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Where to eat, block by block

Ann Arbor

Downtown

The walkable core between Huron and William, Main and State. Most of the city's destination dining lives here.

25 restaurants

Kerrytown

The farmers' market district north of downtown. Zingerman's Deli anchors a stretch of Detroit Street that still feels like a small town.

1 restaurant

North Campus

Plymouth Road and the neighborhoods around the university's engineering and music schools. More strip-mall than sidewalk, but the food is real.

3 restaurants

West Side

Jackson Avenue, Stadium Boulevard, and the neighborhoods west of Main. Where locals eat when they're not performing for visitors.

4 restaurants

South State

The campus corridor running south from the Diag. Student-driven, fast-turning, and occasionally great.

2 restaurants

Stadium Area

South Main below Stadium Boulevard. A quieter stretch with a few neighborhood gems and the old Biercamp outpost.

2 restaurants

South Main

The restaurant row along South Main between Liberty and William. Echelon, Chop House, Jolly Pumpkin — the block keeps growing.

9 restaurants

Ypsilanti

Depot Town

The historic stretch along the Huron River on East Cross Street. Sidetrack, 734 Brewing, and the weekend farmer's market.

8 restaurants

Downtown Ypsilanti

Michigan Avenue and Washington Street. The old commercial heart — scrappier than Ann Arbor, and proud of it.

5 restaurants

West Ypsilanti

Washtenaw Avenue heading toward Ann Arbor. Strip malls and hidden gems between the two cities.

2 restaurants

Detroit

Corktown

Detroit's oldest neighborhood, west of downtown. The food scene here basically wrote the city's revival narrative.

3 restaurants

Midtown

Between the DIA and Wayne State. Dense, walkable, and where Detroit's dining ambition shows up first.

3 restaurants

Eastern Market

America's oldest open-air market district. Saturday mornings are the draw, but the restaurants keep it alive all week.

2 restaurants

Southwest Detroit

Vernor Highway and the Mexicantown corridor. The most flavorful stretch of road in the metro area.

2 restaurants

Greektown

Monroe Street between Beaubien and St. Antoine. Touristy now, but the history is real.

1 restaurant

Dexter

Dexter

A small town that punches above its weight. Main Street has more good food per block than it has any right to.

15 restaurants

Chelsea

Chelsea

Jeff Daniels' hometown, 20 minutes west. The Purple Rose Theatre anchors a Main Street that's becoming a dining destination.

7 restaurants
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