Detroit’s Best Iconic Dishes #DetroitFood
Living in Detroit means coney islands, square pizza, slow-roasted shawarma, sliders, and corned beef egg rolls. It’s lamb chops and baklava. Vernor’s and Faygo, Better Made, and Boston Coolers. In other words, Detroit is filled with iconic dishes that speak to its global influence.
Detroit encompasses so many square miles and cultures, so it’s tough to pare its goodness into a short list of iconic local dishes, but it’s worth a try. Interested in diving into the beauty of specific culinary icons? Check out the map for the best coneys in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, or the Detroit-style pizza map for deeper guidance on the Motor City’s legendary square pizzas. Assembled here, find the best versions of the most delicious, most iconic, and most utterly Detroit items the city has to offer right now.
Note that this map, like Detroit’s food world, is ever-evolving. What might have seemed iconic a decade ago has made way for other dishes that continue to help tell the story of the city. As such, Scotty Simpson Fish & Chips, Armando’s Mexican Restaurant, Detroit 75 Kitchen, Buddy’s, National Coney Island, and Sister Pie have all left the list. Entering the list are the ribs at Phoenicia, the hani at Duly’s Place, Michigan & Trumbull’s Detroit-style pizza, Yemen Cafe’s lamb fahsa, and the egg & cheese pita wrap at Mitso’s.
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— Additional reporting by Serena Maria Daniels and Brenna Houck
from Eater Detroit
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