201 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-291-5295; theoaklandferndale.com
Sandy Levine may not have started the craft cocktail trend in metro Detroit, but he sure is holding up the mantle quite well. His inconspicuous little lounge on West Nine Mile in Ferndale is a little hard to find if you've never been there before, but isn't that the novelty of it all?