Guidebook for Detroit
Food Scene
This is the most upscale restaurant in midtown. It has excellent cuisine, wonderful ambience, valet parking, and it is in walking distance.
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The Whitney
4421 Woodward AveThis is the most upscale restaurant in midtown. It has excellent cuisine, wonderful ambience, valet parking, and it is in walking distance.
Great Italian cuisine and ambience with live music.
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Mario's Restaurant
4222 2nd AveGreat Italian cuisine and ambience with live music.
Traffic Jam has great food and drinks and is an excellent place to meet with friends or an intimate meal.
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Traffic Jam & Snug
511 W Canfield StTraffic Jam has great food and drinks and is an excellent place to meet with friends or an intimate meal.
Avalon produces some of the most delicious baked goods you can find in the metro Detroit area.
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Avalon International Breads
441 W Willis StAvalon produces some of the most delicious baked goods you can find in the metro Detroit area.
If you enjoy vegan cuisine, you must eat at Seva. The restaurant has great ambience and delicious food, all very nutritious and health-conscious.
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Seva Detroit
66 E Forest AveIf you enjoy vegan cuisine, you must eat at Seva. The restaurant has great ambience and delicious food, all very nutritious and health-conscious.
The Jolly Pumpkin has great pizza and beer! Even President Obama stopped to enjoy their delicious food.
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Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery
441 W Canfield StThe Jolly Pumpkin has great pizza and beer! Even President Obama stopped to enjoy their delicious food.
Drinks & Nightlife
This place has a massive beer menu and is an excellent hang out spot to meet and greet.
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HopCat
4265 Woodward AveThis place has a massive beer menu and is an excellent hang out spot to meet and greet.
Motor City Brewing Works is an excellent brewery with lots of delicious beers, excellent pizza, and a robust social scene.
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Motor City Brewing Works
470 W Canfield StMotor City Brewing Works is an excellent brewery with lots of delicious beers, excellent pizza, and a robust social scene.
Arts & Culture
Michigan's premier arts museum, with many famous works of art and exhibits.
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Instituto de Artes de Detroit
5200 Woodward AveMichigan's premier arts museum, with many famous works of art and exhibits.
If you love the opera, The Detroit Opera House showcases the world's most renowned operatic productions like Turandot, Porgy & Bess, Madame Butterfly, and others.
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Teatro de la Ópera de Detroit
1526 Broadway StIf you love the opera, The Detroit Opera House showcases the world's most renowned operatic productions like Turandot, Porgy & Bess, Madame Butterfly, and others.
This iconic home-turned-museum was where the world famous Motown Sound was born under the tutelage of founder, Mr. Berry Gordy. Visitors can see where musical greats like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Gladys Night and the Pips, The Temptations, Minnie Ripperton, and Martha Reeves produced some of the greatest music ever heard.
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Museo de Motown
2648 W Grand BlvdThis iconic home-turned-museum was where the world famous Motown Sound was born under the tutelage of founder, Mr. Berry Gordy. Visitors can see where musical greats like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Gladys Night and the Pips, The Temptations, Minnie Ripperton, and Martha Reeves produced some of the greatest music ever heard.
The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art is a nonprofit dedicated to enlightenment through the arts. Created by George N’Namdi, this state of the art facility includes four exhibition spaces, including indoor and outdoor performance areas. George N’Namdi is a leading art dealer, with 30+ years experience as a gallery owner. The Center continues N’Namdi’s work in the preservation of master artists and providing local artists a home for their art, including performance art and experiential theater.
N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
52 E Forest AveThe N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art is a nonprofit dedicated to enlightenment through the arts. Created by George N’Namdi, this state of the art facility includes four exhibition spaces, including indoor and outdoor performance areas. George N’Namdi is a leading art dealer, with 30+ years experience as a gallery owner. The Center continues N’Namdi’s work in the preservation of master artists and providing local artists a home for their art, including performance art and experiential theater.
Founded in 1965, The Wright Museum opens minds and changes lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture. The Wright Museum houses over 35,000 artifacts and archival materials and is home to the Blanche Coggin Underground Railroad Collection, Harriet Tubman Museum Collection, Coleman A. Young Collection and the Sheffield Collection, a repository of documents of the labor movement in Detroit.
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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E Warren AveFounded in 1965, The Wright Museum opens minds and changes lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture. The Wright Museum houses over 35,000 artifacts and archival materials and is home to the Blanche Coggin Underground Railroad Collection, Harriet Tubman Museum Collection, Coleman A. Young Collection and the Sheffield Collection, a repository of documents of the labor movement in Detroit.
Entertainment & Activities
Too much to list here! Campus Martius is great for family excursions. There is ice skating in the winter, bandstands and live music, various concessions, and all manner of entertaining activities held there all year round!
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Parque Campus Martius
800 Woodward AveToo much to list here! Campus Martius is great for family excursions. There is ice skating in the winter, bandstands and live music, various concessions, and all manner of entertaining activities held there all year round!
The Home of the famous Detroit Lions football team!
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Ford Field
2000 Brush StThe Home of the famous Detroit Lions football team!
Home of the world famous Detroit Tigers baseball team!
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Comerica Park
2100 Woodward AveHome of the world famous Detroit Tigers baseball team!
The brand new home of the Detroit Pistons basketball and the Red Wings hockey teams, the arena is also an entire entertainment district unto itself.
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Little Caesars Arena
2645 Woodward AveThe brand new home of the Detroit Pistons basketball and the Red Wings hockey teams, the arena is also an entire entertainment district unto itself.
COBO Hall hosts the North American International Auto Show, the Detroit Boat Show, and the Detroit Indoor Gardening Expo among, many other important and entertaining events.
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Cobo Arena
1 Washington BlvdCOBO Hall hosts the North American International Auto Show, the Detroit Boat Show, and the Detroit Indoor Gardening Expo among, many other important and entertaining events.
The Joe Louis Arena is where you can currently see great hockey. You can also catch exciting MMA bouts, and great comedic and musical entertainment as well.
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Joe Louis Arena station
The Joe Louis Arena is where you can currently see great hockey. You can also catch exciting MMA bouts, and great comedic and musical entertainment as well.
Parks & Nature
Belle Isle is a beautiful city park across from the beautiful Canadian skyline. The island park features its famous fountain and cherry tree grove, lighthouse and beach. There is fishing, picnicking, museums, a botanical garden, an aquarium, wooded trails, sports fields, a yacht club, and other great activities for everyone from city adventurers to family outings.
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Belle Isle Beach
2 Inselruhe AveBelle Isle is a beautiful city park across from the beautiful Canadian skyline. The island park features its famous fountain and cherry tree grove, lighthouse and beach. There is fishing, picnicking, museums, a botanical garden, an aquarium, wooded trails, sports fields, a yacht club, and other great activities for everyone from city adventurers to family outings.
Sightseeing
Greektown is home of the iconic Greektown Casino, and some of the best eating and entertainment in the city.
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Greektown
Greektown is home of the iconic Greektown Casino, and some of the best eating and entertainment in the city.
Eastern Market is the most eclectic scene in Detroit. You can go to Bert's Market Place, a multipurpose venue with a soul-food restaurant, awesome BBQ, jazz bar & performance space. There are also shops and boutiques, and the many massive sheds house fresh food and produce, baked goods, arts & crafts, street performers, and a wide variety of vendors selling all manner of wares.
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Eastern Market
Eastern Market is the most eclectic scene in Detroit. You can go to Bert's Market Place, a multipurpose venue with a soul-food restaurant, awesome BBQ, jazz bar & performance space. There are also shops and boutiques, and the many massive sheds house fresh food and produce, baked goods, arts & crafts, street performers, and a wide variety of vendors selling all manner of wares.
Great for walking, cycling, skating skateboarding, dog-walking, and simple strolling. There are many murals by the city's local street artists, and the Outdoor Adventure Center where visitors can experience exciting outdoor adventures with hands-on activities, exhibits and simulators.
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Dequindre Cut Greenway
Dequindre Cut GreenwayGreat for walking, cycling, skating skateboarding, dog-walking, and simple strolling. There are many murals by the city's local street artists, and the Outdoor Adventure Center where visitors can experience exciting outdoor adventures with hands-on activities, exhibits and simulators.
The beautiful Detroit Riverwalk meanders along the scenic Detroit riverfront just across the river from the beautiful Canadian Skyline.
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Detroit River Walk
Detroit RiverWalkThe beautiful Detroit Riverwalk meanders along the scenic Detroit riverfront just across the river from the beautiful Canadian Skyline.
Shopping
Shinola is an very upscale store featuring an assortment of fine wares.
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Shinola Detroit Store
441 W Canfield StShinola is an very upscale store featuring an assortment of fine wares.
Family owned for thirty-five years, Will Leather Goods creates leather bags inspired by the past, designed for the present, and built for the future.
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Will Leather Goods
4120 2nd AveFamily owned for thirty-five years, Will Leather Goods creates leather bags inspired by the past, designed for the present, and built for the future.
Flo Boutique is a lifestyle clothing boutique for women and men in the heart of West Willis Village, an eclectic cultural community in Detroit’s Mid-town area, right around the corner from the studio.
Flo Boutique Co
404 W Willis StFlo Boutique is a lifestyle clothing boutique for women and men in the heart of West Willis Village, an eclectic cultural community in Detroit’s Mid-town area, right around the corner from the studio.