My Favorite Restaurants (includes Bars and Markets) in SouthEastern Michigan
Not ranked in order of importance nor preference
Redcoat Tavern
31542 Woodward Avenue
Royal Oak
248-549-0300
"Consistently delicious food, open late, but service is lacking because they know you won't go anywhere else"
Closed Sundays
Angel's Café
214 West 9 Mile
Ferndale
248-541-0888
"Fresh, fresh, fresh amazing food, all made entirely from scratch, and reasonably priced!"
Sadly, out of business
Aladdin Sweets & Cafe
11945 Conant
Hamtramck
313-891-8050
"Excellent Bangladeshi (Bengali?) restaurant, great prices, crude but delicious and authentic"
Open VERY late
Fiddleheads Restaurant
4313 W. 13 Mile Rd
Royal Oak
248-288-3744
"Fine dining at it's finest: all-around perfection"
Sadly, out of business
Amici's Pizza
3249 W. 12 Mile Rd
Berkley
248-544-4100
"Delicious eclectic gourmet pizzeria and attached smoke-free bar!"
Traffic Jam & Snug
511 West Canfield
Detroit
313-831-9470
"Homemade everything"
Inn Season Cafe
500 E Fourth
Royal Oak
248-547-7916
"Vegetarian goodness"
Closes rather early most days (8 PM?)
Sweet Lorraine's Cafe & Bar
29101 Greenfield Road
Southfield
248-559-5985
"Eclectic deliciousness"
Nöble Fish
45 East 14 Mile Road
Clawson
248-585-2314
"Most authentic/best sushi bar in Michigan"
Closed Mondays during the day, but open in the evening
Shanghai Cafe
29555 Northwestern Hwy
Southfield
248-355-1881
"Classic, consistently excellent Chinese food"
Chaldean Food & Bakery
26313 West 12 Mile Road
Southfield
248-386-9374
"Not a restaurant, but has an excellent market, bakery, and to-go shawarma/kebob/etc. sandwiches"
New Sahara Restaurant
23133 Coolidge
Oak Park
248-399-7744
"Best Chaldean restaurant this side of Shenandoah Country Club"
"Sahara on wheels, wheels, wheels!"
Very long hours (open late!)
Sadly, burned down!
Shangri-la
6407 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield
248-626-8585
"One of the only good things on Orchard Lake Road"
"Good dim-sum, excellent food, and long hours"
Sugar Kisses
2688 Coolidge
Berkley
248-542-5622
"A Natural Pastry Shop...and might I add simply and consistently excellent, with no preservatives, artificial flavours, and mostly organic, vegan, and gluten free"
Closed Mondays
Nutri-Foods
120 S Main St
Royal Oak
248-541-6820
"Very excellent health foods store with a wide selection"
Natural Food Patch
221 W. Nine Mile Road
Ferndale
248-546-5908
"Another wonderful health foods store"
...more to be added later.