Guidebook for Oak Park
Food Scene
One-Eyed Betty's
175 W Troy StBest burgers in Metro Detroit! Ask for the whisky menu.
4.7 with 88 reviews on google maps can't be wrong. Some of the best doughnuts in Metro Detroit!
13 locals recommend
Dutch Girl Donuts
19000 Woodward Ave4.7 with 88 reviews on google maps can't be wrong. Some of the best doughnuts in Metro Detroit!
Great BBQ. Make sure to bring someone with and split the 4 man meal. You get to try a little bit of everything they offer. Also add a Lynchburg lemonade, no one can make them like Zeke's bartenders.
Zeke's Rock 'n' Roll BBQ
Great BBQ. Make sure to bring someone with and split the 4 man meal. You get to try a little bit of everything they offer. Also add a Lynchburg lemonade, no one can make them like Zeke's bartenders.
The Fly Trap a finer diner
22950 Woodward AveAMAZING breakfast and lunch spot!
Toast
23144 Woodward AveSome of the best brunch and breakfast around!
Dairy Queen Store
941 W Nine Mile RdChain Ice cream shop.
Om Cafe
23136 Woodward AveSmall cafe dishes up seasonal, organic vegetarian & vegan dishes in a simple, cozy interior.
Vibrant outpost offering a range of house beers, pizzas & sandwiches in rustic-chic digs.
52 locals recommend
Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery
441 W Canfield StVibrant outpost offering a range of house beers, pizzas & sandwiches in rustic-chic digs.
Slow cooked meats paired with hearty sides & craft beers aplenty in a tiny, wood-beamed 1880s space.
113 locals recommend
Slows Bar BQ
2138 Michigan AveSlow cooked meats paired with hearty sides & craft beers aplenty in a tiny, wood-beamed 1880s space.
Neighborhood coffeehouse with open-mike nights serving espresso drinks, tea & pastries in cozy digs.
12 locals recommend
The Bottom Line Coffee House
4474 3rd AveNeighborhood coffeehouse with open-mike nights serving espresso drinks, tea & pastries in cozy digs.
Tai Fai Restaurant
8505 West Nine Mile RoadAbsolute best sushi around, it is to go only.
I highly recommend this all you can eat Buffet for lunch! $10 for fresh sushi, mongolian BBQ and huge selection of pick and choose pre made food. Even better, its right next to a movie theater!
Tokyo Buffet Lounge
25333 W 12 Mile RdI highly recommend this all you can eat Buffet for lunch! $10 for fresh sushi, mongolian BBQ and huge selection of pick and choose pre made food. Even better, its right next to a movie theater!
The. Best. Pizza. Period.
Locally sourced, thin crust pizza with spectacular flavors and only takes 90 seconds to cook.
17 locals recommend
Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina
711 S Main StThe. Best. Pizza. Period.
Locally sourced, thin crust pizza with spectacular flavors and only takes 90 seconds to cook.
Chic eatery with an upscale vibe offers rustic Italian fare, an extensive wine list & live music. Always get the special, they have been amazing every time.
13 locals recommend
D'Amato's Restaurant
222 Sherman DrChic eatery with an upscale vibe offers rustic Italian fare, an extensive wine list & live music. Always get the special, they have been amazing every time.
GreenSpace Cafe
215 W Nine Mile RdFull vegan menu!
Entertainment & Activities
Vintage arcade games from as far back as 1880!
13 locals recommend
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
31005 Orchard Lake RdVintage arcade games from as far back as 1880!
Largest Penguin exhibit just opened! Make sure you wear your walking shoes. This place is HUGE!
197 locals recommend
Detroit Zoo
8450 W 10 Mile RdLargest Penguin exhibit just opened! Make sure you wear your walking shoes. This place is HUGE!
Top rope and Belay lessons offered daily. This gym has 50 foot walls with top rope, lead routes and auto belay's. A ton of boulder routes and they are expanding every day!
8 locals recommend
Planet Rock Climbing Gym
1103 W 13 Mile RdTop rope and Belay lessons offered daily. This gym has 50 foot walls with top rope, lead routes and auto belay's. A ton of boulder routes and they are expanding every day!
Joe Louis Arena station
GO WINGS!!!
Comerica Park
2100 Woodward AveGO TIGERS!!!! Play Ball!
Event Venue
19013 Woodward AvenueGolfing in Metro Detroit
18 hole golf course in the heart of Metro Detroit. It was designed by Donald Ross and is located in the exclusive Huntington Woods neighborhood.
Rackham Golf Course
10100 W 10 Mile Rd18 hole golf course in the heart of Metro Detroit. It was designed by Donald Ross and is located in the exclusive Huntington Woods neighborhood.
Movies open all the time, this place has a bowling alley and bar attached!
57 locals recommend
Emagine Royal Oak
200 N Main StMovies open all the time, this place has a bowling alley and bar attached!
Shopping
Amazing collaborative store filled with local artists and foodie shops! Try the cake, its delicious!
45 locals recommend
The Rust Belt Market
22801 Woodward AveAmazing collaborative store filled with local artists and foodie shops! Try the cake, its delicious!
Western Market
447 W Nine Mile RdAll natural whole food with a deli and pre made food and desserts.
Filled with teas, drop in meditation classes and psychic readings. This shop has all the items you need to align your chakras for a blissful life.
6 locals recommend
Boston Tea Room
1220 Woodward HeightsFilled with teas, drop in meditation classes and psychic readings. This shop has all the items you need to align your chakras for a blissful life.
Has an expensive side and a normal side. Bring your credit cards, this place has almost every store you need.
57 locals recommend
Somerset Collection station
Has an expensive side and a normal side. Bring your credit cards, this place has almost every store you need.
Upscale retailer of watches & bicycles, plus a line of leather goods & curated gift items.
80 locals recommend
Shinola Detroit Store
441 W Canfield StUpscale retailer of watches & bicycles, plus a line of leather goods & curated gift items.
RUNdetroit
441 W Canfield StAwesome place to get all of your running gear.
Twelve Oaks Mall
27500 Novi RdNice shopping mall that has the CheeseCake Factory.
An amazing market that hosts vendors of all sorts! Here is a link to some of the tastiest eats there :)
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/detroit/best-food-trucks-and-vendors-in-detroits-eastern-market
294 locals recommend
Eastern Market
An amazing market that hosts vendors of all sorts! Here is a link to some of the tastiest eats there :)
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/detroit/best-food-trucks-and-vendors-in-detroits-eastern-market
Haberman Fabrics
1060 W 14 Mile RdBest fabric store in the area.
American Apparel
405 S Washington AveTride and true american made basics.
Lost & Found Vintage
510 S Washington AveVintage finds.
Scout
435 N Washington AveA little bit of everything unique.
Royal Oak Farmers Market
316 E Eleven Mile RdFarmers and Flea Markets
Regeneration New-Used Clothing
23700 Woodward AveVintage finds
http://www.regenerationclothing.org/
Sightseeing
Historical towns recreated in one expansive area that travels from 1800's farms to Thomas Edison's factory!
181 locals recommend
Greenfield Village
20900 Oakwood BlvdHistorical towns recreated in one expansive area that travels from 1800's farms to Thomas Edison's factory!
Iconic 26-ft.-tall bronze statue at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, by Marshall Fredericks.
18 locals recommend
The Spirit of Detroit
2 Woodward AveIconic 26-ft.-tall bronze statue at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, by Marshall Fredericks.
Renaissance Center
400 Renaissance CenterShopping Complex with GM headquarters.
Riverside Plaza that host most of Detroit's outdoor concerts and festivals.
66 locals recommend
Hart Plaza
1 Hart PlazaRiverside Plaza that host most of Detroit's outdoor concerts and festivals.
The Guardian Building
500 Griswold StArt Deco building that is absolutely beautiful.
Drinks & Nightlife
Vodka Distillery. Smooth as water so make sure you can Uber or walk home!
23 locals recommend
Valentine Distilling Co.-Cocktail Lounge
161 Vester AveVodka Distillery. Smooth as water so make sure you can Uber or walk home!
Hole in the wall for sure, but amazing mead! Bring a pack of cards and stay awhile while you enjoy all of their selection, one lovely glass at a time.
7 locals recommend
B. Nektar Meadery - Taproom & Headquarters
1511 Jarvis StHole in the wall for sure, but amazing mead! Bring a pack of cards and stay awhile while you enjoy all of their selection, one lovely glass at a time.
Electronic nightclub, perfect for dancing the night away.
7 locals recommend
The Grasshopper Underground
22757 Woodward AveElectronic nightclub, perfect for dancing the night away.
Pub fare, local draft beer & growlers to go offered in chill digs with a porch & basement arcade.
6 locals recommend
M-Brew
177 Vester AvePub fare, local draft beer & growlers to go offered in chill digs with a porch & basement arcade.
Intimate pub serving classic & specialty cocktails, beers, organic wine & small plates of bar bites.
71 locals recommend
The Sugar House
2130 Michigan AveIntimate pub serving classic & specialty cocktails, beers, organic wine & small plates of bar bites.
Everyone loves a neighborhood dive bar. Even better is a neighborhood dive bar that doesn’t make its presence known. Abick’s is such a place. Expect friendly bartenders, cheap cocktails, and cold beers. And expect to possibly get lost trying to find it.
How to get there: If you aren’t looking for it, you’ll never find it.
8 locals recommend
Abick's Bar
3500 Gilbert StEveryone loves a neighborhood dive bar. Even better is a neighborhood dive bar that doesn’t make its presence known. Abick’s is such a place. Expect friendly bartenders, cheap cocktails, and cold beers. And expect to possibly get lost trying to find it.
How to get there: If you aren’t looking for it, you’ll never find it.
Whoever said that focus drives success was… well, let’s face it, they were probably a jerk. Or they were thinking of The Whisky Parlor, a brown liquor-based boozer with a name that leaves little room for misinterpretation.
How to get there: Take the narrow flight of stairs from Foran’s Grand Trunk.
The Whisky Parlor
608 Woodward AveWhoever said that focus drives success was… well, let’s face it, they were probably a jerk. Or they were thinking of The Whisky Parlor, a brown liquor-based boozer with a name that leaves little room for misinterpretation.
How to get there: Take the narrow flight of stairs from Foran’s Grand Trunk.
Good things come in small packages, especially when they're off the beaten path. Tom's turns into a honky-tonk cantina on select Sunday evenings and has been known to feature national acts on the down low. Buy a round of sarsaparillas for the whole bar and make lifelong friends.
How to get there: It’s the oldest and most out-of-place building in this ‘hood. Knock twice, but gently -- the structure is a bit flimsy these days.
12 locals recommend
Tom's Tavern
10093 W Seven Mile RdGood things come in small packages, especially when they're off the beaten path. Tom's turns into a honky-tonk cantina on select Sunday evenings and has been known to feature national acts on the down low. Buy a round of sarsaparillas for the whole bar and make lifelong friends.
How to get there: It’s the oldest and most out-of-place building in this ‘hood. Knock twice, but gently -- the structure is a bit flimsy these days.
Serving Belgian beer & cuisine in a restored art deco space with subway tiles & a vaulted ceiling
6 locals recommend
Bastone Brewery
419 S Main StServing Belgian beer & cuisine in a restored art deco space with subway tiles & a vaulted ceiling
High-energy after-dark destination for live music, DJs, dancing & specialty martinis
13 locals recommend
D'Amato's Restaurant
222 Sherman DrHigh-energy after-dark destination for live music, DJs, dancing & specialty martinis
Imperial
22828 Woodward AveGreat Mexican style restaurant, best for late night snacks.
Parks & Nature
Palmer Park
910 Merrill Plaisance StBelle Isle Conservancy
300 River Place DriveLovely views, the whole Island is a state park.
Park features WiFi, concert space, ice-skating & a bistro amid fountains & trees.
182 locals recommend
Campus Martius Park
800 Woodward AvePark features WiFi, concert space, ice-skating & a bistro amid fountains & trees.
Great for hiking and mountain biking. Bit of a drive but offers multiple levels of difficulty and rentals.
http://www.metroparks.com/parks/stony-creek-metropark/
Stoney Creek Metropark/Shelby Trail
Stony Creek Metropark/Shelby TrailGreat for hiking and mountain biking. Bit of a drive but offers multiple levels of difficulty and rentals.
http://www.metroparks.com/parks/stony-creek-metropark/
Arts & Culture
Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre
415 S Lafayette AveLovely shows with great cast picks.
Holocaust Memorial Center
28123 Orchard Lake RdLive acts & tribute bands take the stage at this quirky venue that hosts weekly beer & movie nights.
18 locals recommend
Magic Bag
22920 Woodward AveLive acts & tribute bands take the stage at this quirky venue that hosts weekly beer & movie nights.
Motown Museum
2648 W Grand BlvdMotown was born here!
Outdoor art project in Detroit, Michigan. It was created in 1986 by artist Tyree Guyton and his grandfather Sam Mackey
107 locals recommend
The Heidelberg Project
3600 Heidelberg St Outdoor art project in Detroit, Michigan. It was created in 1986 by artist Tyree Guyton and his grandfather Sam Mackey
Hosts new acts every weekend.
http://www.royaloakmusictheatre.com/
43 locals recommend
Royal Oak Music Theatre
318 W 4th StHosts new acts every weekend.
http://www.royaloakmusictheatre.com/