25 healthy Detroit-area restaurants to help you keep your New Year's resolutions

By Metro Times editorial staff on Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 11:37 am

New year, new you. With 2020 comes big resolutions, and being a healthier human is often one of them. Luckily, these 25 Detroit-area eateries offer many healthy options that can help you stay on track and achieve your dieting goals.

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Seva

66 E. Forest Ave., Detroit; 313-974-6661; sevarestaurant.com
This vegetarian restaurant comes packed with vegan options as well as a juice bar and a coffee bar. With a toaster dedicated to gluten-free bread, you can be sure that Seva will be accommodating of your dietary restrictions.

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Try It Raw

213 E. Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248-593-6994
As the name suggests, this place serves everything raw. This organic vegan cafe is complete with a smoothie and juice bar.

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Living Zen Organics

3030 Casmere St., Hamtramck; 313-366-7738; detroitzencenter.com
Staffed by monks, students, and neighbors, this farm-to-table establishment serves plant-based meals in its grocery store and cafe that are nutrient dense, organic, and affordable.

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Cacao Tree Cafe

204 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; 248-336-9043; cacaotreecafe.com
Made with organic locally sourced ingredients, this cafe offers salads, wraps, smoothies, and pressed juices to keep you on top of that new year’s resolution.

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Go Sy Thai

4240 Cass Ave. #103, Detroit; 1226 Griswold St, Detroit; 313-638-1467; gosythai.com
With gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, and halal options, this is a one-stop shop for a whole group with different dietary restrictions. Alongside your meal, you can order an aloe vera drink.

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AKtakeaway

150 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit; 313-771-3030anitaskitchen.com
Located downtown in the business district, AKtakeaway provides quick easy healthy food with a Lebanese flair. It offers antibiotic-free, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and halal options.

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FOLK

1701 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-290-5849; folkdetroit.com
With as much from scratch as possible, Folk brings fresh, local, organic ingredients to the table. In using time-honored ingredients and recipes that have been passed down for generations, this restaurant provides a space for its artisanal food and your goal-oriented appetite.

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Nosh Pit Detroit

2995 Yemans St., Hamtramck; 313-486-0777; noshpitdetroit.com
Nosh Pit Detroit is at the intersection of creative cooking and healthy vegan meals with its coney carrot dog and sloppy joe. It’s easy to forget that the food is completely free of animal products. You can try its award-winning hummus and rotating soups.

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Parks & Rec Diner

1942 W. Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313-446-8370; parksandrecdiner.com
Made in house with ingredients from local farms, this little restaurant may become your new brunch spot.

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Naked Fuel

6718 Orchard Lake Rd. B, West Bloomfield Township; 248-325-9735; nakedfueljuice.com
Their philosophy is to make food as a form of healing and natural medicine. Their mission is to eliminate processed foods and replace them with whole foods. Known for their juices and cleanses, they also produce smoothies, wraps and sandwiches, salads, bowls, and a small breakfast menu.

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Commonwealth Cafe

300 Hamilton Row, Birmingham; 248-792-9766; gocommonwealth.com
Food made from scratch, in house, with local and organic ingredients that is beautifully plated and affordably upscale.

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Detroit Vegan Soul

8029 Agnes St., Detroit, 313-649-2759, and 19614 Grand River Ave., Detroit, 313-766-5728; detroitvegansoul.com
With local food providers and organic ingredients, Detroit Vegan Soul serves the community with delicious comfort foods that are plant-based and free of GMOs, additives, preservatives, sugars, and animal products.

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Fresh Forage

5060 Jackson Rd. Ste. A, Ann Arbor; 734-887-6655; freshforage.com
The menu is designed around bowls — first choose a base of either a carb or green leaf, then your protein, then veggies, toppings, and finally the sauce. Ingredients are sourced from their own family farm and they've made it their mission to fit their foods into your fast-paced lifestyle.

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Pho Lucky

3111 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-338-3895; pholucky.net
Grab some pho with a friend for a low-calorie meal. Rich in vitamins, calcium, and iron, Pho can help you to achieve your health goals.

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ChickP Detroit

110 Clifford St., Detroit; 313-315-3042; chickpdetroit.com
ChickP Detroit keeps it healthy and casual in this dining experience. The Mediterranean restaurant serves up a mean falafel and a filling lentil soup.

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Boukie’s Grill

105 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-584-2222; boukiesgrillro.com
As the Mediterranean diet gains traction, you can give this eatery a try. Along with the food, there are also raw pressed juices and smoothies.

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Inn Season Café

500 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak; 248-547-7916; theinnseasoncafe.com
The food is prepared in house without the use of animal products (unless otherwise noted on the menu) and cooked in healthy oils without food colorings, preservatives, refined sugar, or bleached flour. They believe that healthy food is good food and should be hearty and fulfilling.

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Brooklyn Street Local

1266 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-262-6547; brooklynstreetlocal.com
Their goal is to serve food you can trust, and they do this by using locally sourced ingredients that are fresh and organic.

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The Sprout House Natural Foods Market

15233 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Park; 313-331-3200
For 37 years this little market has stood on the corner of Kercheval and Beaconsfield avenues, with vegetarian and vegan soups (made without butter, cream, or meat), sandwiches, and salads ready to go when you walk in. Sprout House is an easy way to grab a healthy lunch and shop for some healthy products to take home from their market with organic non-GMO and preservative-free products.

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Freshii

1001 Woodward Ave. #105, Detroit; 313-237-0700; freshii.com
Freshii provides bowls, burritos, salads, wraps, soups, smoothies, and juices. Every 90 days it adds a new item to its menu that aligns with the latest health trends.

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