An insider's look at dining, dining, at look insider's An in attractions and shopping, Detroit Downtown Greater InsideR's maP & guIDe Using this Guide oit EXperienCE The Insider’s Guide is a map and resource to help DeTr you connect with the greater Downtown Detroit Ry area, brought to you by the Downtown Detroit faCto Partnership (DDP) through the Detroit Experience DXF’s Welcome Center is located at 123 Monroe Street in Factory (DXF). It highlights key destinations in the Downtown Detroit. We ofer information, connections and tools Downtown area for businesses, retail, food, and fun. to anyone wishing to live, work, or engage in Detroit. From the biggest questions: Where should I live? Where can I work? To the smallest: Where should I go for dinner? What’s going on this week in the city? DXF has you covered. Call 7.2 square miles. That is Greater Downtown Detroit. or stop in with any and all Detroit inquiries! Learn more at: A slice of Detroit’s 139-square-mile geography. A 7.2-square- detroitexperiencefactory.org mile collection of neighborhoods: Downtown, Midtown, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Lafayette Park, Rivertown, and Corktown — and so much more. With 35,000 people living, Tours 150,000 people working and over 1,000 sporting and cultural DXF ofers public and customized experiences including events taking place in greater downtown, it’s the perfect place walking, bus, bar tours and more. Whether you’ve been here a for living, working, and playing. day or a lifetime, DXF can help you discover more about Detroit than you ever knew before. Greater Downtown Detroit Quick Facts: mondays thursdays saturdays sundays • Over 400 restaurants, bars and cafés Downtown Art & Tasting Tour* Beyond Downtown Strolling Supper* Architecture* 6pm–8pm, $15 Bus Tour 5pm–8pm, $50 • Over 350 shops and services 6pm–7pm, Free (Third Thursdays) 11am–1pm, $30 (Second Sundays) Best of Downtown • 33 galleries, 22 theatres and performance venues, tuesdays fridays rotating 2pm–4pm, Free and 9 museums Discover the Downtown Art & Art in the Market* Bar Tours • Nearly 200 acres of parkland Riverfront* Architecture 4pm–6pm, $15 $15 (See website for 12pm–1pm, Free 12pm–1pm, Free schedule) • $5.2 billion invested in a total of 258 real estate development wednesdays *summer tours projects in the last three years run may–october Beyond Downtown Walking Tour* Welcome to Detroit! 6pm–8pm, Free Sign up for a tour today, visit: detroitexperiencefactory.org/tours. 1 Insider's Map & Guide • Greater Downtown Detroit Detroit Experience Factory 2 DDP Programs & Initiatives Downtown Detroit Partnership strives to develop and implement innovative programs and initiatives to enhance the Downtown neighborhood. See below for some of the key resources available to you: Downtown Parks Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone The Downtown Detroit The Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone (BIZ) is a parks showcase over 1,000 special assessment district to provide the resources necessary free live music and other to improve the quality of life for a vibrant Downtown. The BIZ events all year long and operates the Downtown Ambassador program which stations promotes the five public trained ambassadors who are ready to assist when needed parks as mixed use spaces throughout the Downtown and provides services to maintain 39 for the community. Visit the miles of Downtown sidewalks. Downtown Detroit parks that include Campus Martius Park, To request a service or to report an issue please contact [email protected] or call 313.963.2225. Cadillac Square, Grand Circus Park, Capitol Park and Beatrice Buck’s Paradise Valley Park. — downtowndetroitparks.com Detroit Bike Share Project Lighthouse Coming in 2017, Detroit Bike Share will be the city’s first public bike sharing system. The system will grow to 350 bicycles and With over 30 businesses, Project Lighthouse is a security 35 stations located throughout Detroit. Keep look out for this program that provides security personnel available 24 hours exciting new transportation option! a day, seven days a week to assist in any issue that may arise. downtowndetroit.org/bikeshare A safety resource to visitors, residents, and those working Downtown. Project Lighthouse can provide help to anyone who is lost, separated Build Institute from their group, experiencing vehicle Build Institute is a trouble or expressing other safety community and resource to concerns. For assistance, please allow new business ideas to contact 313.471.6490. develop and flourish. Build turns business ideas into reality by providing the necessary Look for the Project Lighthouse tools, resources, and collective support network in Detroit. symbol and view the map for buildinstitute.org participating locations. 3 Insider's Map & Guide • Greater Downtown Detroit DDP Programs & Initiatives 4 Events calendar Downtown event highlights for the year Find even more events throughout Detroit on the DXF Community Calendar at: detroitexperiencefactory.org/calendar January May July NovembeR North American Movement Concert of Colors America’s Thanksgiving International Auto Show Downtown Detroit Midtown Parade presented by Art Van Downtown Detroit movement.us concertofcolors.com Downtown Detroit naias.com theparade.org Flower Day Eastern Market August Detroit’s Annual Tree FebruarY detroiteasternmarket.com Lighting African World Festival Campus Martius Park Motown Winter Blast Midtown campusmartiuspark.org Downtown Detroit June thewright.org/african-world- winterblast.com festival Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle DEcembeR Grand Prix March Belle Isle SeptemBer Noel Night detroitgp.com Midtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade Detroit Jazz Festival noelnight.org Corktown Ford Fireworks Downtown Detroit Downtown Detroit detroitstpatricksparade.com detroitjazzfest.com theparade.org Tour de Troit April GM River Days Corktown Detroit Riverfront tour-de-troit.org Detroit Tigers Opening Day riverdays.com Downtown Detroit detroit.tigers.mlb.com 5 Insider's Map & Guide • Greater Downtown Detroit Events Calendar 6 That is Greater Downtown Detroit. A slice of Detroit’s 139-square-mile geography. A 7.2-square-mile collection of neighborhoods: Downtown, Midtown, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Lafayette Park, Rivertown, and Corktown — and so much more. Like many city centers globally, Greater Downtown Detroit is a nexus of activity — welcoming residents, employees, visitors, and tourists. Greater Downtown contains high-rise and low- rise living, some of the city’s most storied neighborhoods, and many of Southeast Michigan’s leading education and medical ntoWn institutions. Greater Downtown Detroit is the center of the city’s DOneow square mile. That’s the size of Downtown Detroit, business world, home to our richest cultural assets, the region’s also known as Detroit’s Central Business District. Downtown sports and entertainment hub, and serves as a bridge connecting Detroit has attracted thousands of new employees and hundreds communities across the region to opportunity and prosperity. of new residents, demonstrating a healthy demand forthe mix of renovation and new projects that are in the development pipeline – with the Downtown Business Key residential occupancy at a record high of 99%. In the Dine & Drink section of each neighborhood, you'll Downtown is home to a great mix see the following set of icons for each business, giving of businesses and points of interest, you more information about that business: including the General Motors Renaissance Center, Campus Martius A ........................... Restaurants & meals B Park, Hart Plaza, as well as the Detroit ..................... Serves alcoholic beverages Lions, Tigers, and Red Wings. You’ll C .............................Quick bites & cafés also find over 150 bars and restaurants, D ............................. Open on weekends the second biggest theater district in the country. downtowndetroit.org 7 Insider's Map & Guide • Greater Downtown Detroit Downtown 10 a B c D 21 A bcD 31 ABc D 41 A bcd 50 ABc D Dine & Drink Atheneum Bar Boulevard Room Centre Park Grill CK Mediterranean Courtyard 1000 Brush St. 1114 Washington Blvd. 1407 Randolph St. Grille Café & Bar 313.962.2323 313.442.1660 313.962.4999 119 Monroe St. 333 E. Jeferson Ave. 1 ABc D 313.496.6666 313.222.7700 24Grille 11 ABc D 22 ABcd 32 ABc D ABc D ABc D 204 Michigan Ave. Athens Souvlaki Breadstick Bar Checker Bar 42 51 313.964.3821 645 Griswold St. & Bistro 124 Cadillac Square Cliff Bell's DaEdoardo’s Grille 313.265.3178 2000 Brush St. 313.961.9249 2030 Park Ave. 2203 Woodward Ave. 2 A bcD 313.262.2896 313.961.2543 313.471.3500 7 Greens Detroit 12 ABc D 33 ABcd ABc D ABc D A bcD Salad Co. Baltimore 23 Cheli’s Chili Bar 43 52 1222 Library St. 1234 Randolph St. Briggs Detroit 47 E. Adams Ave. Coach Insignia Delux Lounge 313.964.9005 313.964.2728 519 E Jeferson Ave. 313.961.1700 200 Renaissance Center 350 Monroe St. 313.656.4820 313.567.2622 313.962.4200 ABc D 3 13 A bcD 34 A bcd ABc D ABc D abCD Al Karar Café Bam Bamz Pizza 24 Chickpea in the D 44 53 1368 Broadway St. 1411 Washington Blvd. Broderick Grille 2 John R St. Coaches Corner Dessert Oasis 313.265.3176 313.964.4100 1570 Woodward Ave. 313.970.7618 216 Bagley Ave. Coffee Roasters 313.672.2073 313.964.3777 1220 Griswold St. ABc D 4 14 ABc D 35 A bcd 313.338.3515 American 25 ABc D 45 ABcd Bangkok Crossing Chubby Duck ABc D Coney Island 620 Woodward Ave. Buffalo Wild Wings 208 E Grand River Ave. Cobo Joes 54 114 W. Lafayette Blvd. 313.961.3861 1218 Randolph St. 313.778.4070 422 W. Congress St. Detroit Beer 313.964.6542 313.961.9453 313.965.0840 Company 15 abC d 36 ABc D 1529 Broadway St. 5 ABc D a B c D abC d Bean Bar 26 Chrome Grille 46 313.962.1529 Anchor Bar 243 W. Congress St. Buhl Bar 351 Gratiot Ave.