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Our pickFrom The Weekly · Sat, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 2

Motor City Pilgrimage, Part Two: Cars

Last week was Motown and soul food — this week we follow the assembly line north to Pontiac and south through Woodward, ending with dinner above the GM tower before it goes dark for good. Bring a full tank; this whole thing runs on pavement.

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Food & Drinks · $30–55Wed, Jul 29 – Thu, Jul 30

Nemo's Burger, Then El Club Rattles the Walls

Corktown's dive-bar burger at Nemo's sets the tone before the crowd thickens at Batch for a pint under the tanks. El Club closes it out loud, the kind of room where the bass rattles your ribs and nobody's checking the time.

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Low-pressure · $35–65Fri, Jul 31 – Sat, Aug 1

Sports Bar First, Corktown Decides the Rest

Tommy's does the burger-and-game-on-every-screen thing right, and from there Corktown just keeps giving you options. McShane's for another round with the crowd, then Corktown Taphouse if darts and duckpin bowling sound better than sitting still, then whatever band's loud enough to pull you into Lager House by last call.

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Arts & Culture · $25–55Fri, Jul 31 – Sun, Aug 2

Cheap Burgers, Loud Guitars: A Corktown Weekend

Nemo's still slings a five-dollar burger like it's 1985, and two doors down PJ's Lager House cranks a band past midnight most nights of the week. Saturday swings toward Batch's fried pickles and El Club's speaker stacks, and Sunday closes with the Eastern Market crowd before one last round of noise at Corktown Tavern.

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Dessert · $35–70Fri, Jul 31

Nemo's First, Then See What Corktown Wants to Do

Nemo's Detroit is where you plant the flag — bar burger, game on every screen, that classic Corktown sports-bar hum. From there it's a short stumble to Corktown Tavern for whatever band's playing, and when the night wants to slow down, Alba's Night Café is sitting there with coffee and something sweet for the comedown.

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Date Night · $60–110Sat, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 2

Ottava Via, Then a Guitar Set at Lager House

Dinner at Ottava Via starts slow — candlelight, a shared pizza, a bottle of something Italian — before Michigan Ave pulls you west toward the amps. Lager House has been running bands since 1914, and by midnight Corktown Tavern's crowd is loose enough for one more round and whatever's left on the late-night menu.

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live-music · $15–35Sat, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 2

Corktown Set List: Bar Bands to Bass Till 2

Michigan Avenue turns into a bar crawl with a beat tonight — Corktown Tavern's house band into Lager House's amps into El Club's late set, closing at Alba's Night Café when the taco truck's already sold out and you just want a seat and a snack.

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Walkable · $20–40Sun, Aug 2 – Mon, Aug 3

Dive Burger, Then El Club Til Late

Nemo's does the cheap burger and cold beer thing better than anywhere else on Michigan Ave, no frills required. From there it's a short walk to Corktown Tavern for a band before the ears really get worked over at El Club, where the night gets loud on purpose.

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