Zingermans Universe
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Zingerman's Deli Is Still the Center of the Zingerman's Network
The Detroit Street deli opened in 1982 and remains the public-facing anchor of a much larger Ann Arbor food business.
Zingerman's Delicatessen opened on Detroit Street in 1982. Its sandwiches, specialty-grocery shelves, and local production network still define the wider business.
Zingerman's Mail Order Connects Ann Arbor Production to a National Catalog
The Phoenix Drive business ships bread, coffee, candy, pantry goods, and gift boxes from one online storefront.
Zingerman's Mail Order brings products from several Ann Arbor businesses into one national shipping and gift-box operation.
Zingerman's Deli vs. Zingerman's Roadhouse: Which One Do You Actually Want?
One is a counter-service deli on Detroit Street. The other is a 200-seat full-service restaurant on Jackson Avenue. Both say 'Zingerman's' on the sign. That is where the similarities end.
Zingerman's Deli and Zingerman's Roadhouse are the two sit-down restaurants in the Zingerman's Community of Businesses. They share a name, a sourcing philosophy, and a commitment to overdelivering on ingredients. They share almost nothing else.
ZingTrain Sells the Thing That Can't Be Shipped
The ninth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. At 3728 Plaza Drive, a small team teaches other companies how to run like Zingerman's.
ZingTrain at 3728 Plaza Dr is Zingerman's training and consulting arm, founded in 1994 with $1,000 and a desk in an attic. The ninth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
BAKE! Puts the Flour in Your Hands
The eleventh and final stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. The teaching kitchen on Plaza Drive that turns customers into bakers.
BAKE! with Zing is Zingerman's hands-on teaching bakery at 3723 Plaza Dr, tucked between the Bakehouse and the Creamery. The eleventh and final entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Zingerman's Cornman Farms Is the One That Doesn't Look Like Work
The eighth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. A 27-acre event venue near Dexter where the food is the reason people show up and the farm is the reason they stay.
Zingerman's Cornman Farms at 8540 Island Lake Rd near Dexter is a 27-acre event venue, working farm, and culinary destination. The eighth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Miss Kim Is the Zingerman's Business That Didn't Need the Name
The tenth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. Ji Hye Kim's Korean restaurant on Fifth Avenue rewrites what a ZCoB business can be.
Miss Kim at 415 N Fifth Ave is a Zingerman's Community of Businesses restaurant serving seasonal Korean food with Michigan ingredients. The tenth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Zingerman's Candy Manufactory Turns Sugar Into Something Serious
The third stop on our tour of the Zingerman's universe. On Plaza Drive, a small team makes candy by hand, and the Zzang! Bar is only the beginning.
Zingerman's Candy Manufactory at 3723 Plaza Dr makes Zzang! Bars, toffee, brittle, and caramels by hand. The third entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Zingerman's Coffee Company Roasts Quietly and Means It
The fourth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. On Plaza Drive, a small roasting operation takes single-origin beans seriously enough to make you rethink your morning cup.
Zingerman's Coffee Company at 3723 Plaza Dr roasts single-origin beans in small batches. The fourth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
At Sanilac Creamery, Formerly Zingerman's, the Cheese Is Still the Easy Part
Next door to the Bakehouse on Plaza Drive, the operation once known as Zingerman's Creamery turns Michigan milk into some of the best fresh cheese and gelato in the state, now under its own name.
The Creamery on Plaza Drive left the Zingerman's Community of Businesses in fall 2025 and now operates independently as Sanilac Creamery, with the same team and recipes. The fromage blanc alone is worth the drive.
Zingerman's Bakehouse Has Been Ann Arbor's Bread for 34 Years
On Plaza Drive, a mile from the airport, the most important bakery in the Midwest keeps doing what it does. Plus: the baking school you should have tried by now.
The Bakehouse has been supplying Ann Arbor's bread since 1992. On Plaza Drive, far from downtown, it remains the quiet engine of the Zingerman's universe.