People + Places
Four metro Detroit bars to grab a drink with Dad on Father’s Day
June 7, 2017·By BLAC Editorial
Bottoms up!
June 7, 2017
ather’s Day (June 18) is the perfect occasion to knock one back with your pops. Whether he’s more a beer-and-a-game kind of dad or the dirty martini type, there are quite a few bar options to choose from. Here are our picks for father-friendly watering holes. Bottoms up!
Joebar
Hazel Park is heating up with this new addition on the same block as Mabel Gray. With a menu of hearty sandwiches complementing no-frills drink menu, Joebar is a chill dad’s destination. Try a can of Stroh's, the Smoky Manhattan, the Whiskey + Jones Soda, a Miller High Life draft or the Lemongrass Old Fashioned.
23839 John R Road, #1, Hazel Park
248-291-5711 or joebar.com
Our/Detroit
A southwest Detroit microdistillery, Our/Detroit’s tasting room serves up a range of drinks made with its house vodka. Keep it simple with a dirty martini or try one of the seasonal rotating cocktails.
2545 Bagley Ave., Detroit
313-656-4610 or ourvodka.com/ourdetroit
Detroit City Distillery
Another option with locally made spirits, Detroit City Distillery offers a lengthy list of cocktails made with its own line of vodka, rye, gin and bourbon.
2462 Riopelle St., Detroit
313-338-3760 or detroitcitydistillery.com
TAP at MGM Grand Detroit
If your dad is more of the beer-and-sports type, TAP at boasts over 40 high definition televisions, 50-plus beer options and a menu filled with comfort foods and pub classics.
1777 Third Ave., Detroit
313-465-1234 or mgmgranddetroit.com
Every question deserves a better answer than a search result — here's where this story leads.
Why Every Metro Detroit Nonprofit Should Be Thinking About AI
How a local workshop is helping nonprofit leaders turn curiosity into practical action. For many nonprofit leaders, artificial intelligence still feels like something meant for Silicon Valley or Fortune 500 companies. It isn’t. Whether your organization has three employees or three hundred, AI is quickly becoming another tool that can help teams spend less time […]
Althea Gibson’s Second Act
Most people remember Althea Gibson as a tennis legend. Fewer know she also became the first Black woman to compete on the LPGA Tour, breaking another barrier and opening doors for generations of Black women golfers.
Detroit Jazz Festival 2026 Guide
A local guide to navigating the Detroit Labor Day weekend jazz celebration.
Help Us Get It Right
This coverage is a community project.
Spot something outdated? Know a person, business, or organization this story should connect to? A story we should tell next? It goes straight to our editors — privately.