Detroit area restaurants and bars with patios and rooftops you should be getting day drunk at right now

By Metro Times editorial staff on Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:10 am

Summer ain't summer if you're not basking in the sun on a restaurant patio or cheating death with one-too-many on a rooftop bar. While we know you're excited to get back out there (no, but really, we've forgotten how to socialize, dress, or put food into our faces without wiping our hands on our pants) these metro Detroit spots are just as eager to have you get day — or night — drunk on their patio. Just be sure to wear a mask when asked and tip like your life depends on it.

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Social Kitchen and Bar

225 E. Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248-594-4200; socialkitchenandbar.com
Socializing makes us hungry. And being hungry makes us want to socialize. If only there were a solution. Oh, duh. Social Kitchen and Bar in Birmingham has upscale fare and a Instagramable rooftop so, even if you don’t have real folks to socialize with, you can fake it on the 'gram.

Photo via Social Kitchen and Bar/Facebook

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Republica

1999 Coolidge Hwy., Berkeley; 248-268-3175; republicaberkley.com
Republica in Berkley puts the emphasis on “pub” and, well, maybe “lic” because you’ll want to lick your plate when you’re done chowing down on their elevated pub fare, including The Revolution, a $17 Michigan grass-fed Piedmontese beef burger, with smoked gouda, bacon, tomato, fried egg, arugula, spicy mayo, and a friggin’ onion ring. If you’re going to actually lick your plate, best to do it outside on the patio, you animal.

Photo via Facebook/Republica

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Atwater Brewery

1175 Lakepointe St., Grosse Pointe Park; 313-344-5104 and 237 Joseph Campau St., Detroit; 313-877-9205; atwaterbeer.com
Atwater Brewery has been getting us tipsy since 1997 and for that we are eternally grateful and a bit forgetful. The intoxication is made sweeter when you drink on Atwater’s Detroit rooftop or the spacious patio of it’s church-turned-taphouse Grosse Point Park location. Pro tip: order food before beer, you know, to give yourself a fighting chance.

Photo via Atwater in the Park/Facebook

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Compari's On The Park

350 S. Main St., Plymouth; 734-416-0100; comparisdining.com
When you’re here, your family. Oh, sorry, wrong motto, but Italian eatery, Compari’s in Plymouth offers a friendly atmosphere that, you guessed it, feels as if you were family. Anyway, the family-owned and operated spot uses recipes passed down from generations and has a sidewalk patio so you can maybe swap out some less than savory family members.

Photo via Compari’s On The Park/Facebook

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Motor City Brewing Works

470 W. Canfield St., Detroit; 313-832-2700; motorcitybeer.com
Motor City Brewing Works has been producing hand-crafted beer since 1994. Not only do they specialize in beer, but they also offer brick oven pizzas that will put your Hot-N-Ready to shame. No, really. Just look at the Spola Fuego, a pizza pie that features Habanero sauce, anejo queso, chorizo, red onion, and jalapeno pepper. You’ll probably want to air your tongue out on their spacious patio, because manners.

Photo via Motor City Brewing Works/Facebook

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Sindbad’s Restaurant and Marina

100 St. Clair St., Detroit; 313-822-8000; sindbads.com
Since 1949, Sindbad’s has been serving up fresh seafood with a view of the Detroit riverfront that just makes you want to hop on your jet ski and drive into the sunset like a goddamn Disney movie. OK — and the drinks are pretty strong because, well, we don’t exactly have a jet ski. Do you have a jet ski?

Photo via Sindbad's/Facebook

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La Dolce Vita

17546 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-865-0331; ldvrestaurant.net
Italian food basically demands ambiance, especially if you’re trying to impress your clearly very disinterested date who, for some reason, decided to wear a 'Big Bang Theory' T-shirt to your date. Sigh. Well, at least this hidden Detroit gem is serving up good food and face. Their patio and dining-area will reopen on June 16 just in time to find a new date.
Photo via La Dolce Vita/Facebook

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