Michigan Eats · Detroit, Michigan
Detroit restaurants: coney islands, James Beard honorees and more
What Detroit has on our lists: 8 hand-checked coney islands, 5 James Beard honorees, 4 Detroit-style pizzerias and 2 pączki bakeries. Each hand-checked place had a 2025 or 2026 source when we looked in fall 2026. In all, Michigan Eats maps 2,287 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Detroit, nearest first on your phone.
Coney islands in Detroit
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Michigan: 8 Michigan coney islands.
American Coney Island
114 W Lafayette Blvd, Detroit
Coney island Since 1917
Next door to Lafayette on W. Lafayette Blvd.; known for its homemade, slightly spicier chili and the bigger dining room.
Coney Man
3031 W Grand Blvd, Detroit
Coney island
Duly's Place
5458 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit
Coney island
Southwest Detroit coney island on W. Vernor Hwy.
Lafayette Coney Island
118 W Lafayette Blvd, Detroit
Coney island
The other half of downtown's side-by-side coney rivalry, with a meatier chili.
Main Street Grill
1985 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit
Coney island
Olympic Grill
119 W Warren Ave, Detroit
Coney island
Woodward Coney Island
616 Woodward Ave, Detroit
Coney island
Zeff's Coney Island
2469 Russell St, Detroit
Coney island
James Beard honorees in Detroit
Restaurants named by the James Beard Foundation, reported as facts rather than scores. Across Michigan: 13 Michigan James Beard restaurants.
Baobab Fare
6568 Woodward Ave, Detroit
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Outstanding Hospitality semifinalist 2025
BARDA Detroit
4842 Grand River Ave, Detroit
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Best Chef: Great Lakes semifinalist 2025 and 2026 (Javier Bardauil)
Ladder 4 Wine Bar
3396 Vinewood St, Detroit
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Best Chef: Great Lakes semifinalist 2025 and 2026 (John Yelinek)
Selden Standard
3921 2nd Ave, Detroit
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Outstanding Restaurant semifinalist 2025
Vecino
4100 Third St, Detroit
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Best New Restaurant semifinalist 2025
Detroit-style pizza in Detroit
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Michigan: 6 Detroit-style pizzerias.
Buddy's Pizza
17125 Conant St, Detroit
Detroit-style pizza
The Conant Street original of the square-pizza chain.
Grandma Bob's Pizza
2135 Michigan Ave, Detroit
Detroit-style pizza
Michigan & Trumbull
1331 Holden St, Detroit
Detroit-style pizza
Z's Villa
42 Piquette St, Detroit
Detroit-style pizza
Pączki in Detroit
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Michigan: 13 Michigan pączki bakeries.
Chene Modern Bakery
17041 W Warren Ave, Detroit
Pączki
Donut Villa
5875 W Vernor Hwy, Detroit
Pączki
Inspections in Detroit
The Detroit Health Department publishes inspection results for 1,134 places we list in Detroit. At their latest routine inspection, by the City's own result: 888 places in compliance and 246 places not in compliance. Michigan has no statewide grade, and we add none. Records through October 5, 2026. Each place's results are in the web search; what they mean: Detroit restaurant inspections, explained.
What Detroit eats
Kinds of food among the 2,287 places we list in Detroit, counted from open map data and the state's food-service license list.
| Kind of place | Places |
|---|---|
| Bar & Pub | 535 |
| Pizza | 180 |
| Coffee & Café | 138 |
| Sandwiches & Deli | 136 |
| Mexican | 117 |
| Bakery & Sweets | 113 |
| Burgers | 112 |
| Hot Dogs & Sausages | 106 |
| Seafood | 96 |
| Breakfast & Diner | 60 |