Detroit Holiday Restaurant and Bar Guide | Eater Detroit

"On a quiet neighborhood street off Livernois and just south of Michigan Avenue, I step into Abick’s Bar, a seven-generation family-owned tavern that's been serving drinks for more than 100 years. A green neon sign is the sole beacon drawing patrons in; unfamiliar faces might be greeted by the thundering bark from Shadow, Abick’s bulky English mastiff who prowls the bar in search of a scratch behind the ears. In December the century-old interior is transformed into a winter wonderland of kitschy Christmas decorations and holiday lights—ornamental santas hang alongside black and white family portraits and brightly lit trees that cheer up nearly every corner of the otherwise dim tavern. The building is broken up into several distinct rooms jutting off the main bar area filled with pool tables, TVs, and a juke box; towards the back is Abick’s game room (reserved for special parties today, and in pre-Prohibition days it served as the women’s area and as a spot where ice blocks were sold to locals for refrigeration), and through a narrow doorway behind the bar there’s a hideaway cigar room that looks not unlike a household den with large leather couches and a barbershop." - Eater Staff