Metro Detroit restaurants have embraced the bloody mary. Whether you're looking for extra spice, a DIY smorgasbord of your liking, or a gallon of hair-of-the-dog relief, there's a bar ready to suit your tastes. Here, in no particular order, are 17 excellent options for bloody marys in Metro Detroit.
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Vivio’s carved out a spot for itself as the place in Detroit for the spicy tomato cocktail. While Harry’s Bar in Paris may have invented the concoction, this Eastern Market restaurant takes the beverage to the next level with six different styles. Try the loaded Bloody (bacon, prosciutto stuffed olives, provolone) or the Two Gun Louie (Two James Vodka infused with dill pickle, jalapeno, and peppercorn).
This bloody mary features a house recipe that combines tomato juice, green olive juice, lime juice and zest, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and black pepper with Valentine Vodka and a garnish of onion, green olives, and roasted red pepper.
Birmingham’s brunch staple remains unwavering on its commitment to a good bloody. The Original Mary Bomb made with house vodka, The Garden Mary (a less spicy version with dill-infused vodka), and the Oinkin’ Mary with bacon infused vodka and bacon bits is a cocktail lineup worth waking up for. For the evening, Toast spruces things up with their white bloody mary: Hendricks gin, Cholula, cucumber, lime, pepper, and tonic water.
Known as Midtown’s classic dive, The Bronx lets you work your magic at a DIY bloody mary bar. Weekends only.They pour the vodka, you jazz it up to your liking.
Head into Corktown from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sundays only, but not if you’re looking for hair of the dog. All the bloodies here are virgin, but the flavor and spices can still curb a hangover.
This Detroit diner doesn't skimp on breakfast cocktails. Head to the GAR and have the house bloody with habanero and Jäger for $9. If that's not enough, a 3-ounce beer back comes with your bloody to clear your fiery hot palate.
Sundays only from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. swing into this Corktown deli for their house-made bloody with Valentine Vodka. A plus: it’s served with a 7-ounce Rhinelander lager beer. $6 without the bacon; $7 with.
Corktown's newest gastropub offers a bloody bar you'll stick around for. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays it's $3 for the build-your-own bloody bar. Five different bloody mary mixes, six different hot sauces, five and different seasonings to tailor your taste. Garnish your Zing Zang with bacon, mozzarella or pepperoni and have a spicy Sunday.
Get boozy at GCG with the kimchi bloody (vodka, beer back) or the pickle juice bloody mary (vodka or pork fat-infused old charter 8 year bourbon). Both are $9.
Find massive bloody marys fit for groups at this Downriver sports bar known for its record-setting burger. Starting at $40 for standard vodka, this brunch cocktail is delivered in a gallon jar brimming with fried food garnish and celery stalks.
Head to Royal Oak for your next fix. Go for the bourbon mary made with house mix, it comes garnished with the Yo! skewer. Not a bourbon fan? The B Spot Mary, made with Lola ketchup, signature balsamic steak sauce, and a pickle bar skewer will please the vodka-lovin’ palate. Both run $8.
Cocktails can be a pricey investment. Fortunately for those going for economy, PJ's serves $5 well vodka bloodys and it's hard to go wrong with the bar's vegetarian-friendly weekend brunch.
Mexicantown newcomer The Huron Room's house bloody stands out from the crowd with a specialty mix and plenty of garnish, including blue cheese-stuffed olives and smoked shrimp. Ahoy!
Served in a mason jar with a thick pepper crusted rim, and plenty of garnish, Betty's has dubbed its bloody mary "Kick-ass" and it's hard to disagree. True to its sudsy roots, the bar also provides weekend imbibers with a beer chaser.
Popular Ferndale brunch spot The Fly Trap's food game has always been on point but with the relatively recent addition of a bar diners can now indulge in boozy bloody mary brunches. Fly Trap's mary comes with green olive garnish, a pepper rim, and a beer chaser.
Vivio’s carved out a spot for itself as the place in Detroit for the spicy tomato cocktail. While Harry’s Bar in Paris may have invented the concoction, this Eastern Market restaurant takes the beverage to the next level with six different styles. Try the loaded Bloody (bacon, prosciutto stuffed olives, provolone) or the Two Gun Louie (Two James Vodka infused with dill pickle, jalapeno, and peppercorn).
This bloody mary features a house recipe that combines tomato juice, green olive juice, lime juice and zest, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and black pepper with Valentine Vodka and a garnish of onion, green olives, and roasted red pepper.
Birmingham’s brunch staple remains unwavering on its commitment to a good bloody. The Original Mary Bomb made with house vodka, The Garden Mary (a less spicy version with dill-infused vodka), and the Oinkin’ Mary with bacon infused vodka and bacon bits is a cocktail lineup worth waking up for. For the evening, Toast spruces things up with their white bloody mary: Hendricks gin, Cholula, cucumber, lime, pepper, and tonic water.
Known as Midtown’s classic dive, The Bronx lets you work your magic at a DIY bloody mary bar. Weekends only.They pour the vodka, you jazz it up to your liking.
Head into Corktown from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sundays only, but not if you’re looking for hair of the dog. All the bloodies here are virgin, but the flavor and spices can still curb a hangover.
This Detroit diner doesn't skimp on breakfast cocktails. Head to the GAR and have the house bloody with habanero and Jäger for $9. If that's not enough, a 3-ounce beer back comes with your bloody to clear your fiery hot palate.
Sundays only from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. swing into this Corktown deli for their house-made bloody with Valentine Vodka. A plus: it’s served with a 7-ounce Rhinelander lager beer. $6 without the bacon; $7 with.
Corktown's newest gastropub offers a bloody bar you'll stick around for. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays it's $3 for the build-your-own bloody bar. Five different bloody mary mixes, six different hot sauces, five and different seasonings to tailor your taste. Garnish your Zing Zang with bacon, mozzarella or pepperoni and have a spicy Sunday.
Get boozy at GCG with the kimchi bloody (vodka, beer back) or the pickle juice bloody mary (vodka or pork fat-infused old charter 8 year bourbon). Both are $9.
Find massive bloody marys fit for groups at this Downriver sports bar known for its record-setting burger. Starting at $40 for standard vodka, this brunch cocktail is delivered in a gallon jar brimming with fried food garnish and celery stalks.
Head to Royal Oak for your next fix. Go for the bourbon mary made with house mix, it comes garnished with the Yo! skewer. Not a bourbon fan? The B Spot Mary, made with Lola ketchup, signature balsamic steak sauce, and a pickle bar skewer will please the vodka-lovin’ palate. Both run $8.
Cocktails can be a pricey investment. Fortunately for those going for economy, PJ's serves $5 well vodka bloodys and it's hard to go wrong with the bar's vegetarian-friendly weekend brunch.
Mexicantown newcomer The Huron Room's house bloody stands out from the crowd with a specialty mix and plenty of garnish, including blue cheese-stuffed olives and smoked shrimp. Ahoy!
Served in a mason jar with a thick pepper crusted rim, and plenty of garnish, Betty's has dubbed its bloody mary "Kick-ass" and it's hard to disagree. True to its sudsy roots, the bar also provides weekend imbibers with a beer chaser.
Popular Ferndale brunch spot The Fly Trap's food game has always been on point but with the relatively recent addition of a bar diners can now indulge in boozy bloody mary brunches. Fly Trap's mary comes with green olive garnish, a pepper rim, and a beer chaser.
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