Detroit, Michigan
Regional honoree for Best U.S. Restaurant Bar at the 2026 Spirited Awards and awarded 2 Pins by The Pinnacle Guide in 2025.
Standby is a cocktail bar and restaurant entered from The Belt alley in downtown Detroit, with bar seating first come and a kitchen open until eleven. Its menus run as themed editions, the current one an exploration of culinary icons with each drink credited to a chef, and its own site lists James Beard semifinalist honors for Outstanding Bar Program in 2017 and 2018 and Spirited Awards regional honors in 2020, 2023 and 2024.
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