A posh and polished tavern with an impressive view of downtown, a couple of buzzy pizzerias and a few Father’s Day-worthy upscale destinations all made their debuts on the Metro Detroit dining scene throughout June 2026.
Read on for details about the 17 restaurants that opened last month, plus six closings. Operating hours, where listed, are based on a normal week. The Fourth of July holiday may cause hours to differ at some businesses.
Pine Hall — Downtown Detroit
This cocktail bar and tavern with stunning skyline views comes to Detroit from New York City’s Union Square Hospitality Group, led by well-known restaurateur Danny Meyer. Meyer — who opened Shake Shack down the street in 2017 — says he wants Detroiters to feel like they’re in a familiar place when they visit the 300-seat Pine Hall. “We’ve been working on this for a long time. For me, it’s just so cool to see it all come together,” Meyer told The Detroit News at a media preview in June. The 12th floor destination has cocktails, bar snacks and a tavern menu that blends Detroit-centric items like Maurice salad and bumpy cake and dishes found at Porchlight in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood like crab fritters with a buttermilk tarragon goddess dressing and savory sausage rolls. The draw is the location, as well as the wrap-around and neatly landscaped terrace with views of the downtown Woodward corridor.
Open at 4 p.m. daily. 3000 Nick Gilbert Way, Detroit. (313) 612-8150. pinehall.com.
Amelia Street Pizza Company — Hazel Park
If Pine Hall was the hot downtown opening of the month, Amelia Street is the most buzzed-about suburban debut. With no call-in orders, no cocktails, no pizza-by-the-slice, no vegan options and no gluten-free crust, founder Matt Arb is doing things his way. It’s working, too. Pizza fans in lower Oakland County have been clamoring to get their hands on one of these 18-inch pies with the signature half-moon of Pecorino cheese freshly grated along the crust. Because his dough involves a days-long process, he can only sell what he has time to prepare and room to store, resulting in selling out of pizza the first few days of business. The menu is simple, with plain cheese running $24 and $28 for pepperoni. There’s also a quarter-pound cookie and soft drinks. Don’t leave without some creamy, dill-forward Rigato Ranch, named after partner James Rigato, accoladed chef of nearby Mabel Gray restaurant…