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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼

Music, dance, after dark.

Clubs, techno and house rooms, live music venues, jazz bars, karaoke, social dance nights and festivals in Detroit and across Michigan, with address, phone, hours and the official calendar.

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Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (Music Hall / Madison St)

3Fifty Terrace

A rooftop nightclub on top of the Music Hall building on Madison Street downtown, playing hip-hop, R&B, Top 40 and house.

  • 350 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 687-4350
  • Thu–Sat 10pm–2am; Sun 5pm–11pm

Lounges & rooftops / Bricktown / Greektown

The Elephant Room

A bar and kitchen next to Saint Andrew's Hall in Bricktown, with an outdoor patio and a wide range of DJ nights.

Lounges & rooftops / Greektown

Exodos Rooftop

A Greektown rooftop lounge on Monroe Street with indoor and outdoor bars and resident DJs.

  • 529 Monroe St, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 962-1300
  • Tue, Fri & Sat 10pm–2am (per Visit Detroit)

Lounges & rooftops / West side (Greenfield Rd)

HALO Detroit

A west-side Detroit bar and lounge on Greenfield Road built around its sound system, with house, deep house and techno parties.

  • 8070 Greenfield Rd, Detroit, MI 48228
  • (313) 444-1451
  • Mon–Sat 7pm–2am; Sun 5pm–2am (happy hour daily until 9pm)
  • 21+

Lounges & rooftops / Corktown

I|O Godfrey Rooftop Lounge

A rooftop lounge on top of The Godfrey Hotel in Corktown, with retractable glass walls and panoramic skyline views.

  • 1400 Leverette St (The Godfrey Hotel, 1401 Michigan Ave), Detroit, MI 48201
  • (313) 385-0000
  • Mon–Thu 5pm–11pm; Fri–Sat 5pm–1am; Sun 5pm–10pm

Lounges & rooftops / Greektown

Level Two Bar & Rooftop

A Greektown bar and rooftop above The Greek restaurant, with DJ nights and house and techno day parties.

  • 535 Monroe St, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 420-1990
  • Tue–Sun (closed Mon); Thursday ladies' night

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (Woodward Ave, below Easy Peasy)

Lowkey

An underground cocktail bar beneath Woodward Avenue, sister bar to Easy Peasy upstairs, with live music and DJs every weekend.

  • 1456 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
  • Fri–Sat 7pm–2am

Lounges & rooftops / Avenue of Fashion (Livernois)

LYV Detroit

An upscale restaurant and lounge on the Avenue of Fashion (Livernois), with DJs and live entertainment after dinner.

  • 20238 Livernois Ave, Detroit, MI 48221
  • Wed–Sun (restaurant & lounge)

Lounges & rooftops / Greektown

Mati's Avli Rooftop

A Mediterranean restaurant and rooftop lounge above Greektown with skyline views, used for DJ nights and private events.

Lounges & rooftops / Grandmont Rosedale (west side)

Miss Eva's Speakeasy

An intimate speakeasy-style cocktail lounge in Grandmont Rosedale on Grand River Avenue, built around deep grooves and curated cocktails.

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (Broadway St)

Paramita Sound

A record store and downtown bar on Broadway Street hosting intimate, community-based DJ nights.

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown / Cass Corridor (MotorCity Casino Hotel)

Radio Bar at MotorCity Casino

A casino bar on the second floor of MotorCity Casino Hotel, with DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
  • (866) 782-9622
  • Sun–Thu 4pm–midnight; Fri–Sat 4pm–1:45am; DJs Fri–Sat from 8pm or 9pm
  • 21+

Lounges & rooftops / Eastern Market

The Shadow Gallery

An Eastern Market gallery and 'executive lounge' with weekly R&B Fridays and Saturday DJ nights.

  • 1533 Winder St, Detroit, MI 48207
  • (313) 974-7196
  • Weekly Friday (R&B Fridays) and Saturday lounge nights; see Eventbrite
  • 21+

Lounges & rooftops / Southwest Detroit (Bagley St)

Tigris

A hi-fi listening bar, café and sound room on Bagley Street in Southwest Detroit, with vinyl-centric guest DJ sets.

  • 2545 Bagley St, Detroit, MI 48216

Lounges & rooftops / Northwest Detroit (Lodge Service Dr)

Wall Street Ultra Lounge

A family-owned lounge in northwest Detroit on the Lodge Service Drive, serving food and drinks with a stage and DJ booth.

  • 18458 James Couzens Fwy, Detroit, MI 48235
  • 21+

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Rochester

423 Main Bar, Grill & Rooftop

A bar and grill with a rooftop deck in downtown Rochester, advertising live DJ nights and events with live entertainment.

Lounges & rooftops / Southfield (Northwestern Hwy)

BLVD

A sports bar and lounge on Northwestern Highway in Southfield, known for daiquiris, wings and seafood, with regular music nights.

  • 28595 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48034
  • (248) 809-9402
  • Mon 11am–10pm; Tue–Thu 11am–11pm; Fri 11am–1am; Sat 10am–1am; Sun 10am–10pm

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Ferndale

The Bosco

A cocktail lounge with an indoor/outdoor patio on Woodward Avenue in downtown Ferndale, open since 2011, with weekly resident-DJ nights.

  • 22930 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220
  • (248) 228-4660
  • Wed–Sat event nights: Wed patio house night 7pm–12am; Thu Layali (Arabic) night; Fri–Sat DJ club nights

Lounges & rooftops / Harrison Township (Lake St. Clair shore, near Mount Clemens)

Harrison's Speakeasy

A Prohibition-themed cocktail bar and restaurant on Jefferson Avenue in Harrison Township, with live music on Mondays.

  • 39504 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Township, MI 48045
  • (586) 421-5842
  • Mon 4–10pm; Tue–Wed closed; Thu 4–10pm; Fri–Sat 4pm–12am; Sun 4–10pm. Live music Mondays

Lounges & rooftops / Southfield

Hideaway Kitchen & Bar

A late-night bar and kitchen on Southfield Road in Southfield with DJ nights.

  • 29267 Southfield Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
  • (248) 382-2111
  • Wed 5pm–12am; Thu–Fri 5pm–2am; Sat 8pm–2am; Sun 12pm–12am; closed Mon–Tue

Lounges & rooftops / Clinton Township

Stray Cat Lounge

A martini, cigar and live-music lounge in Clinton Township with blues, rock and R&B bands, a dance floor and a large patio.

  • 40813 Garfield Rd, Clinton Township, MI 48038
  • (586) 741-8544
  • Mon–Wed 5pm–midnight; Thu–Sat 5pm–2am; Sun closed

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Adrian (inside the Croswell Opera House)

Farver's at the Croswell

A bar inside the historic Croswell Opera House in downtown Adrian, with live music, cabaret and improv.

  • 129 E Maumee St, Adrian, MI 49221
  • (517) 264-7469
  • Wed–Thu 4–9pm; Fri–Sat 4–11pm; also 90 minutes before Croswell shows

Lounges & rooftops / East Lansing (Merritt Rd)

Red Cedar Spirits

A craft distillery and cocktail bar on Merritt Road in East Lansing, with Friday live music and a Sunday Jazz Night.

  • 2000 Merritt Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
  • (517) 908-9950
  • Fri live music 7:30–10:30pm; Sun Jazz Night 6–9pm; Tue tastings 4–9pm

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Flint (Hilton Garden Inn rooftop)

Simmer Rooftop Lounge

A seasonal rooftop bar on top of the Hilton Garden Inn Flint Downtown.

  • 352 S Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502
  • (810) 337-8108
  • Seasonal; live entertainment on some evenings (days vary)

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown

AC Lounge

The lobby cocktail lounge of the AC Hotel by Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids, which becomes a DJ lounge on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • 50 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  • (616) 776-3200
  • DJs Fri–Sat nights

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Kalamazoo

Dabney & Co.

A craft cocktail bar and lounge with a Southern contemporary kitchen in downtown Kalamazoo, with live music every week.

  • 344 N Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • (269) 315-0689
  • Tue–Thu 4pm–10pm; Fri–Sat 4pm–12:30am; Sun–Mon closed

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown / Heartside

Grand Woods Lounge

A hunting-lodge-themed bar and restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids (Heartside) with DJs Thursday through Saturday.

  • 77 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  • (616) 451-4300
  • DJs Thu–Sat (check with the venue for hours)

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (Amway Grand Plaza lobby)

Rendezvous at Amway Grand Plaza

A cocktail lounge on the main lobby level of the historic Amway Grand Plaza hotel in downtown Grand Rapids, with live entertainment on weekends.

  • 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  • (616) 776-3265
  • Sun–Thu 4pm–11pm; Fri 4pm–12am; Sat 12pm–12am; live entertainment on weekends

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (near Van Andel Arena)

Social House Kitchen & Bar

A restaurant and bar near Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids that turns into a DJ spot late on weekend nights.

  • 25 Ottawa Ave SW, Suite 103, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  • (616) 551-1412
  • Wed 11:30am–1am; Thu 11:30am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11:30am–2am; Sun 10am–3pm; Mon–Tue closed

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Charlevoix, Round Lake

HI Bar at The Earl

The rooftop cocktail bar of The Earl hotel in downtown Charlevoix, with views over Round Lake, Lake Charlevoix and downtown.

  • 120 Michigan Ave, Charlevoix, MI 49720
  • (231) 547-6565
  • HI Bar (rooftop, June–October): Mon–Thu 4–11pm, Fri–Sun 3–11pm; LO Bar (lobby, year-round) daily 4–11pm; DJs Fri–Sat 7–11pm and live instrumentalists Sun 3–6pm, Memorial Day through September

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Petoskey

Malted Vinyl

A hi-fi listening lounge in downtown Petoskey with a vinyl library and craft cocktails.

  • 316 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI 49770

Lounges & rooftops / Grand Hotel, top floor

Cupola Bar at Grand Hotel

A cocktail bar in the cupola at the very top of Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel, with views of the Straits of Mackinac and nightly entertainment in season.

  • 286 Grand Ave, Mackinac Island, MI 49757
  • (906) 847-3331
  • Daily noon–1am, May 1–October 25, 2026; evening entertainment nightly

Lounges & rooftops / Downtown St. Ignace waterfront

Fireworx Bar

A seasonal craft-cocktail bar on State Street on the downtown St. Ignace waterfront, serving handcrafted drinks and small plates with live music.

  • 316 N State St, St. Ignace, MI 49781
  • (906) 643-7500
  • Mon–Sat 4–10pm; Sun 10am–4pm (brunch); seasonal

Addresses, phone numbers and hours come from each venue's official channels, and every page shows when we checked them. Nightlife changes fast: check the venue's current calendar, age policy and cover before you go.

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