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Best After Hours Place
Crave Lounge Restaurant & Sake Bar
22075 Michigan Ave., Dearborn
(313) 277-7283
For sensual dining in a luxurious setting, this newly opened lounge offers gourmet sushi with a Mediterranean twistand draws singles of all ages.
Best Cheap Date
Local Wine Events
This website lists local wine-tasting events throughout the year, many paired with lovely dinners. Paesanos patio, for instance, holds fabulous tastings throughout the summer.
Best Club
The Cavern Club and Millennium
210 S. 1st, Ann Arbor
(734) 332-9900
Three clubs in one! The Cavern Club books the best in R&B bands; in Millennium, high-energy techno flows from the DJ; and the Circus Bar is brand-new sports bar.
Best Creative Date
Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train
840 N. Pontiac Tr., Walled Lake
(248) 960-9440
Enjoy five-course meals prepared on board during your three-hour journey. The trip includes a performance of a musical or a murder mystery.
Best Place for a Laugh
Chaplins Comedy Club
34244 Groesbeck, Clinton Township
(586) 792-1902
Along with Whoop It Up Thursdays, Chaplins has a variety of special events and headliners. You can even hire a comic for your own event or fundraiser.
Best Place for Coffee and Dessert
Caf de Troit
1260 Library St., Detroit
(313) 962-8050
This neighborhood coffee shop offers soup, sandwiches and a variety of sweets. You can even see their resident chiropractor on Tuesday and Thursday mornings!
Best Place To Buy a Gift
Blossoms Floral Design
34200 Woodward Ave., Birmingham
(248) 644-4411
Beautiful floral arrangements appear as natural as if they just came in from the garden. Blossoms can also create gift baskets.
Best Restaurant for a Second Dinner Date
The Gandy Dancer
401 Depot St., Ann Arbor
(734) 769-0592
In the Michigan Central Depot train station, this quiet romantic spot has four separate dining rooms and is renowned for its fine seafood.
Best Restaurant for First Dinner Date
Rochester Chop House
306 N. Main St., Rochester
(248) 651-2266
This is an elegant downtown restaurant with an extensive menu, from premium steaks to fresh seafood, as well as live piano music to add a bit of ambience.
Best Restaurant for Lunch or Brunch First Date
The Grill at the Ritz-Carlton
300 Town Center Dr., Dearborn
(313) 441-2100
Sundays Champagne Brunch features made-to-order omelets and fresh seafood salads. Saturday afternoon tea offers cucumber sandwiches, scones and raspberries with cream.
Best Special Occasion Restaurant
The Palm
5600 Crooks Rd., Troy
(248) 813-7256
For huge lobsters, this is the place. Feast on surf and turf and a bowl of lobster bisque while you see how many caricatures of local celebrities you can identify.
TOP FIVE DATES
Comerica Park
2100 Woodward Ave., Detroit
(313) 967-4000
This home of the Detroit Tigers is no ordinary stadium: it combines theme park, ballpark and a baseball museum with huge statues of tigers, a Ferris wheel, a carousel (with tigers of course) and a fountain that celebrates each home run with a display of colored lights and music.
Greektown
Monroe St., Detroit
Cant make it to Greece for an evenings entertainment? Feel like youre in Greece for the price of parking. Food, music and a casino line this streeta wonderful way to get away from it all and never leave Detroit.
Hazel Park Raceway
1650 E. 10 Mile Rd., Hazel Park
(248) 398-1000
An entertainment complex has replaced the original grandstand and now you can enjoy the excitement of harness racing and a wonderful dining experience, as well as bands, BBQ and more.
New Detroit Science Center
5020 John R St., Detroit
(313) 577-8400
Go on a trip to the stars and beyond at the New Detroit Science Centers IMAX dome or planetarium, or just by watching the stars in the park. Romance and adventure lie just beyond the doors.
Wine Creation
31049 Dequindre Rd., Madison Heights
(248) 307-9463
Come taste the wonderful Chiantis, merlots and Rieslings produced by this winery. Then, make your own labels to create your own private-label wine.
