Campus Martius / Hart Plaza

Tin Roof Detroit

Live-music bar/restaurant in the former Cheli's space across from Comerica Park. Opens early for day games, late for Red Wings nights.

25-min walk

PJ's Lager House

Long-running Corktown live-music bar and tavern, 7 nights of touring bands. Character alternative to the polished arena district.

Hockeytown Cafe

Hockeytown Cafe is the unofficial headquarters of Detroit Red Wings fandom, a massive sports bar steeped in Wings history with memorabilia covering nearly every surface and a crowd that packs in tightly before every home game. Detroit's 'Hockeytown' identity is real and visceral, and this bar is where that identity is most loudly expressed. A pregame stop here before catching the Wings at Little Caesars Arena is a genuine Detroit sports ritual.

HopCat

Popular craft beer bar in Detroit's Midtown with over 100 taps and famous Cosmik Fries. A short ride from Little Caesars Arena, it is a go-to for Red Wings and Pistons fans looking for pregame brews and bar food.

Michigan and Trumbull Brewing

Named after the iconic address of old Tiger Stadium, this brewery pays homage to Detroit's baseball heritage with sports memorabilia and craft beers.

The Anchor Bar Detroit

The Anchor Bar in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood is a genuine Detroit institution and the unofficial post-game headquarters for Red Wings, Lions, and Tigers fans who make the short walk from the stadiums down to this beloved dive. The wings are legendary, the Detroit craft beer selection is outstanding, and the walls are covered with the kind of authentic local sports memorabilia that money can't buy. On NFL Sundays and playoff nights, the Anchor Bar is where you understand that Detroit's sports fandom is as real and fierce as any in America.

Restaurants

8-min walk

restaurant

Buddy's Pizza (Downtown Detroit)

Downtown outpost of the chain that invented Detroit-style square pizza in 1946. Walkable from Little Caesars Arena.

Batch Brewing Company

Batch Brewing Company in Corktown is a Detroit craft beer institution located in the heart of the city's most revitalized neighborhood, serving excellent Detroit-brewed ales and a food menu that has made it a game-day staple for Tigers fans walking to Comerica Park and Lions fans heading to Ford Field. The spacious taproom, outdoor beer garden, and rotating seasonal beers make it a superior alternative to stadium concessions, and the community warmth of a Detroit neighborhood brewery is something visiting fans consistently remark upon. Arrive an hour before any game and let the locals welcome you to Detroit.

Bucharest Grill

A Detroit late-night legend, Bucharest Grill serves some of the city's best shawarma wraps just blocks from Comerica Park and Ford Field. Fans pile in after Lions and Tigers games for cheap, satisfying eats that hit different at midnight.

Corktown Restaurant Row

Detroit's oldest neighborhood turned culinary hotspot with Slows Bar-B-Q, Lady of the House, and the revitalized Michigan Central Station anchoring the comeback.

Slows Bar BQ Corktown

Slows Bar BQ in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood is one of the most celebrated barbecue restaurants in the Midwest, serving smoked meats and house-made sauces in a converted building steps from Michigan Central Station that has become a symbol of Detroit's remarkable revival. Tigers fans heading from Corktown to Comerica Park make Slows a mandatory pregame stop, and the wait is consistently worth it. The restaurant's story — thriving through Detroit's worst years while the city rebuilt around it — is inseparable from its extraordinary food.

San Morello

Acclaimed Italian restaurant inside the Shinola Hotel in downtown Detroit, serving wood-fired dishes and handmade pastas. Walking distance to Little Caesars Arena, it attracts visiting celebrities and athletes performing or playing in the city.

Things to Do

Comerica Park (Tigers)

Detroit's downtown ballpark with tiger sculptures, a carousel, and a ferris wheel in the outfield — one of the most fun fan experiences in baseball.

Comerica Park Ballpark Tour

Comerica Park is Detroit's beloved baseball home, featuring iconic tiger statues at the main gate, a Ferris wheel and carousel in the outfield that make it uniquely family-friendly, and views of the Detroit skyline beyond left field that have improved as downtown has revitalized. Tours include the dugout, the bullpen, and the panoramic media level with sweeping city views. The Tigers' pennant history and the ballpark's role in Detroit's civic identity make visiting Comerica deeply meaningful for Michigan sports fans.

Comerica Park Tour

Tour the Tigers' den at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit, known for its giant tiger statues, iconic fountain displays, and a carousel and Ferris wheel inside the ballpark. Guided tours visit the dugout, press box, Tigers Hall of Fame, and the statues of legends Al Kaline, Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, and others along the outfield concourse.

Things to Do

Eastern Market

Detroit's Eastern Market — a 43-acre historic public market open since 1891 — transforms on Saturday mornings into one of the Midwest's greatest pre-game fan experiences, with Michigan and MSU alumni, Red Wings fans, and Detroit Lions supporters loading up on Michigan produce, artisan cheese, and local craft beer for tailgate parties. The market's shed murals celebrate Detroit's resilience in vivid colour, and the surrounding restaurant district makes it an all-morning fan social event. On Lions Sunday home games, the market-to-tailgate pipeline is a beloved Detroit tradition.

Ford Field Tour

Explore Ford Field, the downtown Detroit home of the Lions, which hosted Super Bowl XL and the 2024 NFL Draft. Tours take fans through the locker room, luxury suites, press box, and onto the field. The stadium's unique warehouse facade integration with the adjacent historic building makes it an architectural standout among NFL venues.