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Waka, the Baobab Fare team's East African street food counter, is open in Eastern Market
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Waka, the Baobab Fare team's East African street food counter, is open in Eastern Market Waka, the East African street food counter from the James Beard nominees behind Baobab Fare, is open at 2465 Russell Street in Eastern Market, the old Russell Street Deli space, seven days a week from 11 to 9. Chapati, brochettes and plates of spiced chicken, beef or eggplant with beans, plantains and cabbage salad. CBy Celia · Oct 27, 2026
Hygrade Deli's corned beef is coming back to Michigan Avenue, with an October reopening in the works
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Hygrade Deli's corned beef is coming back to Michigan Avenue, with an October reopening in the worksHygrade Deli, the corned beef counter at 3640 Michigan Avenue since 1955, has a new owner and a plan to reopen by the end of October. Kim Lambert of Mike's Famous Ham Place is buying it out of receivership, and Stuart Litt, whose family ran it for 50 years, is coming back to help.By Celia · Oct 19, 2026 Ray's, a celebrity-owned New York bar, opens in Parker's Alley
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Ray's, a celebrity-owned New York bar, opens in Parker's AlleyRay's, the New York bar co-owned by actors Justin Theroux and Nicholas Braun, has opened its fourth location in Parker's Alley downtown, pouring classic cocktails and bar fare in the former Mr. Dips space.By Jamie · Sep 21, 2026 Unc's Pizza opens in Capitol Park from the Dime Store and Mootz owners
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Unc's Pizza opens in Capitol Park from the Dime Store and Mootz ownersUnc's Pizza has opened at 1133 Griswold in Capitol Park, a Detroit-style pizzeria from the crews behind Dime Store and Mootz Pizzeria + Bar.By Jamie · Sep 5, 2026 Dutch Girl Donuts opens the door to its second shop on National Donut Day
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Dutch Girl Donuts opens the door to its second shop on National Donut DayDutch Girl Donuts gives Detroiters a first look at its second shop on East Grand Boulevard this Friday, with two free donuts per visitor and boxed dozens for $20.By Samantha · Jun 3, 2026 Rent Free Coffee and Community, a coffee shop and listening venue, is headed to Eastern Market
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Rent Free Coffee and Community, a coffee shop and listening venue, is headed to Eastern MarketRent Free Coffee and Community, a daytime coffee shop and evening bar built around recorded music, is coming to Eastern Market from Detroit owner Lamont Leak.By Marcus · May 30, 2026 Topa, a rooftop bar atop the AC Hotel in Brush Park, opens for the season
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Topa, a rooftop bar atop the AC Hotel in Brush Park, opens for the seasonThe Roxbury Group's new rooftop bar on the AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle brings a Mediterranean and California coastal menu to the top of the Woodward corridor in Brush Park.By Marcus · May 20, 2026 Marrow is closing its West Village restaurant June 7
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Marrow is closing its West Village restaurant June 7Founder Ping Ho is consolidating the butcher-restaurant brand around its Eastern Market space and winding down the original Kercheval location after eight years.By Jamie · May 12, 2026 Little Liberia throws its grand opening on East Warren
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Little Liberia throws its grand opening on East WarrenChef Ameneh Marhaba's Little Liberia, billed as Michigan's first Liberian restaurant, marks its grand opening at 16530 E. Warren Ave. on May 15.By Samantha · May 8, 2026 Eastern Market Brewing Co. plans statewide distribution this summer
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Eastern Market Brewing Co. plans statewide distribution this summerThe Detroit brewery is moving its core brands to a contract production partner and pushing Elephant Juice and its other flagships across Michigan for the first time, with distribution set to start this summer.By Samantha · May 8, 2026 Smith & Williams brings soul food to Gratiot as the Hungry Black Man opens his Detroit room
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Smith & Williams brings soul food to Gratiot as the Hungry Black Man opens his Detroit roomFood influencer Starex Smith, known online as the Hungry Black Man, opened Smith & Williams at 1428 Gratiot Ave. in Eastern Market on May 1, his second location after Toledo.By Samantha · May 8, 2026 Spiedo, the Takoi team's Mediterranean rotisserie, takes the old Jolly Pumpkin on Canfield
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Spiedo, the Takoi team's Mediterranean rotisserie, takes the old Jolly Pumpkin on CanfieldBrad Greenhill and Mike Goldberg are bringing their Ann Arbor concept Spiedo to 441 W. Canfield, the former Jolly Pumpkin space, for a summer 2026 opening.By Samantha · May 8, 2026 El Trombone opens on West Vernor in the former Mutiny Tiki space
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El Trombone opens on West Vernor in the former Mutiny Tiki spaceA new gay bar called El Trombone is taking over the longtime Mutiny Tiki Bar room at 4654 Vernor Hwy, with cocktails and walk-in hours Wednesday through Saturday.By Samantha · May 8, 2026 Five new spots that opened around Metro Detroit this spring
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Five new spots that opened around Metro Detroit this springA halal rice-bowl shop on the east side, a west-side bookstore cafe, a Ferndale coffee-and-wine bookshop, an Indian kitchen in Southfield, and Rosati's first Michigan location all opened in April.By Shawn · May 2, 2026 Bar Chenin is Michigan's only 2026 James Beard finalist
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Bar Chenin is Michigan's only 2026 James Beard finalistThe James Beard Foundation named the ten-seat natural wine bar behind the Siren Hotel a Best New Bar finalist, the lone Michigan nominee in any category this year.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Sunda New Asian opens its fifth restaurant in the District Detroit
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Sunda New Asian opens its fifth restaurant in the District DetroitChicago restaurateur Billy Dec opened Sunda New Asian on Columbia Street on March 10, his pan-Asian brand's fifth location and a new anchor for the District Detroit's pedestrian block.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Antidote opens at the Detroit edge of Grosse Pointe Park
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Antidote opens at the Detroit edge of Grosse Pointe ParkNya Marshall's second restaurant, a Spanish-inspired room on East Jefferson, opens on a block that straddles the line between Jefferson-Chalmers and Grosse Pointe Park.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Medusa brings Anthony Lombardo's Sicilian cooking a block from SheWolf
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Medusa brings Anthony Lombardo's Sicilian cooking a block from SheWolfAnthony Lombardo's second Midtown restaurant turns Selden Street into a two-block Italian stretch, with anchovies front and center.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Castalia poured its last drinks on New Year's Eve, closing on its own terms
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Castalia poured its last drinks on New Year's Eve, closing on its own termsCastalia, the Midtown cocktail bar that paired drinks with Sfumato fragrances, served a final Afterlife Menu on December 31 and closed after eight years, with its owners saying they chose to go out on top.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 Street Beet gets a permanent Corktown home with its name on the door
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Street Beet gets a permanent Corktown home with its name on the doorDetroit's long-running vegan pop-up Street Beet opens a brick-and-mortar at 1800 Michigan Avenue, in the former Bobcat Bonnie's space where the brand first popped up.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Wayne State friends open Rahha, a Yemeni coffee and brunch spot, inside the Hannan Center
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Wayne State friends open Rahha, a Yemeni coffee and brunch spot, inside the Hannan CenterA group of childhood friends and Wayne State alumni opened Rahha Yemeni Coffee and Brunch at 4750 Woodward, building a halal menu and student pricing around the Midtown crowd they grew up near.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Saksey's opens off Parker's Alley with Teeny 'Tinis and a Cap'n Crunch sundae
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Saksey's opens off Parker's Alley with Teeny 'Tinis and a Cap'n Crunch sundaeA small NoHo Hospitality and Gilbert family cocktail lounge opened Friday in the basement below Gilly's Clubhouse on Woodward, trading shot-glass martinis and caviar with Bugles.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 Marrow opens a butcher's brasserie in Eastern Market's old Capital Poultry building
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Marrow opens a butcher's brasserie in Eastern Market's old Capital Poultry buildingPing Ho's Marrow in the Market opened November 13 at 2442 Riopelle Street, stacking a 100-seat dining room and two bars on top of a working USDA meat plant.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Waka takes over the old Russell Street Deli space in Eastern Market
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Waka takes over the old Russell Street Deli space in Eastern MarketBaobab Fare's fast-casual East African offshoot is building out the longtime deli storefront at 2465 Russell Street, with chapati, brochettes, and counter service for about 30.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Ladder 4 wins the inaugural Resy One To Watch Award for North America
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Ladder 4 wins the inaugural Resy One To Watch Award for North AmericaThe Corktown wine bar inside a 1910 firehouse is the first Detroit restaurant the World's 50 Best organization has named, taking the inaugural Resy One To Watch Award for North America.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 Tacos Wuey opens on Vernor with a family birria recipe at the center
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Tacos Wuey opens on Vernor with a family birria recipe at the centerChef Eddie Vargas opened a 40-seat modern taqueria at 3970 W. Vernor in Southwest Detroit, built around his family's birria.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Haraz Coffee opens its 30th store, in Corktown
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Haraz Coffee opens its 30th store, in CorktownThe Yemeni coffee chain founded in Dearborn cut the ribbon on its second Detroit cafe Wednesday, on the ground floor of The Brooke on Bagley.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Pocket Change's rooftop turns into an oyster bar on Sundays with Mink's Sarah Welch and Cameron Rolka
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Pocket Change's rooftop turns into an oyster bar on Sundays with Mink's Sarah Welch and Cameron RolkaThe new Eastern Market cocktail bar is handing its third-floor patio to guest chefs on Sundays, starting with a Mink oyster pop-up from Sarah Welch and Cameron Rolka.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Pocket Change opens a hidden cocktail bar above Eastern Market
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Pocket Change opens a hidden cocktail bar above Eastern MarketA second-floor cocktail room marked only by a red COCKTAILS sign has opened at 1454 Gratiot, the work of veteran Detroit bartender Nelson Kazan.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 A West Village building becomes two Latin restaurants at once
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A West Village building becomes two Latin restaurants at onceRobert Encarnación turned a long-vacant West Village building into a Latin American restaurant and a coffee shop under one roof, backed by a $65,000 Motor City Match grant.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 La Fonda Street and Encarnación open as a coffee-and-cantina pair in West Village
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La Fonda Street and Encarnación open as a coffee-and-cantina pair in West VillageA Dominican-born owner turned a vacant West Village corner into a Latin American restaurant and a coffee shop under one roof, marking Motor City Match's 181st brick-and-mortar opening.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Roar Brewing opens on Selden as Detroit's first Black-owned brewery
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Roar Brewing opens on Selden as Detroit's first Black-owned breweryAir Force veteran Evan Fay reopened the former Nain Rouge Brewery space at 666 Selden as Roar Brewing, which the company says is the first Black-owned brewery in the city.By Marcus · Apr 27, 2026 Dirty Shake opens an ivy-covered corner bar in Cass Corridor
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Dirty Shake opens an ivy-covered corner bar in Cass CorridorSandy Levine and Doug Hewitt, the team behind Freya and Chartreuse, opened a low-key neighborhood bar at Forest and Second with an eleven-dollar burger and three-day wings.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 Dirty Shake opens at Forest and Second with a wraparound patio and boozy shakes
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Dirty Shake opens at Forest and Second with a wraparound patio and boozy shakesThe casual Cass Corridor bar from the Freya and Chartreuse operators opened on 313 Day with burgers, wings, and boozy shakes at 4642 Second Ave.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Bar Chenin packs a 10-seat wine bar into the Siren Hotel
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Bar Chenin packs a 10-seat wine bar into the Siren HotelThe downtown wine counter seats about ten, takes no reservations, and a year after opening became Michigan's lone finalist for a 2026 James Beard Award.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Minnie's Detroit opens on Trumbull with late-night brunch and live music
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Minnie's Detroit opens on Trumbull with late-night brunch and live musicA new Black-owned bar and restaurant from veteran Detroit nightlife operator Yvonne Byrd opened at 5221 Trumbull in Woodbridge with a grand opening on January 25, a Minnie Plates menu, and a weekend kitchen that runs to 3 a.m.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Yellow Light Coffee opens inside Michigan Central, the Station's first food tenant since 1988
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Yellow Light Coffee opens inside Michigan Central, the Station's first food tenant since 1988An eastside coffee and donut shop becomes the first place to sell food and drink inside Michigan Central Station in 36 years.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Detroit gets its first Filipino bakery in New Center
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Detroit gets its first Filipino bakery in New CenterJP Makes and Bakes, a years-long pop-up turned storefront on Woodward, opens as the city's only Filipino bakery with help from a Motor City Match grant.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Rosette Market brings a neighborhood grocery to Corktown's Perennial building
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Rosette Market brings a neighborhood grocery to Corktown's Perennial buildingThe Kitab Cafe team opened a market and cafe on the ground floor of the Perennial Corktown apartments, a grocery the developer had planned for the building from the start.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 Sepia Coffee Project opens its first North End cafe
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Sepia Coffee Project opens its first North End cafeMartell Mason's Highland Park roasting company moved into the former Gathering Coffee Co. space on East Grand Boulevard, its first sit-down cafe after three years of wholesale and a global run through the coffee trade.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Hamilton's anchors the Godfrey Hotel in Corktown
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Hamilton's anchors the Godfrey Hotel in CorktownA neighborhood tavern from Samy Eid's Chickpea Hospitality fills the ground floor of Corktown's Godfrey Hotel, serving breakfast through dinner on Michigan Avenue.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Florian East brings beer back to Hamtramck and puts the city's name on the door in seven languages
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Florian East brings beer back to Hamtramck and puts the city's name on the door in seven languagesMore than eighty years after the last brewery left Hamtramck, a five-person ownership group opened Florian East on Joseph Campau with a taproom built around the city's many cultures.By Strait Journal · Apr 27, 2026 Supino Pizzeria brings dine-in back to Eastern Market
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Supino Pizzeria brings dine-in back to Eastern MarketSupino Pizzeria reopened its Eastern Market dining room on July 9, 2024, roughly fourteen months after a fire in the apartment above the Russell Street restaurant forced it to close.By Marcus · Apr 27, 2026 The Vinyl Society opens on Randolph, a cocktail tribute to old Paradise Valley
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The Vinyl Society opens on Randolph, a cocktail tribute to old Paradise ValleyDennis Archer Jr.'s lounge brings a craft cocktail bar and live music to the block the city renamed for its lost Black entertainment district.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 Leña brings wood-fired Spain to Brush Park
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Leña brings wood-fired Spain to Brush ParkA new Spanish restaurant in Bedrock's City Modern building cooks nearly everything over a live hearth fed by Michigan oak, cherry, and applewood.By Marcus · Apr 27, 2026 Vecino opens in a long-empty Cass Corridor corner, betting on heirloom corn
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Vecino opens in a long-empty Cass Corridor corner, betting on heirloom cornA 1926 corner building at 4100 Third that sat vacant for half a century reopens as Vecino, a modern Mexican restaurant built around Michigan's first restaurant nixtamal program.By Samantha · Apr 27, 2026 Sexy Steak brings a halal Italian steakhouse into the GAR Building
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Sexy Steak brings a halal Italian steakhouse into the GAR BuildingA long-empty downtown castle reopens as a halal-certified steakhouse and a four-floor event venue from Prime Concepts Detroit.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 The Aladdin Sane opens beneath Book Tower, a Bowie-named whiskey lounge that hid in plain sight
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The Aladdin Sane opens beneath Book Tower, a Bowie-named whiskey lounge that hid in plain sightA small Japanese cocktail lounge named for a David Bowie album opened quietly under Book Tower and let the city find it on its own.By Jamie · Apr 27, 2026 A British pub on Mack Avenue is booking Detroit's techno founders
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A British pub on Mack Avenue is booking Detroit's techno foundersCannons, a British-style pub on Mack Avenue, pairs oysters and pints downstairs with a techno room upstairs that has already drawn Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.By Samantha · Apr 24, 2026