NOMINATE YOUR LOCAL FAVORITES
Nomination period is open from Dec. 1 through Feb. 9.
EVENT INFORMATION
Get Ready to Celebrate the Best of Detroit!
Hour Detroit’s Best of Detroit Party is back on June 5th, 2026. This can’t-miss summer event returns to downtown with three floors of food, drinks, live music, and entertainment. The Best of Detroit Party celebrates the winners of Hour Detroit’s annual readers’ survey, as featured in the June issue. Over 1 million votes decide on the best restaurants, bars, museums, entertainment venues, shops, salons, personalities, and more in metro Detroit. Three floors of food, drinks, and much more with fellow fabulous Detroiters. Must be 21 or older, with valid I.D., to attend.
PAST WINNERS
Best of Detroit 2022
Presenting our annual list of the very best metro Detroit has to offer, as voted by Hour Detroit readers
Best of Detroit 2021
You voted. We counted. Now the results are in.
Best of Detroit 2020
You voted. We counted. Now, here are the winners of this year’s Best of Detroit readers poll.
Best of Detroit 2019
Each June, the Metro Detroit community turns its attention to Hour Detroit’s Best of Detroit Awards, an enterprise powered by reader votes for the region’s best food, shops, services, and more. We reveal the business owners, establishments, and tastemakers who have received one of the highest honors in southeast Michigan. Welcome in.
Best of Detroit 2018
Our reader's picks for the Best of Detroit winners in food, drink, leisure, people, and services
BEST OF PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Hour Detroit’s Best of Detroit Party 2018 Recap Video
On June 29, Hour Detroit brought the Best of Detroit issue to life at the 13th annual Best of Detroit Party at Eastern Market.
Best of Detroit Party 2018
On June 29, Hour Detroit brought the Best of Detroit issue to life at the 13th annual Best of Detroit Party at Eastern Market. Guests enjoyed the flavors, sounds, and fashions of Hour Detroit’s Best of Detroit winners, as well as live entertainment from Your Generation, Nuclassica and DJ CAPTN20. The evening was hosted by Evrod Cassimy from WDIV Local 4.
Best of Detroit Party 2018 Pt. 2
On June 29, Hour Detroit brought the Best of Detroit issue to life at the 13th annual Best of Detroit Party at Eastern Market. Guests enjoyed the flavors, sounds, and fashions of Hour Detroit’s Best of Detroit winners, as well as live entertainment from Your Generation, Nuclassica and DJ CAPTN20. The evening was hosted by Evrod Cassimy from WDIV Local 4.
Hour Detroit’s Best of Detroit Party 2017 Recap Video
Hour Detroit brought the Best of Detroit issue to life at the 12th annual Best of Detroit Party on June 23 at Joe Louis Arena.
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
Best of Detroit winners and finalists: Please click the link below to request promotional materials.
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