Detroit Bruce’s Top Detroit Spots

July 8, 2020

From restaurants and salons and retailers, Bruce Schwartz shares his favorite places around Detroit

Featured photo via Detroit Bruce Facebook

Feature photography by Allison Farrand

Henry the Hatter

2472 Riopelle St.

Schwartz’s signature fedora — and all his other hats — come from this time-tested shop, which opened in 1893. “The character and history are wonderful,” he says. “It’s so Detroit.

Heritage Optical

87 Monroe St.

19010 Livernois

2678 E Jefferson Avenue

Schwartz exclusively buys his glasses at this family-owned chain. “[Owner] George Barnes and his family have always been so kind,” he says. “They go out of their way to find the type of glasses that I like to wear.”

Central Kitchen + Bar,

660 Woodward Avenue, #4A

Just steps away from Bedrock’s headquarters, Central “makes the best drinks,” says Schwartz, who adds that the restaurant stashes his favorite tequila — Don Julio Anejo — in a locker bearing his name.

The TEN Nail Bar

1215 Griswold St.

6541 Woodward Avenue

Schwartz admires multiple things about this salon: Its forward-thinking owners (they’ve opened two locations since 2016), its cleanliness and its quality mani-pedis, served with a side of Champagne. “It’s a relaxing environment.”