Hamilton鈥檚 Restaurant Opening in Corktown’s Godfrey Hotel

The new eatery is set to open this fall, shortly after the hotel’s summer opening.
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Photograph courtesy of The Godfrey Hotel

A new tavern-style restaurant will open this fall in Corktown. Hamilton鈥檚 will occupy the ground floor of , which has been under construction since 2021 and is expected to be completed this summer.

Hamilton鈥檚 will have an 鈥渁pproachable, yet refined鈥 American menu that features local ingredients and seasonal items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The spacious dining room will seat up to 93 at a time. Guests can also choose to sit on the outdoor terrace that faces Michigan Avenue.

The bar and restaurant will be run in collaboration with Birmingham-based , founded in 2019 by local restauranteur Samy Eid. Chickpea owns two Lebanese eateries: Leila (downtown Detroit) and (Birmingham), as well as (Birmingham), a high-end Modern European restaurant.

鈥淲e are honored to be collaborating on this luxury lifestyle project in the historical Corktown neighborhood,鈥 said Eid in a statement. 鈥淚t has been an exciting experience鈥o curate a dining experience for all to enjoy.鈥

The Godfrey Detroit is a venture between two partners, Chicago-based , who also acquired Detroit鈥檚 Westin Book Cadillac in late 2021, and local luxury developer . The two partners are creating a lot of dust in the area 鈥 they are also constructing two residential developments in Corktown and a parking structure next to The Godfrey.

The hotel is located at , between Trumbull and Eighth St., just blocks away from the iconic Michigan Central Station and many popular Detroit bars and restaurants including and .

The hotel will include 227 rooms, a rooftop lounge, and an events ballroom spanning 6,000 square feet. In 2021, the project would create between 160 to 200 jobs, paying at $17 an hour or higher, with a minimum of 25% going to Detroit residents.

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