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Updated Oct. 6, 2026, 10:24 a.m. ET
Detroit Free Press dining and restaurant critic Lyndsay C. Green shares 10 standout dishes she’s had in 2026.
The Aloha Plate at Okika Hawaiian BBQ in Warren, features tender skinless chicken over white rice with a side salad in a ginger dressing.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
BBQ Salami at Stage Deli in west Bloomfield Township features baked salami in an apricot glaze for a sweet and savory starter.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
The chewy walnut cookie at Core City’s Nuvrei MC is a crispy, crackly, rich chocolatey delight.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
The lobster roll is a menu highlight at the Corktown oyster bar Mink.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
Tres golpes, a traditional Dominican breakfast at La Bodega in Lincoln Park.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
Amelia Street Pizza Co. pizza has a shaved pecorino sprinkle on half of its crust.
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A goat’s milk cheesecake at e Fiori is vitalized with a spongy basil cake that bears the floral essence of the verdant herb.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
Trizest Restaurant in Sterling Heights serves a double squirrel fish, two pieces of white fish deep-fried and carved into art.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
A Texas Flapjack at the sterling Heights breakfast hub, The Pantry, is the cross between a pancake and a crepe, at once chewy and crisp around the edges.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
The torta di polenta at the Italian restaurant SheWolf in Detroit is served with tomato peach sherbet on a corn cloud.
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press
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