Bars, breweries & distilleries / Rivertown
Andrews on the Corner
Rivertown corner bar and kitchen run by the same family since 1918, with homemade comfort food a short walk from the Riverwalk.
01 / The story of this place
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Greek immigrant Gus Andrews bought this building in 1918 and opened Andrews Bar and Restaurant. His grandson Tom Woolsey took it over around 1980, turned the old cafeteria into a sit-down restaurant and gave it the name it carries today. A die-hard hockey fan, Woolsey ran buses that ferried Red Wings fans to games from 1982 until the pandemic in 2020, at one point with eight buses. Today it's still homemade lunches and dinners from a long-serving crew in a true neighborhood-hangout setting.
- Same family since 1918
- Homemade comfort food from a long-time crew
- Red Wings game-bus tradition from 1982 to 2020
- Short walk from the Detroit Riverwalk
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