The essential Detroit restaurants every tourist should visit when in town

By Alex Washington on Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 4:26 pm

Detroit has a culture all its own and when it comes to its dining scene, there are a few places that really help shape Detroit’s culture.

Detroiters know that the city may be most known for coney dogs and Better Made chips, but when it comes to food, the place we call home has so much more to offer.

Here are a few restaurants and bars that you can take visiting guests to give them an authentic taste and experience of Detroit.

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Sweetwater Tavern

400 E. Congress St., Detroit; 313-962-2210; sweetwatertavern.net

Sweetwater marinates their wings for 24 hours, giving your munchies monster a full dose of flavor.

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Pantheion Club

12900 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-584-9110; instagram.com/pantheionclub

If you’re confused as to why a strip club has made the list of essential Detroit restaurants, it’s probably because you don’t know how embedded the strip club dining scene is into Detroit’s culture. We recommend the lamb chops.

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Louisiana Creole Gumbo

13505 W. Seven Mile Rd., Detroit; 313-397-4052 | 29216 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington Hills; detroitgumbo.com"

Louisiana Creole Gumbo has been a staple in Detroit since 1970. More than 50 years later, the cajun restaurant expanded to the suburbs and opened a new location in Farmington Hills.

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Starter’s Bar and Grill

18426 Plymouth Rd., Detroit; 313-837-3630; startersdetroit.com

Whether it’s catfish or lamb chops, or even alfredo, Starter’s is guaranteed to have something that’s guaranteed to fill you up.

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