Detroit’s Best Date Night Restaurants and Bars | 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. 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. Food is cooked over an open flame here and entrees like an asada of the day, which may include specialties like a wagyu steak set, are best eaten with freshly made corn or flour tortillas. The bar boasts impressive agave spirit and Mexican wine selections. The salsas, particularly the salsa macha, are worth ordering. For a more extravagant date night experience, be sure to be on the lookout for special dining events at Vecino, such as a recurring ticketed eight-course tasting menu, which takes diners on a regional journey through Mexico’s culinary traditions." - Serena Maria Daniels
