Selden Standard
A wood-fired restaurant in Midtown serving seasonal sharing plates, and a semifinalist for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant in both 2024 and 2025.
Located on Second Avenue in Midtown, the restaurant serves small seasonal sharing plates made with local farm ingredients. The counter seats beside the open wood-fire grill are the most popular, offering a view of the cooks at work. Common dishes include beef tartare, housemade pastas (tagliatelle and sesame bucatini), roasted cauliflower and charcoal-grilled octopus. The butterscotch pudding dessert is well known. The wine list leans toward small-producer wines, with seasonal cocktails. Dinner only; book ahead on OpenTable. About $60–90 per person, reachable from downtown by the QLine streetcar.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat, approx. 5:00–10:00 PM (dinner only)
Nearby sights
- Michigan Science Center
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
- Detroit Historical Museum
- Fox Theatre
- Corktown
- Comerica Park
- Ford Piquette Avenue Plant