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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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Late Night · $30–55Thu, Jul 30 – Fri, Jul 31

Midtown Martinis, No Rush

Bar Pigalle pours the kind of cocktail list that makes 5pm feel reasonable, and Grey Ghost's dry-aged everything keeps the evening honest before Castalia closes things out with something dark and stirred. Cheap by the glass, expensive in taste — that's the whole trick.

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Family-friendly · $15–30Fri, Jul 31

Street Food and Vinyl, Cass Corridor Style

Bangkok 96's counter inside Detroit Shipping Company is the kind of low-key spot where nobody's dressed up and the food does the talking. From there it's a short walk up Cass to flip through records at Third Man, then liquid-nitrogen ice cream to close things out — cheap, easy, no reservations required.

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Live Music · $35–70Fri, Jul 31 – Sat, Aug 1

Midtown, Sunlight and Coupe Glasses

Grey Ghost opens the weekend right, dry-aged plates and a cocktail list that doesn't cut corners. Sunday's the real event though: Great Lakes Coffee's espresso martinis at noon, Castalia's back patio through the afternoon, an early dinner at Selden Standard, then Honest John's for whatever's left of the evening.

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Coffee · $25–45Sat, Aug 1

Cass Ave Coffee, Sushi, and a Cold Finish

Craig's pulls espresso shots for the pop-up crowd before you've even decided where dinner is, which is the whole point tonight. Shangri-La is close enough that you'll skip the car entirely, and dessert at -320° means liquid-nitrogen ice cream made right in front of you. Nothing here needs a reservation or a plan B.

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Sports · $20–40Sun, Aug 2

Midtown Day Drinking, Dressed Up a Little

Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co. pours the first round in daylight, which already feels more sophisticated than it should. From there it's a slow crawl down Woodward toward Castalia's better cocktails, with Honest John's and Bookies waiting if the group wants a game on somewhere near the end.

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Outdoors · $10–25Sun, Aug 2

Craig's, a Midtown Loop, Then Nitrogen Ice Cream

Craig's Coffee keeps things low-stakes — good espresso, no reservation, no pressure to fill silence. From there it's a short walk down through the museum block while the evening cools off, ending at -320° for liquid-nitrogen ice cream that's built for lingering or bailing early, whichever the date calls for.

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Group-friendly · $15–30Sun, Aug 2 – Mon, Aug 3

Street Food, Nitrogen Ice Cream, Vinyl If It's Going Well

Bangkok 96's counter inside Detroit Shipping Company is low-stakes by design — order at the window, share a table, no big reveal moment. From there it's a two-minute walk to liquid-nitrogen ice cream, and if the conversation's still flowing you wander into Third Man to flip through records. If it's not, you're already standing near your car.

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