42°19′ N   83°02′ WINDEPENDENT CITY GUIDE · HU / ENDETROIT + MICHIGAN
QUARTER
DETROIT
Menu

Events

Eat & drink

Things to do

Stay

For hotels

Shows & music

Getting around

People & community

About usFor venues

← Back to Detroit A–Z

Restaurants & cafés / Farmington Hills

Café Cortina

Family-run Northern Italian restaurant in Farmington Hills since 1976, with handmade pasta, an on-site garden and a lovely event setting.

Café Cortina: Café Cortina restaurant photo used on its About page
Café Cortina: Café Cortina restaurant photo used on its About page · Café Cortina · Image from the venue’s official website

01 / The story of this place

Make time for these

The Tonon family opened Café Cortina in 1976 on what used to be an apple orchard in Farmington Hills. Founder Adriano Tonon came to America from Italy's Veneto region as a teen, and today his wife Rina and sons Adrian and Giancarlo run the place. The menu leans Northern Italian, with handmade pasta and produce from a seasonal garden right behind the restaurant. Gardens, patios and elegant dining rooms also make it a go-to for weddings and private dinners.

  1. Family owned by the Tonons since 1976
  2. Handmade pasta and Northern Italian cooking
  3. Seasonal garden-to-table produce from out back
  4. Weddings, private dining and corporate events

Photos were taken at different times; images are resized and cropped on cards.

Is this your venue? Update this page for free ↗

Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-10-01

An independently written bilingual guide. This collection is not an attendance-based ranking.

03 / Events

Events at this place

Published events automatically linked from our event guide. Times are local to the venue.

All events ↗

We have no published upcoming events linked to this place yet. That does not mean the venue has no events; check its official calendar too.

Official website & visitor information ↗