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Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit
New Yasmeen Bakery is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

1. New Yasmeen Bakery

8.9
13900 W Warren Ave, Dearborn, MI
Middle Eastern Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: The shawarma is meltingly tender and perfectly spiced and the hummus, baba ganoush, and tabbouli are all top-notch as well.

Pupusería y Restaurante Salvadoreño is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

2. Pupusería y Restaurante Salvadoreño

8.5
3149 Livernois Ave (at John Kronk), Detroit, MI
Latin American Restaurant · Michigan - Martin · 12 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: The chicharron, black bean-queso, and squash versions here are absolutely delicious.

Green Dot Stables is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

3. Green Dot Stables

9.1
2200 W Lafayette Blvd (at 14th St), Detroit, MI
Burger Joint · Downtown Detroit · 164 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Try the BCT! (Bacon, Cucumber, Tomato Jam)

Astro Coffee is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

4. Astro Coffee

2124 Michigan Ave (btwn 14th & Wabash), Detroit, MI
Coffee Shop · Corktown · 73 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: The coffee is fantastic, the space is serene, and Jessie makes some of the best pastries in the game.

The Sugar House is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

5. The Sugar House

9.0
2130 Michigan Ave (btw 14th St & Wabash St), Detroit, MI
Cocktail Bar · Corktown · 103 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Detroit's answer to the craft cocktail movement. Try the 'Where There's Smoke.'

Lager House is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

6. Lager House

8.4
1254 Michigan Ave (btwn Brooklyn & M-10), Detroit, MI
Bar · Corktown · 32 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: The best deep fried pickles anywhere -- not a hint of greasiness. Like trivia? Come out on Tuesday for the semi-weekly Pub Quiz.

Roast is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

7. Roast

1128 Washington Blvd (btwn Michigan & State), Detroit, MI
Steakhouse · Downtown Detroit · 138 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Get the homemade pappardelle noodles with a slow-braised meat ragu. Our mouths are watering just thinking about it.

Cafe d'Mongo's is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

8. Cafe d'Mongo's

8.6
1439 Griswold St (btwn Grand River & Clifford), Detroit, MI
Jazz and Blues Venue · Downtown Detroit · 40 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Soul food and very stiff drinks. Best bet? Meet the owner, Larry D'Mongo, and listen to his stories: If they aren't always factual, they're entertaining as hell.

Motor City Wine is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

9. Motor City Wine

9.1
1949 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI
Wine Bar · Corktown · 39 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: This is the best place to find a bonarda, a cinsault or a frappato - delicious and obscure wines at a great value.

Eastern Market is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

10. Eastern Market

9.4
2934 Russell St (btwn I-75 & Mack), Detroit, MI
Farmers Market · Eastern Market · 119 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Great people and a lot of locally-grown food. What more can you ask? Great shops nearby, too: Cost Plus Wine Shoppe, DeVries & Co. for goods and cheeses, Rocky's penny candy, and Germack for nuts.

The Heidelberg Project is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

11. The Heidelberg Project

8.2
3600 Heidelberg St. (S. of Mack btwn Ellery & Mt Elliott), Detroit, MI
Art Gallery · 47 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Walk around the 25 year-old public art project and feel like you've wandered into some sort of bizarre alternate reality -- the kind Tim Burton would've directed.

The Sunday Dinner Company is one of Chef Dave Mancini's Guide to Detroit.

12. The Sunday Dinner Company

6470 E Jefferson Ave (btwn Mt Elliott & E Grand), Detroit, MI
Southern Food Restaurant · Rivertown - Warehouse District · 9 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Order takeout with the cornmeal-crusted catfish and two sides (fried corn and collards with pulled smoked turkey) and drive to Belle Isle for a picnic with the Detroit skyline. Read more.