After the Mercury Bar failed to catch on with the coffee crowd, the recently renovated venue has now reopened withe a new menu and a new vision. 

Burgers!

Right across the street from Slow’s BarBQ on Michigan Avenue, the Mercury Bar officially opened this past Saturday. The restaurant features a beer drinking room on the lower level aptly named Corktown Cellars. The interior of the place features a huge mural by local artist Jerome Ferretti, along with a pretty cool full-wall Fathead of a classic Mercury car grill. And of course, what I’m sure will be one of the biggest draws come summertime, the restaurant has a huge adjacent patio overlooking the old Michigan Central Station. 

Check out Curbed Detroit for the gallery of the restaurant. 

Picture from Curbed Detroit

USA Today recently put together a list of what they deemed to be the 10 best urban neighborhoods for exploring. Low and behold, Detroit’s own Corktown, a neighborhood I’ve gotten to know very well over the past couple weeks, made the list.

Being Motown’s oldest neighborhood, USA Today said the area is one the rise with young, new artists, musicians and professionals. My personal favorite stops along Michigan Avenue Slows BBQ and the new Astro Coffee shop also get a shout-out.

Other neighborhoods to make the list included Wicker Park in Chicago, South Lake Union in Seattle and the Fremont District in Las Vegas.

Check out the full story here.