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
Eats Ranked pick12:30 PM · Lunch
Selden Standard
James Beard semifinalistOutstanding Restaurant semifinalist 2025
7:00 PM · Dinner
Al Ameer
James Beard America's ClassicLebanese; a James Beard America's Classic (2016).
Day 2: about $120 a person
9:00 AM · Breakfast
Main Street Grill
Eats Ranked pick12:30 PM · Lunch
Grandma Bob's Pizza
Eats Ranked pick7:00 PM · Dinner
BARDA Detroit
James Beard semifinalistBest Chef: Great Lakes semifinalist 2025 and 2026 (Javier Bardauil)
Day 3: about $91 a person
9:00 AM · Breakfast
Donut Villa
Eats Ranked pick12:30 PM · Lunch
Baobab Fare
James Beard semifinalistOutstanding Hospitality semifinalist 2025
7:00 PM · Dinner
Ladder 4 Wine Bar
James Beard semifinalistBest 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.
- Vecino · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- American Coney Island · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Open since 1960 or earlier
- Woodward Coney Island · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Lafayette Coney Island · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Olympic Grill · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Z's Villa · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Duly's Place · Breakfast & Diner · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Michigan & Trumbull · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Zeff's Coney Island · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Coney Man · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Malek Al Kabob · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Sana'a Restaurant · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Haraz Coffee House · Coffee & Café · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Bayt Al Mocha · Coffee & Café · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Dellah Coffee & Brunch House · Coffee & Café · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Sheeba Restaurant · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- New Palace Bakery · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- The Family Donut Shop · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Donut Cutter · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Cloverleaf Bar & Restaurant · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Apple Fritter Donut Shop · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Loui's Pizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Tringali's Bakery · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
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.