Downtown Royal Oak Michigan

Eat & Drink

Dinner, Drinks, and Everything Between

50 kitchens, bars, and cafes, clustered around Main and Washington. Pick a craving, park once, and walk to the rest.

Friends raising cocktails at a window table in a downtown Royal Oak restaurant, Main Street storefronts behind them
A window table on Main Street, where much of the district's evening happens. Photo: Amy Gillespie Photography / City of Royal Oak

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Food - Bar/Restaurant 42 Food - Coffee / Bakery 8

A few places to start, each with a line on what makes it worth the walk. Open one for the address, phone, and the rest of its block.

526 Main & Tequila Blue

500 block S. Main · Food - Bar/Restaurant

Alchemi

200 block S. Main · Food - Bar/Restaurant

Ale Mary's Beer Hall

300 block S. Main · Food - Bar/Restaurant

Atomic Coffee

400 block S. Main · Food - Bar/Restaurant

Bigalora

700 block S. Main · Food - Bar/Restaurant

Boukie's Grill

100 block S. Main · Food - Bar/Restaurant

Drinks to Go in the Social District

11 AM – 10 PM daily

21 downtown spots are licensed to pour a drink to go. Order at any of them, then carry your cup through the marked district while you walk to the next stop.

  • Bar Louie
  • Condado Tacos
  • D'Amatos - Goodnite Gracie
  • Gusoline Alley
  • Great Dane Pub

How the Social District Works

The wood-and-brick taproom of the Royal Oak Brewery, tables set under warm pendant lights
The Royal Oak Brewery taproom, one of the district's Social District pours. Photo: thezenderagenda.com / CC BY 2.0

Every Kitchen, A to Z

The full directory holds every place downtown, and it filters down to just the kitchens and bars when that is all you want.