This spare, Mexicantown restaurant makes some of the best tamales around. Spicy, but not too much. Chopped pork or chicken is jacketed with sturdy masa, a dough of ground corn, Read more [...]
Firebird Tavern
A small but well-selected menu of burgers and sandwiches includes a fried green BLT. Mains include pan-seared whitefish, pesto pasta, and a chicken kabob. There’s a good selection of sharables, Read more [...]
Fishbone’s Rhythm Kitchen Cafe
New Orleans dishes including fried catfish beignets, jambalaya, muffulettas, and barbecued shrimp are still on the menu. But the restaurants are also dedicated to steak and seafood, and that includes Read more [...]
Foran’s Grand Trunk Pub
The narrow two-story building dates to 1879 and once served as a ticket office for the Grand Trunk Railway. Local breads from Avalon Bakery and meats from Eastern Market anchor Read more [...]
Giovanni’s Ristorante
This old-school Italian restaurant offers notable house-made pastas, including some of the best lasagna you’ve ever tasted. Elaborate veal and seafood dishes and desserts like orange Creamsicle cheesecake round out Read more [...]
Green Dot Stables
The menu of sliders – with 20-plus eclectic bun toppings such as Cuban, Korean, and “mystery meat” – packs in fans. Local beers are spotlighted along with truffle and herb Read more [...]
Grey Ghost
The proprietors tout this Midtown spot as contemporary Midwestern steakhouse, although it won’t remind anyone of Carl’s Chop House. Oysters, not served with the traditional accompaniments, but with the bright-green Read more [...]
Hot Taco
The latest addition to the options along Detroit’s rebounding Park Avenue behind the Fox Theatre is a bright little spot offering an array of steak, chicken, and fish tacos and Read more [...]
Hudson Cafe, The
The fresh, well-prepared fare coming from the kitchen of this breakfast/lunch spot has creative takes on the eggs Benedict theme, pecan-banana pancakes, and apple-walnut stuffed French toast, as well as Read more [...]
