The High Dive
Bar · Hamtramck ·
Craft cocktails, mezcal, tequila, NA options, pop-ups
Craft cocktails, mezcal, tequila, NA options, pop-ups
"In 2024, Detroit bar veteran Leonard Lopp took over ownership of that place also known as “the shark bar” for its oversized crimson shark head hanging over the front door. With an emphasis on quirky programming like Jeopardy-style trivia nights, monster movie marathons, and soup pop-ups, the High Dive has quickly gained a following. Lopp’s selection of house-infused juices and nonalcoholic cocktails balances out a vast collection of tequila and mezcal." - Mickey Lyons
"Technically a brand-new bar, current owners Leonard Lopp and Dwayne Wickersham took over from LA artist and DJ Shark Toof in October. The pair have taken High Dive in a different direction from its frenzied dance days. Lopp brings a wealth of experience and cocktail creativity from his days at the Keep in downtown Detroit, a bartender’s favorite that shut down in 2020. Lopp now presides over a ragtag bunch of longtime restaurant industry folks, geeky writers, music lovers, and Hamtramck denizens while serving a deep, deep menu of mezcal and tequila, along with a wide range of nonalcoholic cocktails. Open Thursday through Monday nights, the dark Victorian bar hosts pop-up chefs, music, and trivia events." - Mickey Lyons
"The Detroit Asian Collective, a community of young professional Asian Americans in metro Detroit, is hosting a Lunar New Year potluck at 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 8; RSVP is required and can be completed by emailing detroitasiancollective@gmail.com." - Serena Maria Daniels
"At his most recent pop-up earlier this month, I saw Finsilver selling his sandwiches at the High Dive bar in Hamtramck, which served as one of the public pop-up locations where his mortadella sandwich made believers out of customers." - Serena Maria Daniels
"In Hamtramck, High Dive plans to reopen next week with limited days and hours (Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.); owner David Lew (aka mural artist Shark Toof) shifted from planning Techno Take Away nights to lining up DJs and bartenders and emphasizes that the bar’s 2,300 square feet and two open-air patios provide “plenty of room to social distance with even more room at half capacity,” that massive front patio windows will be open the majority of the time to allow fresh air flow, and that “cleanliness is the High Dive’s standard and reputation,” with surfaces, points of contact, and equipment to be disinfected frequently." - Mickey Lyons