Highlands at the top of Detroit's Renaissance Center will remain open through May 2027 and is taking reservations and event bookings.

Detroit Kava Bar plans a new Auburn Hills location at 2600 N Squirrel Rd, promising kava teas and a quiet place to study. Hiring is already underway.

Craig Lieckfelt is staging a month-long Guns + Butter Chef’s Table at the Apparatus Room from March 4–29, with prepaid tickets and limited seating. The run spotlights Michigan producers and tasting-menu storytelling.

Ann Arbor’s Echelon Kitchen & Bar has been named a 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best New Restaurant, bringing national attention to the downtown spot.

Detroit 75 Kitchen, originally a food truck, has opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Madison Heights, offering savory eats and plans for a seasonal patio.

Jack in the Box is returning to Battle Creek this spring; the chain’s site lists an April 2026 opening for a new Capital Avenue SW location. Construction and city notices show the site is already under buildout.

The Canton BD's closed in early February, ending a 34-year run for the chain in Michigan and leaving only out-of-state locations.

HopCat will open an 8,200‑square‑foot restaurant at Great Lakes Crossing this summer, seating about 300 and creating roughly 170 jobs in Auburn Hills.

The original Hunter House storefront on Woodward is open again as a new slider spot, according to reporting, even as the parcel’s redevelopment remains unsettled.

Quix Chocolate is taking over the longtime Kilwins storefront on E. Liberty and aims to open July 1, 2026 with Belgian chocolates, Illy coffee and Guernsey Farms ice cream.

Mutiny Tiki Bar in Southwest Detroit announced it will close next Sunday after nearly nine years, with owners citing weak business and thanking patrons.

Gajiza Dumplins has opened a stall inside Meijer’s Rivertown Market, bringing steamed dumplings, noodle bowls and bánh mì to downtown Detroit. The counter is currently in soft-opening mode.

Zaddy's, led by Hell's Kitchen alum Josie Clemens, has started serving plant‑based burritos and house sauces from Ferndale's new Pavilion Street Market. Local TV and neighborhood outlets caught the debut.