Wright & Company Turned a Jewelry Store Into Detroit's Most Interesting Dining Room
On Woodward Avenue, a second-floor restaurant in a building from the 1890s served small plates and cocktails for twelve years.
Wright & Company served its final dinner on Friday, July 3, 2026, closing after twelve years above Woodward Avenue, as WXYZ reported. The second-floor room at 1500 Woodward gave the restaurant a distinct role for more than a decade: small plates and cocktails in a space separated from the street by a flight of stairs.
The format that defined it
The menu was designed around shared plates rather than a conventional appetizer-and-entree sequence. That format made the ordering decision more important than any list of signature dishes: choose a mix of sizes and preparations, and let the table share.
Chef and partner Marc Djozlija, a 2015 James Beard Award nominee, led the kitchen. In the closing announcement the owners put the run in their own words: "What started as a restaurant became a gathering place, and that's because of the people who walked through our doors."
Cocktails were part of the structure
The bar program was never a waiting area for dinner. Cocktails, wine, and the small-plates menu shared the same room and the same service model, which is a large part of why the address held its place on downtown dinner shortlists for twelve years.
What happens to the room
The owners have said the space will continue hosting private events, and WXYZ reports a new concept is planned for the address. The 1890s building and its second-floor dining room are not going anywhere; what filled them for twelve years is.
Wright & Company operated at 1500 Woodward Ave, Detroit, through July 3, 2026.