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Where to eat in Detroit: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Detroit, MI, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 32 picks in the city, of which 6 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Detroit for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Chene Modern Bakery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 17041 W Warren Ave

Eats Ranked pick

12:30 PM · Lunch

Selden Standard

American & Other · $$ · about $32 a person · 3921 2nd Ave

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Restaurant semifinalist 2025

7:00 PM · Dinner

Al Ameer

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · about $45 a person · Dearborn · 12710 W Warren Ave

James Beard America's Classic

Lebanese; a James Beard America's Classic (2016).

Day 2: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Main Street Grill

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $14 a person · 1985 E Jefferson Ave

Eats Ranked pick

12:30 PM · Lunch

Grandma Bob's Pizza

Pizza · $ · about $16 a person · 2135 Michigan Ave

Eats Ranked pick

7:00 PM · Dinner

BARDA Detroit

Steakhouse · $$$ · about $90 a person · 4842 Grand River Ave

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Great Lakes semifinalist 2025 and 2026 (Javier Bardauil)

Day 3: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Donut Villa

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 5875 W Vernor Hwy

Eats Ranked pick

12:30 PM · Lunch

Baobab Fare

African · $$ · about $32 a person · 6568 Woodward Ave

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Hospitality semifinalist 2025

7:00 PM · Dinner

Ladder 4 Wine Bar

Bar & Pub · $$ · about $45 a person · 3396 Vinewood St

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Great Lakes semifinalist 2025 and 2026 (John Yelinek)

About $302 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

23 more places to eat in Detroit

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.