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20 favorite restaurants
Roast is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

1. Roast

1128 Washington Blvd (btwn Michigan & State), Detroit, MI
Steakhouse · Downtown Detroit · 138 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: Appetizer: Marrow served on the half bone, premium salt, parsley, garlic and pepper, great with earthy Cotes du Rhone type wines: Chateauneuf de Pape, Gigondas or Languedoc red.

The Motor Bar is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

2. The Motor Bar

5.4
1114 Washington Blvd (at Michigan Ave), Detroit, MI
Hotel Bar · Downtown Detroit · 16 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: CEO martini. Chopin dirty with stuffed olives. Not cheap. But how many martinis are you going to drink anyway?

Valentine Vodka Distilling Co is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

3. Valentine Vodka Distilling Co

8.5
161 Vester St, Ferndale, MI
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Ferndale · 45 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: Small batch vodka of the highest quality made right in Ferndale. Has great texture and flavor like a fine spirit should. Get it on the rocks at their tasting room. Go Detroit.

Terra Restaurant is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

4. Terra Restaurant

1345 Railroad Ave, Saint Helena, CA
New American Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: Fine dining. The best sweetbreads I've ever had. Of course the wine list is extensive.

21c Museum Hotels - Louisville is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

5. 21c Museum Hotels - Louisville

8.9
700 W Main St (at S. 7th St.), Louisville, KY
Hotel · Central Business District · 56 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: The coolest. Art museum right on first floor of hotel. Best mixed drink I've ever had: gin and house-made tonic, none of that quinine overkill, more of that fresh ginger snap. Food: simply great.

Ronin Sushi is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

6. Ronin Sushi

8.9
326 W 4th St (Lafayette Ave.), Royal Oak, MI
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Royal Oak · 90 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: Fatty tuna. And Sapporo is on tap.

Mae's is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

7. Mae's

24060 Woodward Ave (at Amherst Rd.), Pleasant Ridge, MI
Diner · Downtown Pleasant Ridge · 83 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: Best Latte around. Breakfast sandwhich. Abelskeivers. Coffee cake pancakes.

The Fly Trap is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

8. The Fly Trap

8.7
22950 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
Diner · Downtown Ferndale · 90 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: Breakfast crab cake chubs with basted eggs.

wd~50 is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

9. wd~50

50 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lower East Side · 163 tips and reviews

Jon S.Jon Stewart: Amazing, most memorable meal I've had. Only knock is some wine parings -- the food is so refined and delicate that some of the reds were too much. The food is incredible.