Guidebook for Detroit
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
115 Mack AveGetting Around
QLINE Grand Blvd Station
$1.50 for a 3-hour pass
Arts & Culture
I-Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward AveMuseum of Contemporary Art
4454 Woodward Ave
I-Motown Museum
2648 W Grand BlvdDrinks & Nightlife
Great bar in the middle of a colorful alley in Downtown Detroit. Good drinks, fun vibe
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The Skip
1234 The BeltGreat bar in the middle of a colorful alley in Downtown Detroit. Good drinks, fun vibe
Cheap drinks, very eclectic fun vibe, often has live music
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Cafe d'Mongo's Speakeasy
1439 Griswold StCheap drinks, very eclectic fun vibe, often has live music
Huge sports bar with games and bowling. Trendy for nightlife
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Punch Bowl Social Detroit
1331 Broadway StHuge sports bar with games and bowling. Trendy for nightlife
Pub in Corktown that is on ESPN's list of most historic sports bars in the country. Friendly bartenders, and one of the best burgers made on a 1940's style cooktop grill.
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Nemo's
1384 Michigan AvePub in Corktown that is on ESPN's list of most historic sports bars in the country. Friendly bartenders, and one of the best burgers made on a 1940's style cooktop grill.
Food Scene
Excellent trendy Asian fusion restaurant. Mood lighting, hipster waiters, unbelievable food, great cocktails. Large shareable plates (if you like brussel sprouts, they have some of the best we've eaten!). Great date night.
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Takoi
2520 Michigan AveExcellent trendy Asian fusion restaurant. Mood lighting, hipster waiters, unbelievable food, great cocktails. Large shareable plates (if you like brussel sprouts, they have some of the best we've eaten!). Great date night.
Excellent brunch. Extensive build your own mimosa or bloody mary bar (you can fill yourself up just on this!), but the food is excellent as well. Does not take reservations, so there is often a wait, but it's worth it and you can drink and eat at the bar while waiting.
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Bobcat Bonnie's
1800 Michigan AveExcellent brunch. Extensive build your own mimosa or bloody mary bar (you can fill yourself up just on this!), but the food is excellent as well. Does not take reservations, so there is often a wait, but it's worth it and you can drink and eat at the bar while waiting.
Delicious brunch. Chicken and waffles are a specialty!
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New Center Eatery
2911 W Grand BlvdDelicious brunch. Chicken and waffles are a specialty!
A small restaurant with great ramen. We especially love the thick noodles in the spicy pork udon.
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ima
2015 Michigan AveA small restaurant with great ramen. We especially love the thick noodles in the spicy pork udon.
One of the oldest restaurants in Detroit. A small, local neighborhood restaurant with the best smoked buffalo chicken wings and pork ribs that fall off the bone!
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Sweetwater Detroit
400 E Congress StOne of the oldest restaurants in Detroit. A small, local neighborhood restaurant with the best smoked buffalo chicken wings and pork ribs that fall off the bone!
Grand Trunk Pub
612 Woodward AveOld railway station converted into a restaurant
Longtime store offering a vast array of sweet & savory pastries, plus tortes, cakes & chocolates. We especially love the huge macarons
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Astoria Pastry Shop
541 Monroe StLongtime store offering a vast array of sweet & savory pastries, plus tortes, cakes & chocolates. We especially love the huge macarons
Sightseeing
Joe Louis Monument
5 Woodward AveSpirit of Detroit Plaza
2 Woodward AveCampus Martius Park
800 Woodward AveBeautiful riverwalk along the Detroit River, set up with educational placards about the nature and wildlife along the river. Can easily see Canada on the other side of the bank!
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RiverWalk
1340 Atwater StBeautiful riverwalk along the Detroit River, set up with educational placards about the nature and wildlife along the river. Can easily see Canada on the other side of the bank!
The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art environment in the heart of an urban area and a Detroit based community organization with a mission to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art. Neighborhood with eclectic art installations made from items found around the community. Very strange but interesting!
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I-Heidelberg Project
3600 Heidelberg StThe Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art environment in the heart of an urban area and a Detroit based community organization with a mission to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art. Neighborhood with eclectic art installations made from items found around the community. Very strange but interesting!
Large indoor market filled with fresh produce, plants, artisinal crafts and food, bars, restaurants, and items made from local vendors.
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Eastern Market
Large indoor market filled with fresh produce, plants, artisinal crafts and food, bars, restaurants, and items made from local vendors.
Belle Isle Park is a 982-acre island park located in Detroit with historic, environmental, and cultural resources that have been beloved for generations. The park is home to the Belle Isle Aquarium, Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Belle Isle Nature Center, the James Scott Memorial Fountain, and more. The Belle Isle Conservancy's mission is to protect, preserve, restore and enhance the natural environment, historic structures and unique character of Belle Isle.
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Belle Isle Beach
2 Inselruhe AveBelle Isle Park is a 982-acre island park located in Detroit with historic, environmental, and cultural resources that have been beloved for generations. The park is home to the Belle Isle Aquarium, Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Belle Isle Nature Center, the James Scott Memorial Fountain, and more. The Belle Isle Conservancy's mission is to protect, preserve, restore and enhance the natural environment, historic structures and unique character of Belle Isle.
Iplant yeFord Piquette Avenue
461 Piquette AveEntertainment & Activities
Fowling - football combined with bowling! Throw a football at bowling pins. It's a lot of fun, excellent with groups or can be done solo. Just $10 to play, and it's on a first come first served basis where you go up against the reigning champ of a particular lane. There are about 10 lanes for walk-ins, and 10 lanes that can be reserved for larger groups. Beer is served in the event space, and you can bring your own food in or have food delivered.
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The Fowling Warehouse
3901 Christopher StFowling - football combined with bowling! Throw a football at bowling pins. It's a lot of fun, excellent with groups or can be done solo. Just $10 to play, and it's on a first come first served basis where you go up against the reigning champ of a particular lane. There are about 10 lanes for walk-ins, and 10 lanes that can be reserved for larger groups. Beer is served in the event space, and you can bring your own food in or have food delivered.
Feather bowling - The object of feather bowling is similar to bocce ball and curling. There are two teams chosen, and each team is given six wooden balls (similar in shape to cheese wheels), to roll toward the other end of the lane, where a feather is placed. The goal is to be the closest to the feather, which originally came from a pigeon. Wheels of cheese and pigeon feathers? Yes, folklore says that the originators of the game used these materials because the game was played outdoors, and that was all they had at their disposal. The team with the closest ball to the feather after each round gets a point per ball, and
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Cadieux Cafe
4300 Cadieux RdFeather bowling - The object of feather bowling is similar to bocce ball and curling. There are two teams chosen, and each team is given six wooden balls (similar in shape to cheese wheels), to roll toward the other end of the lane, where a feather is placed. The goal is to be the closest to the feather, which originally came from a pigeon. Wheels of cheese and pigeon feathers? Yes, folklore says that the originators of the game used these materials because the game was played outdoors, and that was all they had at their disposal. The team with the closest ball to the feather after each round gets a point per ball, and