Food, coffee & shops / Ferndale
Not Sorry Goods
A queer-affirming sustainable fashion brand whose Ferndale store closed in summer 2025; it now sells online and at pop-ups.
- 22963 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220
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Hamburger Mary's Grand Rapids
The drag-themed burger chain's Grand Rapids franchise, known for drag bingo and drag shows; it closed in 2022.
- 6240 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI
Food, coffee & shops / Ypsilanti
Hamburger Mary's Ypsilanti
The drag-themed burger chain's short-lived Ypsilanti outpost in 2022, with weekly drag entertainment and Tower Inn favorites.
- 701 W Cross St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Food, coffee & shops / Midtown
Hugh
Midtown housewares, barware and gift shop with a mid-century 'Mad Men' look, listed as LGBTQ-owned; it ran on Cass Avenue from 2012 to 2022.
- 4240 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI
Food, coffee & shops / Berkley
Amici's Pizza & Living Room
A Berkley pizzeria and martini lounge run for years by a married lesbian couple; its LGBTQ-owned era ended in late 2019.
- 3249 12 Mile Rd, Berkley, MI 48072
Food, coffee & shops / Ann Arbor
Common Language Bookstore
A feminist and LGBTQ+ bookstore in Ann Arbor that closed at the end of 2018, when only about ten such shops remained in the US and Canada.
- 317 Braun Ct, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Food, coffee & shops / Ferndale
Chosen Books of Michigan
A long-running LGBT bookstore that spent nearly two decades in Royal Oak, reopened in Ferndale in 2007 and closed for good in 2012.
- 1956 Hilton Rd (from 2007; previously Royal Oak), Ferndale, MI 48220
Addresses, phone numbers and hours come from public sources, and every entry shows its check date. Nightlife venues change schedules often, so confirm on the venue's own website or social page before you go. Photos and logos come from the venues' official websites, archived websites or openly licensed collections; each entry names its exact source.
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Good to know
Michigan serves alcohol from age 21, and almost every bar checks photo ID at the door. Visitors from abroad should carry a passport, the ID accepted everywhere.
Michigan bars stop serving alcohol by 2 a.m. Most clubs are liveliest Thursday to Saturday; drag nights and theme parties vary by venue.
Several Detroit and Ferndale community organizations offer free or low-cost HIV and STI testing and PrEP advice. Find them under Health & testing.
Use a taxi or rideshare between venues at night. Saunas and men's clubs admit adults only, often with a membership and photo ID.