Lyndsay Green, restaurant and dining critic, Detroit Free Press : The most memorable meal for me was a dinner at Alpino in the fall. Yes, I felt good knowing I was doing my part to minimize my footprint with that meal, but the best part was biting into that “eel” and thinking to myself, “that was better than the real thing.” I’m still thinking about how they took a sweet potato and transformed it into a vegan barbecue eel.

No matter if you’re a novice or a frequent customer, the staff take time explaining the chef’s philosophy around sustainability, which gives me a much deeper appreciation for each beautifully plated ingredient presented to me. The level of care that chef Hajime Sato and the rest of his team take into walking each diner through every pristinely executed dish for the spot’s tasting menus is something to behold. Serena Maria Daniels, editor, Eater Detroit: Best restaurant meal here had to be Sozai. For a lot of us (who are of Pakistani or Indian background) including myself, Cedarland was our first taste of Middle Eastern food.Ĭarolyn Chin, contributor, Eater Detroit: Outside of Detroit, Cafe Cortina by far. Here, our panel discussed their best restaurant meal of 2023.Īlina Alam, social media influencer: Cedarland Restaurant for fattoush and shawarma for my non-desi food. Detroit’s local media dishes on their favorite moments of 2023 as part of Eater’s ongoing tradition of polling the city’s pros for their year-end takes.

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