Bars

Ann Arbor, Michigan

HopCat Ann Arbor is one of the most celebrated craft beer bars in the Midwest — part of the beloved Michigan-based chain known for its rack of rotating craft beers and the legendary crack fries. HopCat's success in building a genuine craft beer culture throughout Michigan has made it one of the most influential independent bar chains in the Great Lakes region.

311 Maynard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Detroit, Michigan

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.

1502 Broadway St, Detroit, MI 48226

Detroit, Michigan

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.

1400 Porter St, Detroit, MI 48216

Detroit, Michigan

Bert's Marketplace in Detroit's Eastern Market district is a beloved jazz and blues bar in a historic market building, presenting live music alongside a full bar and restaurant that serves as a cultural anchor for the iconic Eastern Market Saturday farmer's market community.

2727 Russell St 48207

Detroit, Michigan

Cliff Bell's in downtown Detroit is a magnificently restored 1935 supper club presenting live jazz music nightly in one of America's most perfectly preserved Art Deco bar interiors. The combination of exceptional cocktails, traditional jazz, and a breathtaking historic interior makes Cliff Bell's a pilgrimage destination for anyone who loves American jazz culture and architecture.

2030 Park Ave 48226

Detroit, Michigan

Cliff Bell's is Detroit's most beloved jazz club and supper club, a 1935 Art Deco masterpiece reopened in 2005 after 22 years of closure. The intimate venue hosts nightly live jazz and big band performances alongside expertly crafted cocktails and seasonal menus — a piece of preserved Detroit elegance that recalls the city's golden age of nightlife.

2030 Park Ave 48226

Detroit, Michigan

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.

8047 Agnes St, Detroit, MI 48214

Detroit, Michigan

Deluxx Fluxx in Detroit's downtown is a wildly decorated arcade bar with pinball machines, old-school video games, and irreverent art installations in a bar environment that has become one of Detroit's most social and distinctive nightlife experiences, part of the same complex as Marble Bar and Spot Lite.

1274 Library St 48226

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit's Midtown neighborhood between Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center has developed a dense entertainment and restaurant scene, with the Warren Avenue corridor and Woodward Avenue businesses serving the academic and medical professional community.

624 W Alexandrine St 48201

Detroit, Michigan

Grey Ghost in Detroit's Brush Park neighborhood is a celebrated restaurant and bar that has contributed to the revitalization of one of Detroit's historically significant Victorian neighborhoods, offering craft cocktails and an upscale dining experience.

47 Watson St 48201

Detroit, Michigan

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.

488 Selden St, Detroit, MI 48201

Detroit, Michigan

Marble Bar in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood is one of the city's most celebrated craft cocktail bars, presenting a sophisticated cocktail menu and an intimate bar atmosphere in the heart of Detroit's most dynamic neighborhood for food and drink. Corktown's proximity to the Michigan Central Station restoration has made the neighborhood a focus of Detroit's revival.

1501 Holden St 48208

Detroit, Michigan

Motor City Wine is a beloved Corktown Detroit wine bar and wine shop, a neighborhood institution in Detroit's oldest and most revitalized neighborhood that combines an excellent wine selection with food, regular live music events, and a community-focused neighborhood bar atmosphere.

1949 Michigan Ave 48216

Detroit, Michigan

PJ's Lager House is a Corktown bar and DIY music venue that has been at the heart of Detroit's indie music scene for over 20 years, hosting local and national touring acts in an unpretentious neighborhood bar. One of Detroit's most reliable spots for discovering emerging rock, punk, and alternative acts in an authentic Corktown atmosphere.

1254 Michigan Ave 48226

Detroit, Michigan

PJ's Lager House in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood is a beloved dive bar and live music venue presenting punk, rock, and local Detroit music nightly. One of the neighborhood's most authentic and community-rooted bars, PJ's embodies Corktown's working-class spirit even as the neighborhood transforms around the restored Michigan Central Station.

Detroit, Michigan

East Jefferson Avenue in Indian Village and environs provides Detroit's eastern neighborhoods with a growing collection of bars, restaurants, and creative businesses that are expanding Detroit's entertainment landscape beyond the core downtown and Midtown areas.

8625 E Jefferson Ave 48214

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit's Midtown and New Center neighborhoods support a diverse bar and entertainment ecosystem serving the Wayne State University and Detroit Medical Center community alongside the growing residential population attracted by Detroit's urban renaissance and affordable housing.

4857 Cass Ave 48201

Detroit, Michigan

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.

450 W Fort St 48226

Detroit, Michigan

The Old Miami on Cass Avenue in Detroit's Corktown/Midtown border area is a legendary Detroit dive bar with a garden patio, beloved by artists, musicians, and long-time Detroit residents as one of the city's most authentic and unpretentious neighborhood bars.

3930 Cass Ave 48201

Detroit, Michigan

Third Man Records Detroit is Jack White's record store and event space in the Cass Corridor, featuring a vinyl pressing plant, record shop, live performance space, and photo booth. The Detroit outpost of White's Nashville label is a cultural landmark for Detroit's music community and a pilgrimage site for vinyl enthusiasts and White Stripes fans.

441 W Canfield St 48201

Detroit, Michigan

Townhouse is a popular Midtown Detroit restaurant and bar serving the Wayne State University and Midtown cultural district community, one of the anchors of Midtown Detroit's vibrant restaurant and bar scene that has developed around the Detroit Institute of Arts corridor.

500 Townsend St 48202

Ferndale, Michigan

Ferndale Project is Detroit's most acclaimed craft brewery taproom in the vibrant suburb of Ferndale — producing exceptional craft beers alongside a welcoming taproom that has become a community center for Detroit's north suburban creative economy. Ferndale's identity as Detroit's most progressive and LGBTQ+-inclusive suburb creates an ideal community context for a brewery that values quality, creativity, and inclusion equally.

567 N Main St, Ferndale, MI 48220

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids MI is one of America's most celebrated craft breweries, producing legendary beers like All Day IPA, CBS, and KBS while operating a massive taproom and restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids that serves as a pilgrimage destination for craft beer enthusiasts from around the world.

235 Grandville Ave SW 49503

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Founders Brewing Company is one of America's most acclaimed craft breweries, a Grand Rapids destination taproom famous for Breakfast Stout, KBS, and their bold beer philosophy. The taproom hosts regular live music events and is one of Michigan's most important craft beer destinations, drawing pilgrims from across the country for its cult-status seasonal releases.

235 Grandville Ave SW 49503

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Founders Brewing Company is one of America's most celebrated craft breweries — a Grand Rapids institution whose CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout), KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout), and Dirty Bastard have earned it a consistent place in rankings of America's finest craft breweries. Grand Rapids's extraordinary transformation into the "Beer City USA" (winning the national "Beer City USA" poll multiple years) and Founders' outstanding beer quality create a brewery taproom of genuine American craft beer historical significance.

235 Grandville Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids's Fulton Street and Cherry Street corridors anchor a growing restaurant and bar scene in the Grand Rapids neighborhoods that complement the downtown entertainment district, with craft breweries, cocktail bars, and restaurants serving Kent County's rapidly growing metropolitan area.

128 Fulton St W 49503

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Arcadia Ales in Battle Creek MI (with tasting room in Kalamazoo) is one of Michigan's most respected craft breweries, brewing award-winning English-style ales and operating a taproom that serves the west Michigan craft beer community.

701 E Michigan Ave 49048

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Bell's Brewery Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo MI is the legendary taproom for one of America's most respected craft breweries, famous for Two Hearted Ale and Oberon. The Eccentric Cafe presents live music and special events in Kalamazoo's brewery district, which helped establish Michigan's national reputation as a craft beer destination.

355 E Kalamazoo Ave 49007

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Bell's Brewery is the most important craft brewery in the Midwest — a Kalamazoo institution whose Two Hearted Ale has been voted America's best beer multiple years by the American Homebrewers Association, and whose Oberon wheat ale is a beloved Michigan summer institution. Bell's extraordinary contribution to Midwestern craft brewing (it was one of the first craft breweries east of the Rockies) and its consistent production of world-class beers create a brewery taproom of genuine American brewing historical significance.

355 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Bell's Eccentric Café is the home bar of Bell's Brewery — one of the most celebrated craft breweries in America, known for Two Hearted Ale (America's best-selling craft IPA) and Oberon Ale. The Kalamazoo taproom with its outdoor beer garden, live music stage, and a beer list featuring hundreds of Bell's releases attracts craft beer pilgrims from across the Midwest who combine Bell's with Kalamazoo's surprising concentration of live music venues and the University beer culture that surrounds Western Michigan University.

355 E Kalamazoo Ave 49007

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Bell's Eccentric Café is the taproom and restaurant of Bell's Brewery, one of the most influential craft breweries in America. The Kalamazoo brewpub hosts regular live music, community events, and serves as a pilgrimage destination for craft beer enthusiasts who visit Kalamazoo specifically to drink at the source of Two Hearted Ale and Oberon.

355 E Kalamazoo Ave 49007

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing Brewing Company in the REO Town neighborhood of Lansing is one of Michigan's most celebrated craft breweries, brewing award-winning beers and hosting events in a historic brewing space that has anchored the revitalization of the REO Town arts district in the state capital.

518 E Shiawassee St 48912

Marquette, Michigan

Marquette MI's Washington Street and Third Street bar district provides the Upper Peninsula's largest city with craft beer bars, dive bars, and cocktail lounges serving the Northern Michigan University student community and the year-round residents of one of the UP's most vibrant small cities.

Traverse City, Michigan

Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City MI is one of northern Michigan's most celebrated craft breweries, producing creative and experimental beers while operating a taproom in the Warehouse District that has become a gathering place for the creative community of one of Michigan's most rapidly growing tourist and residential cities.

225 E 16th St 49684

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti MI, home to Eastern Michigan University, provides the western Washtenaw County community with bars, restaurants, and entertainment options along Michigan Avenue and the Depot Town historic district that reflect the eclectic character of this diverse college city adjacent to Ann Arbor.