1. Best of Detroit 2017
  2. Bars + Clubs
  1. Best of Detroit 2017
  2. Bars + Clubs

Best Of 2017

Best of Detroit 2017 Issue Cover
Best of Detroit 2017 Issue Cover

Best Irish Pub: The Old Shillelagh

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349 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-964-0007; oldshillelagh.com

Best of Detroit: Bars and Clubs

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Best Bar: Art and Jakes

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14741 23 Mile Rd., Shelby Twp; 586-532-9600; artjakes.com

Best Bar Before a Lions Game: Nemo’s

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1384 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-965-3180; nemosdetroit.com

Best Bar Before a Red Wings Game: Anchor Bar

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450 W. Fort St., Detroit; 313-964-9127; facebook.com/AnchorBarDetroit

Best Bar Before a Tigers Game: Firebird Tavern

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419 Monroe Ave., Detroit; 313-782-4189; firebirdtavern.com

Best Bar Decor: Otus Supply

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345 E. 9 Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-291-6160; otussupply.com

Best Bar for Classic Cocktails: Cafe d’Mongo’s Speakeasy

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1439 Griswold St., Detroit; 313-961-2543

Best Bar on the Water: Brownies on the Lake

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24214 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores; 586-445-8080; browniesonthelake.com

Best Bottle Selection (Macomb): Three Blind Mice

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101 N. Main St., Mount Clemens; 586-961-6371; threeblindmiceirishpub.com

Best Bottle Selection (Oakland): CK Diggs

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2010 Auburn Rd., Rochester Hills; 248-853-6600; ckdiggs.com

Nope, the ‘nasty’ bathrooms on Belle Isle aren't moonlighting as a fried chicken joint

By Steve Neavling

The Chicken Coupe moved into an old concession stand on Belle Isle, not the bathrooms, as wild social media posts have claimed.

Detroit’s Sister Pie to temporarily close for ‘radical reconfiguration’ amid financial crisis

By Steve Neavling

Detroit’s Sister Pie will close temporarily while the popular business reconsiders its business model.

Detroit Metro Times is going biweekly

By Lee DeVito

Metro Times will be published every other week.

Big Sean and Detroit Symphony Orchestra to collaborate for hip-hop concert

By Lee DeVito

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