When you’re choosing where to eat for a special night out, ambience might be just as important to you as what’s on the menu. Luckily, Detroit offers good food and great design.

The Apparatus Room 250 W. Larned St., Detroit; 313-800-5600; detroitfoundationhotel.com Photo via The Apparatus Room / Facebook
Fort Street Galley 160 W. Fort St., Detroit; 313-230-0855; fortstreetgalley.org Photo via Fort Street Galley / Facebook
FOLK Detroit 1701 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-290-5849; folkdetroit.com Photo via Folk Detroit / Facebook
Flowers of Vietnam 4430 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; 313-554-2085; flowersofvietnam.com Photo via Flowers of Vietnam / Facebook
Detroit Shipping Company 474 Peterboro St., Detroit; 313-462- 4973; detroitshippingcompany.com Photo via Detroit Shipping Company / Facebook
Cork & Gabel 2415 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-638-2261; corkandgabel.com Photo via Cork & Gabel / Facebook
Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails 15 E. Kirby St., Detroit; 313-8183915; chartreusekc.com Photo via Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails / Facebook
Gold Cash Gold 2100 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-242-0770; goldcashgolddetroit.com Photo via Gold Cash Gold / Facebook
Iridescence 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313-237-6732; motorcitycasino.com Photo via Iridescence / Facebook
Ima imanoodles.com Photo via Ima / Facebook
Grey Ghost 47 Watson St., Detroit; 313-262-6534; greyghostdetroit.com Photo via Grey Ghost / Facebook
Parks & Rec Diner 1942 W Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313-446-8370; parksandrecdiner.com Photo via Parks & Rec Diner / Facebook
Leila 1249 Griswold St., Detroit; 313-816-8100; www.leiladetroit.com Photo via Leila / Facebook
Karl’s 1509 Broadway St., Detroit; 313-855-2757; karlsdetroit.com Photo via Karl’s / Facebook
Selden Standard 3921 2nd Ave., Detroit; 313-438-5055; seldenstandard.com Photo via Selden Standard / Facebook
Takoi 2520 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-855- 2864; takoidetroit.com Photo via Ima / Facebook
Smith & Co. 644 Seldon St., Detroit; 313-974-7100; smithandcodetroit.com Photo via Smith & Co. / Facebook
Slows Bar BQ 2138 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-962-9828; slowsbarbq.com Photo via Slows Bar BQ / Facebook
Wright & Company 1500 Woodward Ave., Floor 2, Detroit; 313-962-7711; wrightdetroit.com Photo via Wright & Company / Facebook

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