When talking about moving to downtown Detroit the question often comes up of where you can do your grocery shopping. There is always CVS, various delis, and corner stores where you can get your fresh milk or eggs but now there is a more definitive answer for where you would walk to to get all of your groceries in one place. After a long wait Zaccaro’s has opened in Brush Park on Woodward Avenue and Watson. Many downtown Detroit residents can now say simply that they no longer have to drive to do their grocery shopping, even though they can, like their suburban counterparts.
For fresh produce another obvious choice is the Eastern Market where you’ll not only find the largest farmer’s market in the Midwest and one of the oldest in the nation (since 1891) but numerous small stores which fill various niches like spices and other bulk dry goods, delis for meats and cheeses, fish and wine, etc. Eastern Market has been undergoing many changes such as a move to somewhat privatize it, renovating the sheds, increasing the hours of operation for the farmers market, and opening the Eastern Market Welcome Center. The district is located northeast of downtown so if you follow Gratiot out of the central business district, after you go over the highway turn left on Russell and you’ll find yourself in the heart of the market.
There’s also a great choice for grocery shopping on the near Southwest side of the city around where Corktown and Mexicantown meet on Bagley at 18th St. on the east side of I-75 and the Ambassador Bridge. It’s the Honey Bee Market (La Colmena). And another nearby good sized grocery store is the Harbortown Market on East Jefferson (Harbortown).
