Detroit Nightlife

El Moore Lodging Lounge Detroit

Midtown

El Moore is Detroit's most architecturally extraordinary hotel and lounge — a 1898 converted apartment building in Midtown with a rooftop garden, community lounge, and commitment to sustainable Detroit living that represents the most interesting vision of Detroit's architectural adaptive reuse potential. Its community-focused lounge programming serves Midtown's creative economy while modeling the kind of sustainable urban development Detroit needs.

Batch Brewing Detroit

Corktown

Batch Brewing Company is Detroit's most community-focused craft brewery — a Corktown taproom producing exceptional IPAs, stouts, and seasonals in a neighborhood that has undergone the most dramatic transformation in Detroit's remarkable revival. Corktown's emergence as Detroit's most exciting neighborhood, catalyzed by Ford's acquisition of Michigan Central Station, creates an ideal context for Batch's community-first brewing philosophy.

Craft Work Detroit

West Village

Craft Work is one of Detroit's most charming neighborhood bars — a West Village establishment serving exceptional craft cocktails and beers in one of the city's most beautifully preserved residential neighborhoods. West Village's extraordinary Victorian houses and the Detroit River views at the end of every cross street create an neighborhood bar experience of genuine beauty and community warmth.

The Sugar House Detroit

Corktown

The Sugar House is Detroit's most acclaimed craft cocktail lounge — a Corktown bar that has appeared on national and international best bar lists since opening in 2012, helping establish Detroit as one of America's great cocktail cities. Its extraordinary cocktail program, Michigan ingredient focus, and genuine hospitality in a city that has faced extreme challenges create one of America's most meaningful bar experiences.

El Club Detroit

Mexicantown

El Club is Detroit's most exciting new music venue — a Mexicantown venue that has rapidly established itself as the go-to destination for the most interesting touring indie, experimental, and international acts visiting Detroit. Its intimate scale, excellent production, and adventurous programming have made it essential to Detroit's most musically curious audiences.

Motor City Sound Board Detroit

MotorCity Casino

Motor City Sound Board at MotorCity Casino is Detroit's most sophisticated mid-size entertainment venue — a 2,700-capacity concert hall with state-of-the-art acoustics presenting nationally touring acts for Detroit's entertainment community. Its casino integration, excellent production facilities, and consistent booking of quality acts make it one of the most active mid-size venues in the Great Lakes region.

Shelter Detroit

Corktown

The Shelter is Detroit's most beloved underground music room — the basement of Saint Andrew's Hall that has launched countless alternative and indie careers with its intimate 400-person capacity and the sense of discovery that comes from seeing an artist before they play the main hall upstairs. Its role in Detroit's music ecosystem as the small room where artists build their Detroit following creates an important pipeline for the city's live music culture.

The Anchor Bar

Corktown / Downtown Detroit

The Anchor Bar is a Detroit institution in the Corktown neighbourhood near the casino district — a classic American bar serving an exceptional burger alongside a lengthy Michigan craft beer and spirits selection. A popular stop for pre-casino dining and post-show drinks for visitors to the downtown entertainment precinct.

Soundboard

MotorCity Casino Hotel

Soundboard at MotorCity Casino Hotel is Detroit's premier nightclub and live music venue — a 2,700-capacity hall with state-of-the-art audio designed by the world's leading sound engineers. The venue books national touring acts, DJ headliners, and comedy shows for MotorCity's hotel guests and Detroit's broader entertainment community.

Honest John's Detroit

University District

Honest John's is Detroit's most beloved dive bar — a University District institution that has been serving Detroit's creative and working-class communities with great beers and a genuine neighborhood character since 1990. Its extraordinary jukebox, welcoming regulars, and unaffected atmosphere make it the benchmark for what Detroit neighborhood bar culture at its best looks and feels like.

Saint Andrew's Hall Detroit

Cass Corridor / Midtown

Saint Andrew's Hall is Detroit's most legendary music venue — a 1907 Scottish concert hall that has presented virtually every important artist in alternative rock and hip-hop history, including early Detroit underground hip-hop alongside national touring acts. Its role in Detroit's extraordinary music scene, which has produced Motown, techno, and a generation of hip-hop artists, makes it one of the most culturally significant small venues in American music history.

Bad Luck Bar Detroit

Downtown Detroit

Bad Luck Bar is Detroit's most acclaimed craft cocktail destination — a downtown bar that has appeared on national best bar lists for its extraordinary cocktail program showcasing Michigan spirits and local ingredients. Detroit's cocktail scene, long overshadowed by the city's musical heritage, has emerged in the 2010s as one of the most interesting in the Midwest, with Bad Luck Bar at its creative forefront.