Puma Detroit

"This vibe-y food and drink spot in Core City was designed with the late night crowd in mind. Featuring a moody, black aesthetic, the menu includes Argentinean specialties such as choripán, a vast cocktail list, as well as a ceviche bar, where diners can observe a team member assembling refreshing orders of aguachile with shrimp, or a plate of mussels chalaca-style topped with a medley of corn, tomato, red onion, jalapeño, lemon, and cilantro. After regular restaurant hours end, the space transforms into a full service cocktail bar with live DJ sets called Cougar." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Detroit’s legendary late-night crowd is front of mind at this vibey Eater Award winning bar and restaurant. Featuring a moody, black aesthetic, equally dramatic lighting, a DJ booth, and and outdoor fire pit for the summer months, the space is meant for winding gathering with friends over culturally relevant bites and cocktails. The kitchen is helmed by chef de cuisine Rosa Montalvo, who is from El Salvador, who, along with owner and chef and owner Javier Bardauil of Argentinian, offer a love letter to the cuisines of Latin America. Find sandwiches here like the Uruguayan chivito topped with a fried egg and choripán or a traditional Argentinian pork sausage garnished with fragrant chimichurri — both served on crusty, rustic baguettes. The restaurant also offers a ceviche bar featuring aguachile and a vegan option, Ecuadorian empanadas made with plantains and filled with cheese, and a crispy, sharable breaded beef Milanesa cutlet. The cocktail program emphasizes the use of Latin American spirits such as pisco or Paraguay’s official drink, yerba mate." - Serena Maria Daniels

"This casual food and drink spot in Core City was designed with the late-night crowd in mind. Featuring a moody, black aesthetic, the menu includes a ceviche bar, cocktails, and the Argentinean specialty, choripán — a sandwich consisting of flame-grilled chorizo (available here in pork), topped with chimichurri sauce, and set inside a crusty French baguette. After regular restaurant hours end, the space transforms into a full-service cocktail bar with live DJ sets called Cougar. On weekends, night owls can grab a choripán until the bar closes. The 1,457-square-foot space seats 60 guests and features a courtyard equipped with bonfires." - Serena Maria Daniels

"Choripán, a traditional Argentinian sandwich filled with grilled chorizo, is one of the main dishes Javier Bardauil will be serving at Puma when it opens this July in Detroit’s Core City. Bardauil wants his restaurant, like the sandwich staple, to be an affordable and accessible entry point to Argentinian cooking. At Puma, you can expect the same sort of fire-kissed fare Bardauil serves across the street at his first live-fire Argentinian restaurant Barda, but in a more casual atmosphere. There will be seafood dishes from across South America like a scallop tiradito, moqueca (a Brazilian fish stew), and ceviches, plus a full bar which will stay open until 2 a.m., past when the kitchen closes (Bardauil wants it to feel like a late night dive bar), and it’ll be walk-in only." - ByKate Kassin