Where to Find the Best Micheladas, Cantaritos, and Margaritas in Detroit #DetroitFood

A cantarito from Mezcal in Midtown. | Rosa Maria Zamarrón

Plus, sweet and spicy vampiros, bold carajillos, and Mexicans wines

Mexican food is having a renaissance in metro Detroit, with the introduction of several restaurants that are dialing in on pre-hispanic culinary traditions that have sustained the Americas for millennia. From a vegan taco truck on Vernor Highway churning out like Baja-style fish taco alternatives made with battered banana blossoms to a a Berkley-based chef specializing in the art of guisados to the city’s first restaurant masa program making nixtamalized tortillas fresh to order — the possibilities for creativity in Mexican throughout the region continue to grow.

But what if you’re on the hunt for a refreshing cocktail? Increasingly, the drink menus from metro Detroit’s Mexican restaurants feature libations that offer visitors a window into the culture, as well as unexpected flavor combinations, often using agave spirits as a basis. From agave-forward cocktails, monstrous micheladas, regional specialties, and even Mexican wines (a relative newcomer to the Detroit scene), here are eight bars and restaurants that serve the best in Mexican cocktails.

from Eater Detroit - All