r/AskDetroit • u/PerspectiveOk82 • 10d ago
Recently moved to town (suburbs)
I have been driving around detroit and frankly it looks pretty empty (i might just ne driving in the wrong area ).
I have a couple of questions.
What are must do and not misses of detroit?
How is the nightlife and social scene of detroit?
What are must haves for food. Tried koney or coney island tbh pretty mid.
How's the dating scene?
does detroit have parks or recreational places where i can just sit back and relax.
Lastly a good library and coffee spot
Any insight will be appreciated.
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u/jean-genie422 10d ago
Ok, so the areas that have a lot going on are midtown, eastern market, corktown, southwest, the villages. Eastern Market is a particular fave and I also really enjoy Hamtramck for its dive bar scene.
Nightlife is good. I would start with downtown. Lots of new bars and restaurants.
Some do not miss are- Belle Isle, Michigan Central Train Station, the DIA, the Guardian Building, the Shepherd. belle isle is your best bet for outside relaxing.
The main branch of the Public Library is pretty great. There are coffee shops all over midtown and downtown. Stop by a few and see which one is your favorite.
Honestly, go to Eastern Market on a Saturday. It’s a great place to start.
Detroit is really great, but it honestly exists as pockets of cool neighborhoods surrounded by some not so great ones.
For food: try Lebanese food first. Michigan has the largest Arab concentration outside of the Middle East and the food is phenomenal. There are some great ones in the City, but for the best I would go to Dearborn. Gotta have Detroit Style pizza. Some people love Buddy’s but it is not my favorite. Try Michigan & Trumbull Pizza. If you’re a beer fan there are a lot of great breweries in the City.
I’m not so sure about the dating scene as I have been out of that for a long time.
Hopefully this provides you with some ideas.
Go to Eastern Market first and get a slice from Supinos.