This guide is your primer to navigating that complex, fast-evolving landscape.ĭetroit is known for many things: its vibrant arts community, small businesses, and a burgeoning, Black-led food scene, and a robust urban farming community. Southeast Michigan’s diaspora communities span from the highlands of Jalisco to Beirut, Warsaw, Vietnam, India and beyond. The city is also home to hundreds of urban farms that source a growing number of establishments with locally-grown ingredients. Locally, the city has welcomed a bevy of new options, from downtown fine dining to innovative spaces in unexpected places. This season, Detroiters and visitors alike are hitting up the region’s many cider mills or roadtripping to take in the stunning fall color views throughout much of the state. And winter is better suited for hunkering down and cooking at home. The stifling humidity of the summer months are almost unbearable. There’s perhaps no better time to be in Detroit than the fall. Where to Start: Eater Detroit's Best Maps
