Wright & Company is a trendy bar and gastropub housed in a 19th-century brownstone. The interiors are cozy and familiar feeling, but still with exciting modern touches like a tin tiled ceiling and large leather booths. Drinks are carefully and lovingly prepared, utilizing fresh seasonal ingredients. The food menu is a good selection of seasonal small plates designed to share.
Master Chef Jimmy Schmidt is well known around Detroit for his seafood and meat emporiums. His iconic Rattlesnake Club is a very open, airy and elegant space near the Detroit River (and despite the name, rattlesnake is not on the menu). What is on the menu, however, are seasonal dishes from a great selection of small plates to meat, fish and a char-grilled section. Huge flower arrangements and colorful paintings set off the oak tables and chairs in the main dining room. A porch area is also open for dining.
Selden Standard has a very simple mission, that is to serve their guests with complete honesty and humility. The restaurant's fare is modern American, whose contents are expertly-crafted out of local ingredients, meant for every palate to savor. The dishes are served small plate-style, making them perfect for sharing. Selden Standard's menu is seasonally-driven, which increases the novelty quotient of the place. The Mushroom Ragu, Grilled Duck Breast, and the Tuna Crudo are some of the staples from the menu. The restaurant's bar is one of its main attractions is manned by a team of highly-skilled mixologists, who concoct some truly innovative elixirs.
El Barzon is a popular restaurant which was established in 2007 and is situated in the heart of the city of Detroit. Known for its Italian and Mexican cuisine, this place is a famous haunt for the locals of Mexicantown. The food here is absolutely scrumptious and appetizing. The site also features an outdoor seating area, where you can enjoy your meals when the weather is perfect. A definite must-visit!
Amar Pizza isn't any ordinary, average pizzeria and neither are its pizzas. Having been featured on Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods," you can be sure that whatever you order will be out of the ordinary. While you can get the more traditional toppings and combinations, it would be a shame to miss out of the Amar originals. Creative pizzas range from the Gyro Pizza topped with gyro meat, tomatoes, onions and cucumber sauce, to the Tandoori Pizza with tandoori chicken breast, cheese, red onion and special tandoori sauce to the super adventurous Dry Fish Pizza with dried shrimp, roasted garlic, onions, cilantro and spicy fish paste sauce. If you love spice, make sure you try the Ghost Pepper Pizza topped with the spiciest peppers in the world.