Detroit’s Best New Restaurants, May 2025 | Eater Detroit

"This highly anticipated haven for dreamy sandwiches opened its doors just before the new year, bringing the talents of hospitality industry veteran Mike Finsilver to a petite space in Ferndale. Finsilver began popping up in spaces around the Detroit area with a spicy mortadella sandwich — made with crunchy semolina batards and filled with thinly sliced mortadella, a fiery bomba calabrese spread, and chopped iceberg lettuce salad in a preserved lemon buttermilk dressing. The mortadella is now on the menu at the cafe, in addition to the Clong — a thick-cut turkey sandwich featuring turkey raised on the west side of the state, provolone cheese, an herby mayo, a roasted cherry tomato spread, and pickled shallots with dressed greens on focaccia bread. In addition, try a rotation of soups, which so far has included a mushroom gumbo and a dill pickle soup. The bread is from James Beard Award semifinalist Secret Bakery next door." - Serena Maria Daniels