Southwest Detroit is getting a new spot for serious listening and late-night lingering. Tigris, a hi-fi vinyl listening lounge and café, is set to open this summer at 2545 Bagley St., pairing a daytime coffee and pastry program with a vinyl-first cocktail bar after dark.
According to Crain’s Detroit Business, the intimate room is expected to debut this summer with a custom sound system, an eclectic vinyl library, and regularly scheduled vinyl DJ sets. The bar program will focus on Middle Eastern-inspired cocktails and light plates, and operators are shaping the space for focused listening rather than a traditional loud-music nightclub.
What to expect
The Perna Team’s roundup of 2026 openings describes Tigris as a café-by-day and intimate listening bar by night, with guest DJs several evenings a week. The menu is expected to lean on light bites and non-alcoholic options during the day, then shift into a more nightlife-ready lineup in the evening.
Listings also indicate that both the design and programming will prioritize seating and acoustics to support focused listening sessions, instead of a dance-floor-driven vibe. In other words, it is meant to be the kind of place where you actually hear the record rather than just feel the bass.
Team and sound
Local reporting identifies music supervisor Fabian Halabou and DJ Kenan Juska (one half of Chances With Wolves) as partners on the project, with In-Laws Hospitality involved and Dane Majors, formerly of In Sheep’s Clothing, set to run the venue, according to Daily Detroit…