Where to Eat in Royal Oak and Ferndale
The inner-ring suburbs north of Detroit worth a day trip from Ann Arbor.
Royal Oak and Ferndale sit next to each other but support different restaurant districts. This guide offers two current starting points in each city and links directly to the operators.
Ferndale
Imperial publishes its current menu and service information for Woodward Heights.
Mezcal carries its current Mexican menu, drinks, and reservations through the restaurant's site.
The Fly Trap bills itself as Ferndale's "finer diner," serving scratch breakfast, brunch, and dinner with a full bar. Weekend brunch runs with bottomless mimosas.
TigerLily serves modern Japanese robata and sushi in the former Antihero space on Nine Mile, open since 2022. Hour Detroit reviewed its binchotan grill and hidden tiki bar, Mai Tiki.
One-Eyed Betty's runs 44 rotating craft beer taps alongside a gastropub kitchen built around the Betty Burger and fish and chips. Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Royal Oak
Beppe is a full-service restaurant on North Main Street. The live page controls its menu, hours, and reservations.
Como's operates a long-running pizza restaurant on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale, close enough to fit a Royal Oak and Ferndale plan but distinct from downtown Royal Oak.
Alchemi is a dinner-only restaurant on South Main serving lamb ragu, chicken tikka, and Thai-inflected salmon alongside a cocktail bar. Owner John Prepolec has told Metro Times the bar carries around 600 spirit labels. It's open Thursday through Sunday.
Choose one downtown
Parking, events, and service periods differ between the two cities. Build dinner around one downtown rather than treating Woodward Avenue as a single restaurant strip. The direct links above are the current source for menus and hours.