Ann Arbor Restaurants: Staff Picks
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Zingerman's Roadhouse
Zingerman's Roadhouse Traditional American classics, served in huge portions and delivered by staff eager to please is what characterizes Zingerman's ...
American (Traditional) | Review | Menu - $$$
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Miki Japanese (Management by Sushi Zen)
The oldest Japanese restaurant in town, Miki provides an elegant atmosphere for sampling sushi and sashimi. There restaurant serves lunch ...
Japanese & Sushi, Vegetarian | Review - $$$
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Palio
Italian cuisine is the focus at Palio where all menu items are listed in Italian (with descriptions provided in English ...
Italian | Review | Menu - $$$
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Gratzi Ristorante
The murals and well appointed surroundings of Gratzi in downtown Ann Arbor offer an experience as luxurious as the menu, ...
Italian | Review | Menu - $$$
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Real Seafood Co.
One of the only restaurants in Ann Arbor focusing exclusively on seafood, Real Seafood Company has become a downtown, Ann ...
Seafood & Fish | Review | Menu - $$$
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Ayse's Turkish Cafe
A little off the beaten path in a strip mall near North Campus, Ayse's Cafe is Ann Arbor's only restaurant ...
Middle Eastern | Review - $$$
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Shalimar Restaurant
Shalimar Restaurant's peaceful, slightly fancy atmosphere makes it an appealing downtown destination for Indian food. The North Indian, Tandoori and ...
Indian, Vegetarian | Review | Menu - $$
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Dan's Downtown Tavern
Dan's Downtown Tavern is a popular tavern offering daily specials, specialty burgers like the German burger or the Black & ...
American (Traditional), Burgers & BBQ - $$
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Lotus Thai Restaurant
Lotus Thai. Located in the same shopping area as Target, the unremarkable exterior is in stark contrast to the contemporary ...
Thai | Menu - $$
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Brown Jug
A favorite student hangout, the Brown Jug has been a South University mainstay since 1938. The full bar offers a ...
American (Traditional), Burgers & BBQ | Menu - $$
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Dexter Pub
Dexter's Pub in downtown Dexter is a family-friendly establishment offering a large menu of American fare including pizza, ribs, sandwiches, ...
American (Traditional), Pizza - $$
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Jerusalem Garden
Jerusalem Garden is Ann Arbor's oldest Middle Eastern restaurant, offering healthy vegetarian and non-vegetarian options: lentil soup,hummus, tabbouli, chicken shawarma, ...
Middle Eastern | Menu - $$
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Sidetrack Bar & Grill
If you're hankering for high quality American fare, in enormous portions, this is the place. Sidetrack is located in Ypsilanti's ...
Pubs | Review - $$
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Angelo's Restaurant
An Ann Arbor breakfast (and lunch) tradition since 1956, Angelo's has been immortalized in a musical ode by singer-songwriter Dick ...
American (Traditional), Breakfast | Menu - $$
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Jolly Pumpkin Cafe and Brewery
Jolly Pumpkin Cafe and Brewery on Main Street is Ann Arbor's newest brewpub, offering sour Belgian-style ales as well as ...
Microbreweries | Review - $$
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Seva Restaurant
Seva, which opened in 1973, was one of Ann Arbor's first entirely vegetarian restaurants. It's long been the go-to destination ...
Vegetarian | Menu - $$
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Tap Room
Tap Room Annex offers great burgers and sandwiches plus a full bar. Featuring live music, too.
Pubs - $$
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Aubree's Saloon/Sticks
Aubree's Pizzeria and Tavern has been a fixture of Ypsilanti's historic Depot Town since 1972, and its warm, neighborhood atmosphere ...
Pizza, Pubs | Menu - $$
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Temptations Authentic Indian Cuisine
Temptations. This restaurant brings Indian food to Ypsilanti. There are the traditional Indian classics, like samosas and tandoori chicken, along ...
Indian, Vegetarian | Review | Menu - $$
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Cafe Japon (closed)
Bakeries, Japanese & Sushi - $$
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