Tag: Restaurants
Cass Cafe: Reviving an Iconic Restaurant and Art Gallery
Cass Cafe, a restaurant and longtime fixture of Detroit’s arts scene which closed in 2022, is slated to reopen full-time on Nov. 6.
The Chalfonte...
What’s Cooking? Metro Detroit Dining News for September 2026
New Metro Detroit Restaurants, Bars, and Cafés
Ray’s in Downtown Detroit
A New York-originating bar — whose ownership includes actors Justin Theroux and Nicholas Braun —...
Detroit Hosting the 2027 Michelin Guide American Great Lakes Ceremony
Michelin has announced the ceremony in which a metro Detroit restaurant could receive its first Michelin star is officially happening in Detroit next year.
The...
Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Echelon Kitchen and Bar in Ann Arbor
When NEXT Hospitality founder Doug Zeif first pitched the idea of opening Echelon Kitchen and Bar, chef Joseph VanWagner hesitated. Newly sober, VanWagner planned...
Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Tacos Wuey in Detroit
For chef Eddie Vargas, Tacos Wuey serves as a platform for exploration. Inside the cozy Vernor Highway restaurant — opened in summer 2025 —...
Hour Detroit’s Best New Casual Eateries 2026
Amelia Street Pizza Co.
Just when it seemed that pizza had peaked in metro Detroit, a new player entered the scene. Chef Matt Arb makes...
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...
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 —...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
What’s Cooking? Metro Detroit Dining News for July 2026
Coming to the Table
Angelo’s Fine Italian in Grosse Pointe
Two culinary forces in Detroit’s Italian dining scene are coming together to start a new restaurant...
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