drinks, rotating art on the walls. Try the lentil burger!
Where we work! Great vegetarian food. A good time to come is happy hour, M-F from 4 to 6, there are drink specials and apps are half off. Outdoor patio during the summer.
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Seva Detroit
66 E Forest Ave
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Where we work! Great vegetarian food. A good time to come is happy hour, M-F from 4 to 6, there are drink specials and apps are half off. Outdoor patio during the summer.
Best coffee in Detroit! On Michigan Ave in Corktown. Amazing homemade food, locally sourced with vegan and gluten free options. Great staff, wonderful place to hang out.
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Astro Coffee
2124 Michigan Avenue
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Best coffee in Detroit! On Michigan Ave in Corktown. Amazing homemade food, locally sourced with vegan and gluten free options. Great staff, wonderful place to hang out.
Quiet cafe next to the Detroit Institute of Arts. They serve good local coffee from Chazzono Coffee. Waking distance from our apartment.
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Quiet cafe next to the Detroit Institute of Arts. They serve good local coffee from Chazzono Coffee. Waking distance from our apartment.
A Detroit institution. Great baked goods and a neighborhood gathering place. Sit outdoors long enough and you'll meet locals.
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Avalon International Breads
441 W Willis St
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A Detroit institution. Great baked goods and a neighborhood gathering place. Sit outdoors long enough and you'll meet locals.
Large cafe with coffee, food, cocktails, beer and wine. Good meeting space, also has plenty of room for laptops.
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The Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company
3965 Woodward Ave
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Large cafe with coffee, food, cocktails, beer and wine. Good meeting space, also has plenty of room for laptops.
Great Spanish Tapas restaurant! Cozy space, good food and wine.
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La Feria
4130 Cass Ave
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Great Spanish Tapas restaurant! Cozy space, good food and wine.
Large selection of tea, space to drink it in, outdoor tables during summer.
Socra Tea Detroit
71 Garfield St
Large selection of tea, space to drink it in, outdoor tables during summer.
This is a nice little cafe to come to, get a cup of coffee and explore the historic Fisher Building.
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Stella Good Coffee
3011 W Grand Blvd
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This is a nice little cafe to come to, get a cup of coffee and explore the historic Fisher Building.
Close breakfast option.
Einstein Bros. Bagels
695 Williams Mall
Close breakfast option.
decent Middle Eastern on Wayne State Campus
La Pita Fresh
5056 Cass Ave
decent Middle Eastern on Wayne State Campus
Chicken and Waffles!
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New Center Eatery
2911 W Grand Blvd
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Chicken and Waffles!
Amazing bagels, great space. This place just opened recently, the owner initially was making bagels in his kitchen!
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Detroit Institute of Bagels
1236 Michigan Ave
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Amazing bagels, great space. This place just opened recently, the owner initially was making bagels in his kitchen!
Cheap Tai place that's great for getting food fast or for carry out.
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Go Sy Thai
4240 Cass Ave
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Cheap Tai place that's great for getting food fast or for carry out.
Great tacos inside the Marcus Market connivence store.
Alley Taco
418 W Willis St
Great tacos inside the Marcus Market connivence store.
newish ice cream/gelato/frozen yogurt/desert place!
Melt
4150 Cass Ave
newish ice cream/gelato/frozen yogurt/desert place!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar and live music venue, they also have pretty good food! Happy hour on Wednesday. In safe walking distance from our apartment in the New Center neighborhood.
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Northern Lights Lounge
660 W Baltimore St
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Great bar and live music venue, they also have pretty good food! Happy hour on Wednesday. In safe walking distance from our apartment in the New Center neighborhood.
Neighborhood pub with upscale food. This is a good place to grab a beer or some food. Close by, just the other side of the highways!
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Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull
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Neighborhood pub with upscale food. This is a good place to grab a beer or some food. Close by, just the other side of the highways!
Campus dive bar very close to our house. Typical dive bar food, great beer selection, awesome staff.
Circa 1890 Saloon
5474 Cass Avenue
Campus dive bar very close to our house. Typical dive bar food, great beer selection, awesome staff.
Local Bar, good spot for late night food or brunch.
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Honest John's
488 Selden St
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Local Bar, good spot for late night food or brunch.
A veteran's bar that also functions as a venue for live shows and dance parties. Cheap drinks, quirky decor. Huge backyard area with fire pit, stage, pond, benches...
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The Old Miami
3930 Cass Ave
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A veteran's bar that also functions as a venue for live shows and dance parties. Cheap drinks, quirky decor. Huge backyard area with fire pit, stage, pond, benches...
Local Brewery with great pizza. Small outdoor patio on the upper level.
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Motor City Brewing Works
470 W Canfield St
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Local Brewery with great pizza. Small outdoor patio on the upper level.
Local dive bar with dueling jukeboxes. Great burgers and food. Close enough to walk to from our place.
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Bronx Bar
4476 2nd Ave
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Local dive bar with dueling jukeboxes. Great burgers and food. Close enough to walk to from our place.

Essentials

Small, organic health food store with great lunch food. Get soup, kale salad or one of their pocket sandwiches. Another great neighborhood spot.
Goodwells Natural Foods Market
418 W Willis St
Small, organic health food store with great lunch food. Get soup, kale salad or one of their pocket sandwiches. Another great neighborhood spot.

Arts & Culture

Local bookstore. A selection of local books, books on the African-American experience and more. You might get the chance to chat with the owner, a wonderful woman who will help you find what you need!
Source Booksellers
4240 Cass Ave
Local bookstore. A selection of local books, books on the African-American experience and more. You might get the chance to chat with the owner, a wonderful woman who will help you find what you need!
This is definitely a place worth visiting, especially if you want to learn more about Detroit's past. Underground railroad exhibit and the Streets of Old Detroit are just 2 of the highlights.
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Detroit Historiska Museum
5401 Woodward Ave
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This is definitely a place worth visiting, especially if you want to learn more about Detroit's past. Underground railroad exhibit and the Streets of Old Detroit are just 2 of the highlights.
Hosts a series of free events in the summer: Wednesday outdoor movies, Thursday live music and Saturday, live music, theater and dance parties.
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New Center Park
2998 E Grand Blvd
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Hosts a series of free events in the summer: Wednesday outdoor movies, Thursday live music and Saturday, live music, theater and dance parties.
Amazing museum. Great collections and exhibitions. Food, coffee, and gift shop located within. Detroit Film Theater also located within the museum. Must see: Diego Rivera Industry murals.
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Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave
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Amazing museum. Great collections and exhibitions. Food, coffee, and gift shop located within. Detroit Film Theater also located within the museum. Must see: Diego Rivera Industry murals.
With out this theater, there wouldn't be good cinema in Detroit. We are truly lucky to have this theater in the city.
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Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave
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With out this theater, there wouldn't be good cinema in Detroit. We are truly lucky to have this theater in the city.

Shopping

Nothing excited about a Starbucks, but if you need coffee in a hurry that is close by, it's here.
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Starbucks
777 Woodward Ave
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Nothing excited about a Starbucks, but if you need coffee in a hurry that is close by, it's here.
Local artists featured greatly here. Clothing, gifts, cards, jewelry, etc. The sibling owners published From Belle Isle to 8 mile, a Detroit guidebook. We have a copy for you to use!
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City Bird
460 W Canfield St
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Local artists featured greatly here. Clothing, gifts, cards, jewelry, etc. The sibling owners published From Belle Isle to 8 mile, a Detroit guidebook. We have a copy for you to use!
Connivence/Liquor store with great beer selection and Alley Tacos in the back.
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Marcus Market
4614 2nd Ave
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Connivence/Liquor store with great beer selection and Alley Tacos in the back.

Sightseeing

Historic Art Deco skyscraper designed by Albert Kahn's architecture firm. Some shops, a cafe and new restaurant, The Zenith, are located inside. The Zenith is great for brunch.
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Fisher Building
3011 E Grand Blvd
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Historic Art Deco skyscraper designed by Albert Kahn's architecture firm. Some shops, a cafe and new restaurant, The Zenith, are located inside. The Zenith is great for brunch.
Motown! Visit the museum and the site where so many Motown hits were recorded from 1959-72.
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Motown Museum
2648 W Grand Blvd
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Motown! Visit the museum and the site where so many Motown hits were recorded from 1959-72.
A must see. Amazing exhibits that cover all aspects of African-American history.
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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E Warren Ave
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A must see. Amazing exhibits that cover all aspects of African-American history.