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Southwest Detroit

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Opening

Calamansi Opens on Vernor Highway

Detroit's first Filipino-focused bar and restaurant is here, in a 40-seat room in Southwest Detroit.

Calamansi opened at 4458 W Vernor Hwy in Southwest Detroit with Filipino-inspired cocktails and dishes from Tyler Olivier and Marcee Sobredilla. Forty seats, big ambitions.

April 13, 2026 · 4 min read
Guide

Where to Eat in Southwest Detroit

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

Southwest Detroit's Vernor Highway corridor has the best concentration of taco shops, Vietnamese cooking, and bakeries in Michigan. A guide to eating your way through it.

November 6, 2025 · 8 min read
Restaurant Profile

Flowers of Vietnam Started as a Sunday Pop-Up. Now It's One of Detroit's Best Restaurants.

In Southwest Detroit, Palestinian-American chef George Azar cooks Vietnamese food that doesn't explain itself. It doesn't need to.

George Azar's Flowers of Vietnam in Southwest Detroit started as a Sundays-only pop-up inside a coney island. Now it's a full-service restaurant where a Palestinian-American chef cooks some of the best Vietnamese food in Michigan.

March 13, 2025 · 7 min read