Wright & Company remains a gem in Detroit dining scene
“The setting is both vintage and contemporary, with uncovered windows, and seating at both burgundy leather banquettes and tables, as well as at the white marble-topped bar that extends almost the full length of the space.
I called it a gem when I first reviewed it four years ago. A recent visit backed up that original impression, despite a small menu that will surprise some people.”
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“This is one of Detroit’s best restaurants, holding its own amid a sea of new Downtown openings since 2014. It doesn’t take any reservations, so bank on a wait at the bar — no great hardship, as there’s theatricality aplenty in the elaborate cocktails and moody industrial decor. The owner also runs The Sugar House — regularly ranked among the country’s best bars — in Detroit’s ultimate hipster hood, Corktown.”
National Geographic
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“Known for his inventive small plates and a 20-plus-year career working with JBF Award winner Wolfgang Puck, it was no surprise that Marc Djozlija nabbed a Beard Award semifinalist nod for Best Chef: Great Lakes in 2015. Enjoy this native Detroiter’s contemporary cuisine when he heads east for a seasonal Beard House feast.”
James Beard Foundation