Nemo's

1384 Michigan Ave.

Detroit, MI  48226
313-965-3180

http://www.nemosdetroit.com/

Nemo's is located on Michigan Avenue 1 block east of old Tiger Stadium.  With the closing of the Lindell AC several years ago, Nemo's is probably the oldest sports bar in the Detroit area.  In fact, it may be the original sports bar in Detroit.  When both the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Lions both played at Tiger Stadium, Nemo's was the place to visit either before or after the game.  I had lunch at Nemo's prior to the 1984 Tiger opening day game.

Nemo's decor is standard sports bar but their memorabilia goes back 80+ years and features all of the Detroit area sports teams including U of M and MSU. 

I can't remember the last time I was at Nemo's so I recently visited it with Kathy.  They had a pretty decent crowd on a Saturday night considering the Red Wings were not playing and there was no other special events going on in downtown Detroit at the time.  I can tell by the interaction between the bartenders and the patrons that there were a lot of regulars that night.

Although Nemo's has a good variety of items on their lunch menu, their weekend menu is not quite as extensive....just Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers and Fries.  :)  We visited on a Saturday night and the cheeseburger that we had were OK, not in the range of Miller's, Mason's, Howell's or the Red Coat Tavern, but very good for a bar burger.  Also, they feature mostly domestic beer so don't expect any craft beers.

Beyond the food, Nemo's offers an outstanding Sports Bar atmosphere and because of how long it has been around, very authentic.  Although most sports bars have various sports memobilia, Nemo's can say it lived the events shown on their walls.  

Nemo's provides shuttle service to Tiger's, Lion's and Red Wing's games, so I imagine they are still very busy during game days.

I recommend visiting Nemo's for the sole purpose of re-living the eras when the Tigers, Red Wings and Lions were dominant in their leagues.  Plus, one can walk down to the old Tigers Stadium filed and pretend you are Al Kaline from the right field corner throwing a runner out trying to take 3rd base or Willie Horton at the plate driving a ball into the deep center field bleachers.




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