Metro Detroit’s best bars and clubs of 2022, according to our readers

By on Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 8:49 am

We asked, and you answered: the results are finally in for our Best of Detroit poll. Here are the best metro Detroit bars, clubs, and drink of 2022, according to you, our readers. You can see the rest of the winners in the Best of Detroit issue.

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Best Arcade Bar Barcade 666 Selden St., Detroit; 313-285-9410; barcadedetroit.com
Steve Neavling

Best Arcade Bar

Barcade
666 Selden St., Detroit; 313-285-9410; barcadedetroit.com
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Best Bar (Macomb) Ale & Eddie’s Taphouse 15015 E. Thirteen Mile Rd., Warren; 586-541-8396; aleneddies.com
Ale & Eddies Taphouse, Facebook

Best Bar (Macomb)

Ale & Eddie’s Taphouse
15015 E. Thirteen Mile Rd., Warren; 586-541-8396; aleneddies.com
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Best Bar (Oakland) The Morrie 511 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-216-1112 | 260 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-940-3260 | themorrie.com
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Best Bar (Oakland)

The Morrie
511 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-216-1112 | 260 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-940-3260 | themorrie.com
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Best Bar (Washtenaw) Mash 211 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor; 734-222-4095; mashbar.net
Yelp Inc., Flickr Creative Commons

Best Bar (Washtenaw)

Mash
211 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor; 734-222-4095; mashbar.net
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Best Bar (Wayne) Standby 225 Gratiot Ave., Detroit; 313-241-5719; standbydetroit.com
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Best Bar (Wayne)

Standby
225 Gratiot Ave., Detroit; 313-241-5719; standbydetroit.com
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Best Bar at Midnight Orchid 141 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; orchidferndale.com
Orchid Ferndale, Facebook

Best Bar at Midnight

Orchid
141 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; orchidferndale.com
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Best Bar Before a Red Wings Game Hockeytown Cafe 2301 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-471-3400; hockeytowncafe.com
awyu322, Flickr Creative Commons

Best Bar Before a Red Wings Game

Hockeytown Cafe
2301 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-471-3400; hockeytowncafe.com
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Best Bar Before a Tigers Game Tin Roof 47 E. Adams Ave., Detroit; 313-262-6114; tinroofdetroit.com
Tin Roof Detroit, Facebook

Best Bar Before a Tigers Game

Tin Roof
47 E. Adams Ave., Detroit; 313-262-6114; tinroofdetroit.com
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Best Bar Before Lions Game Elwood Bar & Grill 300 E. Adams Ave., Detroit; 313-962-2337; elwoodgrill.com
Mark Danielson

Best Bar Before Lions Game

Elwood Bar & Grill
300 E. Adams Ave., Detroit; 313-962-2337; elwoodgrill.com
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Best Bar Before Pistons Game Old Shillelagh 349 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-964-0007; oldshillelagh.com
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Best Bar Before Pistons Game

Old Shillelagh
349 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-964-0007; oldshillelagh.com
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Best Bar for Classic Cocktails Kiesling 449 E. Milwaukee Ave., Detroit; 313-638-2169; kieslingdetroit.com
@kieslingdetroit, Instagram

Best Bar for Classic Cocktails

Kiesling
449 E. Milwaukee Ave., Detroit; 313-638-2169; kieslingdetroit.com
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Best Bar on the Water Smuggler’s Run 1 St John St., Wyandotte; 734-309-7011; smugglerswyandotte.com
Smugglers Wyandotte, Facebook

Best Bar on the Water

Smuggler’s Run
1 St John St., Wyandotte; 734-309-7011; smugglerswyandotte.com
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Best Bottle Selection (Oakland) Casa Pernoi 310 E. Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248-940-0000; casapernoi.com
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Best Bottle Selection (Oakland)

Casa Pernoi
310 E. Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248-940-0000; casapernoi.com
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Best Bottle Selection (Wayne) Ye Olde Tap Room 14915 Charlevoix St., Detroit; 313-824-1030
grossepointetoday, Flickr Creative Commons

Best Bottle Selection (Wayne)

Ye Olde Tap Room
14915 Charlevoix St., Detroit; 313-824-1030
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Best Comedy Club Go Comedy! Improv Theater 261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-327-0575; gocomedy.net
Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Facebook

Best Comedy Club

Go Comedy! Improv Theater
261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-327-0575; gocomedy.net
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Best Dance Club Bleu Detroit 1540 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-974-7799; facebook.com/bleudetroitofficial
BLEU DETROIT, Facebook

Best Dance Club

Bleu Detroit
1540 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-974-7799; facebook.com/bleudetroitofficial
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Best Day Drinking (Macomb) Great Baraboo Brewing Co. 35905 Utica Rd., Clinton Twp.; 586-792-7397; greatbaraboo.com
Great Baraboo Brewing, Facebook

Best Day Drinking (Macomb)

Great Baraboo Brewing Co.
35905 Utica Rd., Clinton Twp.; 586-792-7397; greatbaraboo.com
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Best Day Drinking (Oakland) The Rock on 3rd 112 E. 3rd St., Royal Oak; 248-542-7625; rockon3rd.com
The Rock on 3rd, Facebook

Best Day Drinking (Oakland)

The Rock on 3rd
112 E. 3rd St., Royal Oak; 248-542-7625; rockon3rd.com
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Best Day Drinking (Washtenaw) Maiz Mexican Cantina 36 E. Cross St., Ypsilanti; 734-340-6010; maizmexican.com
@maizmexicancantina, Instagram

Best Day Drinking (Washtenaw)

Maiz Mexican Cantina 36 E. Cross St., Ypsilanti; 734-340-6010; maizmexican.com
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Best Day Drinking (Wayne) House of Pure Vin 1433 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-638-2501; houseofpurevin.com
@houseofpurevin, Instagram

Best Day Drinking (Wayne)

House of Pure Vin 1433 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-638-2501; houseofpurevin.com
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