The 38 Best Restaurants in Detroit, Spring 2025 | Eater Detroit

"Sporting Detroit’s first heirloom nixtamal program in a restaurant setting, the Eater Award-winning Vecino aims to showcase a fuller expression of Mexican cuisine beyond street food with a focus on painstaking technique and creativity. A team of chefs currently helm the kitchen: Edgar Torres as executive chef, and co-sous chefs, Maria Rivera Negron and Rosa Montalvo, who previously worked as chef de cuisine at Puma. The crew works over an open hearth, harnessing the open flame for its menu. Expect crisp tostadas topped with buttery tuna accented with chipotle aioli and tempered with avocado; a masa section featuring quesadillas made with blue and white corn and filled with Oaxacan quesillo, epazote, and maitake mushrooms. Entrees del fuego include a whole fish in salsa roja and salsa verde. The bar boasts an impressive agave spirit and Mexican wine selection. The salsas, particularly the salsa macha, are worth ordering. Be on the lookout for specials, including a Wagyu steak set that provides the ideal showcase for the flour and corn tortillas. Reservations are available on Resy. Must-try dish: The tlyudas here, with a crispy housemade blue corn tostada, topped with savory layers of sirloin, chorizo, beans, fresh greens, and quesillo, offer Detroiters a taste of Oaxaca." - Serena Maria Daniels