When you're looking for a special dining experience for two, Detroit has several options.
Andiamo's Lakefront Bistro
Where: Jefferson Avenue, St. Clair ShoresEntree Prices: $15.95 to $35.95
Description: Serving home-style Italian and contemporary American cuisine, Andiamo's menu includes home-made pasta, seafood, veal and steak. The restaurant is on the lakefront in St. Clair Shores.
Cafe Bon Homme
Where: Penniman Avenue, PlymouthEntree Prices: $$$$
Description: Cafe Bon Homme serves award-winning, European cuisine, including beef, seafood and pasta. The restaurant also has a bistro menu and a quaint, intimate setting.
The Earle
Where: Washington Street, Ann ArborEntree Prices: $19.95 to $29.95
Description: French and Italian-country cuisine and wine bar in a tiered, brick-walled dining room. The restaurant, located in the basement of an office building, has the feel of a wine cellar.
The Fondue Room
Where: Macomb Place, Mt. ClemensEntree Prices: Feasts for Two from $41 to $77
Description: A downtown restaurant offering -- you guessed it -- fondue. It also offers a live pianist on Friday and Saturday nights.
Grape Expectations Wine Bar
Where: Forest Avenue, PlymouthEntree Prices: $7 to $12
Description: Warm, casual and inviting, Grape Expectations serves a limited, wine-complimenting food menu that includes beef tenderloin, paninis and pizzas. It does, however, have an extensive wine list. The space is tall and lofty with an enormous, wood wine rack and large paintings.
Il Posto Ristorante
Where: Northwestern Highway and Franklin Road, SouthfieldEntree Prices: $18 to $70
Description: Brick archways, terra-cotta colored walls and an urban chic decor make for an interesting combination at Il Posto, a romantic hide-a-way that features fine-dining Italian cuisine: pasta, seafood, chicken and veal dishes.
Iridescence (MotorCity Hotel)
Where: MotorCity Casino Hotel, DetroitEntree Prices: $$$$
Description: Iridescence is Detroit's only four-diamond restaurant. It was recently moved, however, from a location just off the casino to the heights of the new MotorCity Hotel's top floor. Fabulous views and an iridescent quality captured from the MotorCity's exterior lighting create a unique dining atmosphere. The new menu consists of American cuisine made from local ingredients.
Josephine Creperie & Bistro
Where: Nine Mile Road, FerndaleEntree Prices: $8 to $27
Description: Josephine Creperie is a casual French bistro specializing in crepes but also serving seafood, lamb, duck and Beef dishes.
The Lark
Where: West BloomfieldEntree Prices: $65-$85
Description: The Lark is city-renowned for award-winning, French-inspired cuisine, including rabbit, rack of lamb and lobster. The restaurant has a country-inn setting.
Little Italy Ristorante
Where: NorthvilleEntree Prices: $18 to $49
Description: Little Italy serves Italian dining in a turn-of-the-century Victorian house, complete with wood floors and warm colors. Entrees include pasta, seafood and chicken.
