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Lobster poached with flavorful aromatics like thyme, onion, celery, bay leaves, lemon, and cherry tomatoes.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Ostrea in Detroit

For decades, the London Chop House stood uncontested as the zenith of fine dining in Detroit. But much like the rest of downtown, it...
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What’s Cooking? Metro Detroit Dining News for August 2026

Hot and Fresh JD’s Stage Bistro in Chelsea One of southeast Michigan’s most anticipated restaurants of the year opened for dinner service on Aug. 11 —...
Dishes, clockwise from top center: ceafa de pork, Gabriela’s focaccia, mititei, saramura de peste (sea bass), rigatoni, “Vaca Moo” steak,salata de vara, hand-cut fries.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Bar Gabi in Hazel Park

Gabriel and Gabriela Botezan knew that opening their first restaurant was a big deal — but they didn’t expect it to be international news....
Bottom, clockwisefrom top right: sfincione, mussels bianco, branzino, pesce spada, insalata di mare, spiedini (lamb belly skewers).

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Medusa in Detroit

In June, Anthony Lombardo treated himself to a new set of wheels. No, not a sports car, but an electric scooter that’s ideal for...
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A Field Guide to Traverse City Fine Dining

Up until May, I’d only ever heard about morels from chefs who spoke about them with the kind of excitement once reserved for clandestine...

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Sunda New Asian in Detroit

Michiganders have had a soft spot for Sunda New Asian since its flagship location opened in Chicago nearly two decades ago. “A lot of people...
Close-up on a Detroit-style pizza from Unc's Pizza.

Unc’s Pizza Opens in Downtown Detroit’s Capitol Park District

Unc’s Pizza, a Detroit-style pizza place, opens Tuesday, Aug. 11, in downtown Detroit’s Capitol Park. Unc’s menu features both red and white square pies,...
Fried fish with jollof rice, plantains, and roasted vegetables from Little Liberia

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Little Liberia in Detroit

Today, Little Liberia is a bustling restaurant on the corner of East Warren and Kensington Avenue in Detroit. But Michigan’s first Liberian restaurant began...
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Editor’s Letter: Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026

Food has been a staple of Hour Detroit’s content since the very beginning, but our Best New Restaurants feature didn’t make its debut until...
Clockwise from top: lobster rolls, cheeseburger, seafood platter, Pemaquid mussels, dill Caesar salad, clams linguine.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: The Franklin Oyster Bar and Eatery in Franklin

Oakland County’s suburbs may be a far cry from the “quaint little villages here and there” along the Atlantic, but Franklin’s main drag is...
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Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Rose’s in Detroit

For years, Rose’s Fine Food occupied a singular place in Detroit’s dining culture, helping to define the city’s modern brunch scene. But the restaurant’s newly...
From top, clockwise house wedge salad, dry aged bone-in ribeye with zip sauce, fried burrata, dirty martini, dover sole au meunière, roasted mushrooms.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Wilder’s in Birmingham

To say that Wilder’s is personal to owner Samy Eid would be an understatement. Opened in January 2025, the Birmingham steakhouse is named after...
A view of the San Morello Terrazzo

San Morello’s Terrazzo: The Perfect Spot to Catch Up with Friends

As one of many people who is constantly tethered to their phone, I’ve tried to make an effort to “unplug” and take a break...
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Angelo’s Fine Italian Plans to Embrace Classic Cuisine in Grosse Pointe

Two of Detroit’s top names in contemporary Italian dining have teamed up on a restaurant coming to Grosse Pointe this fall. They are Oak...
A spread of food at The Dancing Pine at Sakura Novi

Inside The Dancing Pine, a New Korean Steakhouse at Sakura Novi

Korean barbecue meets high-end steakhouse culture at The Dancing Pine, which opened quietly last month in Sakura Novi, a new Asian-themed outdoor mall on...

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