Here’s a list of restaurants around Detroit that opened this fall. If you haven’t tried them already, now is the time to.

 

POP + Offworld 128 Cadillac Square, Detroit; 313-961-9249 For three years, the nomadic arcade Offworld was just a couple pop-ups around downtown Detroit until last month. The wonderful POP space above the Checker Bar sat slightly underutilized before POP+ Offworld, featuring an arcade, full bar, and pizzeria. Photo via Instagram user @catalinafight
Must try: The Pig Destroyer with red sauce, cheese, pepperoni, bacon, sausage, bacon aioli, and crunchy pork rinds with a cocktail. Photo via Instagram user @bluucat
Ready Player One 407 E Fort St., Detroit; 313-395-3300 Ready Player One features the best arcade games from the 1980s and 1990s. This is a spot where you can remember the good times. Photo via Instagram user @rpodetroit
Must try: Classic tomato soup and grilled cheese to take you back to simpler times.
Gather Detroit 1454 Gratiot Ave., Detroit; 586-850-0205 Gather – an Eastern Market restaurant specializing in local foods that are cooked above a wood-burning grill reopened this month. This time, you can expect more of a focus on seasonality, local sourcing, and veggies, as Gather brings strong relationships with local farmers. Among those partnerships are Keep Growing Detroit, Grow Eastern Market, Farm Field Table, Coriander, Fairway Packing, Avalon, Calder Dairy, Cherry Capital, Fortune Fish, R Hirt, Werp Farms, and Fluffy Bottom Farms. Photo via Instagram user @philebutante
Must try: Corn bread with first frost braised greens, sweet corn, and confit tomato butter.
Eastern Market Brewing Co’s 2515 Riopelle St., Detroit; 313-502-5165 The space including garage doors that swing up to provide an open air feel faces the street. Expect a traditional beer tap and utilized market ingredients. Photo via Instagram user @easternmarketbrewing
Must try:One of their 15 beers on tap. Photo via Instagram user @k_mcdonough
Shake Shack (troy) 850 W Big Beaver Rd., Troy; 248-817-1529 The burger joints keep coming! This is the second New York-based location to come to metro Detroit. The classic burgers, hot dogs, and crinkle cut fries never get old. Photo via Instagram user @mattmeyer02
Must try:The signature ShackBurger served on a toasted bun with American cheese, lettuce, thinly sliced tomatoes and Shake Shack sauce. Photo via Instagram user @shakeshack
Eatòri Market 1215 Griswold St., Detroit; 313-395-3030 The 2,500-square-foot space functions as a bar/restaurant with seating for 25 up front, and a specialty market offering grab-and-go items; dry goods; fresh produce; prepared foods; a soup and salad bar; and beer and wine. The layout and materials of the market is fresh and modern provided by Kyle Evans Design. Photo via Instagram user @after5detroit
Must try:Fresh mussels boiled to perfection and toasted bread.
The Dow Beer Exchange 160 West Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248-642-9002 The Dow Beer Exchange – an extension of Dick O’ Dow’s – is up and trading in Birmingham. The beer exchange concept means prices of the 40 craft beers it has on tap fluctuates every 15 minutes based on demand – the more customers drink of a certain beer, the more prices increase, as that’s how the law of supply and demand works. This is a perfect piece of Wall Street right in Birmingham. Photo via Facebook user @Thedow
Must try: Delicious ahi tuna sliders with Asian mayonnaise & kimchi. Photo via Facebook user @DickO’Dows
El Volez Taco 6172 Toledo St., Detroit; The beloved El Taco Veloz taco truck is running a new location in the former Alley Taco space in Midtown’s Marcus Market. And thankfully, the truck at Toledo and Livernois is still rolling. The authentic Mexican food spot now has a sit down location. Photo via Instagram user @lakesofblood
Must try:The asada – griddle-crisped shards of salty steak come wrapped in a warm corn tortilla that’s served under a small mound of cilantro and diced red onions. Photo via Instagram user @daericpink
Giordanos 1224 Randolph St., Detroit; 313-752-0441 The Detroit location is Giordano’s second in Michigan and 16th across the nation. The other Michigan store is in Holland. Detroiters who have dined at PizzaPapalis will be familiar with Chicago-style deep dish. Photo via Instagram user @punkrockcatlady
Must try:The Chicago styled deep dish pie. Photo via Instagram user @eatforcheap
Lady of the House 1426 Bagley Ave., Detroit; 313-818-0218 This location was long awaited by chef Kate Williams. The space seats around 65 and will feature Williams’ Irish-American heritage. According to its website, Williams specializes in “nose to tail, whole animal preservation and utilization, as well as highlighting local farms. Williams is also focusing on #uglyfood, which is about minimizing food waste on farms in an effort to feed more people and promote more hungry folks to grow their own food.” Photo via Instagram user @nbritsky
Must try:Cucumber Carpaccio with walnut romesco & brined grapes. Photo via Instagram user @mightyinthemitten
Kid Rock’s Made In Detroit 333 W Fort St # 1400., Detroit; 248-625-3797 Kid Rock’s Made In Detroit restaurant and bar is new and covered in Kid Rock memorabilia (if you’re into that). Although there is not a confederate flag that we know of, the restaurant serves, “classic Detroit and Southern-influenced dishes,” and “local beers and craft cocktails.” Photo via Facebook user @KoryWoods
Must try: Corn bread and goulash. Photo via Instagram user @kidrockdetroit

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