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A Small Snack is the single best thing to eat, drink or do in neighborhoods of note, as curated by Ryan Maconochie, who believes there's no better way to take in all that a neighborhood has to offer—whether its your first time passing through or you've lived there for years—than to go on foot, move at a reasonable clip, and sample as you go. Enjoy a drink here, a small plate there, catch a few tunes at another place, and onto the next. Imbibe, mingle, move on.

As a curiosity seeker, map maker, coastline admirer, graphic artist and all around foodie, Ryan finds inspiration wherever he travels, whether it’s a work trip for his creative agency, D/CAL, a weekend getaway with his wife, or a slog through the back alleys of Detroit with his three kids (Hamtramck Disneyland, anyone?).

This site catalogs his various Small Snack Maps and the goods that are inspired by his roamings. Follow along @small.snack or contact ryanmaconochie@gmail.com for a custom map of your next adventure.

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DETROIT

“THERE ARE CITIES THAT GET BY ON THEIR GOOD LOOKS, OFFER CLIMATE AND SCENERY, VIEWS OF MOUNTAINS OR OCEANS, ROCKBOUND OR WITH PALM TREES. AND THERE ARE CITIES LIKE DETROIT THAT HAVE TO WORK FOR A LIVING.”

- Elmore Leonard


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Highlighted here are a few of the neighborhoods that extend out from the downtown core of Detroit. You might have to drive or take a cab between these areas, but once there you will find plenty of amazing gems within walking distance as each area has a vibe all its own.

DOWNTOWN
Impressive architecture towers overhead while the radial street layout allows for pleasant meandering in this dense core that is experiencing rapid revitalization.

MIDTOWN
Just beyond the skyscrapers, things stretch out a little more in this neighborhood that features many of the city’s world class cultural institutions.

CORKTOWN
This historic neighborhood’s origin predates the Civil War and features a charming mix of residential streets, old school haunts and hot newcomers.

EASTERN MARKET
This area particularly picks up on Saturdays when the 150 year old open air market welcomes the public and the many surrounding businesses teem with life.


DOWNTOWN


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EAT
CONEY DOG • Lafayette Coney Island
HOT CHICKEN SOFT TACO • Hot Taco Detroit
BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING • Wright & Company
OG PIZZA • San Morello
HAM & CHEESE PANINI • Cannelle
MOONS OVER MY YAMMY • Parks & Rec
DUCK • The Detroit Club
RIBEYE • London Chop House
SOURDOUGH & HERBS • Albena
MATCHA CREAM PUFF • Standby
EVERYTHING BAGEL WINGS • Lumen
GRILLED HAM AND PIMENTO CHEESE • The Apparatus Room
LA LANTERNA PIZZA • La Lanterna
ONION RINGS • Prime and Proper
SAGANAKI • Pegasus
OKONOMIYAKI • Republic
BEEF SCHAWERMA • Anita’s Kitchen

DRINK
DETROIT BROWN • Cafe D’Mongo’s
CONQUISTADOR MUST DIE • Candy Bar
THE SEER • Bad Luck Bar
CART HORSE IPAGrand Trunk Pub
BATCH EMPIRE PALE ALEChecker Bar
GREEN #3 • Drought
COGNAC SAZERAC • Evening Bar
THE BUHL W/ HAPPY HOUR CHARCUTERIE • The Buhl Bar

DO
NINA CHANEL ABENY • The Belt
FAILE ART • Deluxx Fluxx
AMBIANCE • Cliff Bell’s
LOBBY VIBES • Shinola Hotel
EZRA WINTER MURAL • The Guardian Building
GREEN FAIRIE LATTE • Urban Bean
OPENING DAY • Comerica Park
RIVER CRUISEDetroit Princess Riverboat
STARSFox Theatre
FAYGO MOON MIST B-TYPE • Detroit Bikes
COFFEE BREAK • The Siren Hotel


MIDTOWN


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EAT
BEEF WELLINGTON • The Whitney
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER • Selden Standard
PYRAMIDI • SheWolf
MISO CURED CABBAGE • Grey Ghost
IL ROCCO • Rocco’s Italian Deli
DEEP FRIED SOUTHWEST CHEDDAR CORN BITES • Cass Cafe
PAD THAI ROLL • Detroit Shipping Company

DRINK
DAN’S BAR • The Old Miami
NEWCASTLE • Bronx Bar
A SPOONFULGhost Bar
CART HORSE IPAGrand Trunk Pub
DETROITERSTemple Bar
MURPHY’S STOUTJumbo’s
WILLIS • Willis Show Bar
BOURBON, BEER, BAO • The Peterboro
TRAFFIC JAM IPA • Traffic Jam and Snug
GREAT BLAKES • Great Lakes Coffee

DO
THE FUTURE • MOCAD
RIVERA COURTDIA
LIVE RECORDINGS • Third Man Records
RED WINGS • Little Caesars Arena
BLACK HISTORY • The Wright


CORKTOWN


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EAT
CHEESE STEAK SLIDER • Green Dot Stables
THE REASON • Slow’s Bar-B-Q
SWEET & SALTY • Folk Detroit
BUA LOY • Takoi
THE BARRETT • Mudgie’s Deli
BISTEC DEL VASCO • Gold Cash Gold
CARROT STEAK • Lady of the House
JALAPENO CHEDDAR BAGEL • Detroit Institute of Bagels
MELTED PECORINO CHEESE PLATE • Ottava Via

DRINK
STROH’S • Nancy Whiskey
GUINNESS • Gaelic League
LAGER & VINYL • PJ’s Lager House
MILLER LITE • Nemo’s
BROWN DERBY #2 • Sugar House
THE VESSEL • Two James Spirits
VAULT OF HEAVEN • Batch Brewing Company

DO
FLAT WHITE • Astro Coffee
GET LOST IN THE AISLESJohn K. King Rare Books
COLOMBIEN SUPREMO • Lucky Detroit


EASTERN MARKET


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EAT
SUPINO SLICE • Supino Pizzeria
PAGLIA & FIENO • Amore da Roma

DRINK
ELEPHANT JUICE • Eastern Market Brewing Company
KILKENNY CREAM ALE • Thomas Magee’s
JAPANESE J-DILLA • Detroit Distillery

DO
SATURDAY MORNING • Eastern Market
SANTORINI WOOL • Henry the Hatter
BIKE RIDEDequindre Cut
DETROIT STAPLESDevries & Co
HONEY NUT & TOFFEE SNACK MIX • Germack
DETROIT PRINTS • Signal Return


OTHER NOTEWORTHY SNACKS

From Detroit-style pizza to world class dive bars to the nation’s oldest aquarium, there’s plenty more to see within Detroit’s city limits beyond the downtown neighborhoods. Here are some highlights…


EAT
PIZZA & BOCCE • Buddy’s Pizza
STRAWBERRY CAKE DONUT • Dutch Girl Donuts
GRANDPA RICHARD’S PANCAKES • Rose’s Fine Food
VEAL SALTIMBOCCA • La Dolce Vita
PEANUT BUTTER PAPRIKA COOKIE • Sister Pie
BIS DI PASTA • El Barzon
BIG RED • Kuzzo’s
THIT KHO • Flowers of Vietnam
SEARED AHI TUNA • Rattlesnake Club
MUSHROOM CUTLETS • Polish Village Cafe
MILK CHOCOLATE HOT FUDGESanders
JALAPENO CHEESE PUFFSBetter Made

DRINK
LABATT • 2 Way Inn
MOLSON • Abick’s Bar
MOTOR CITY NUT BROWN • Northern Lights Lounge
WARSTEINER DUNKELDakota Inn
JEZYNOWKAWhiskey in the Jar
BLUESRaven Lounge
E.H. TAYLOR FOUR GRAIN • The Painted Lady
DIRTY BLONDE • Atwater Brewery
ROCK N RYE • Faygo

DO
DOTTY WOTTY HOUSE • The Heidelberg Project
JAZZ • Baker’s Keyboard Lounge
FLEMISH CULTURE • Cadieux Cafe
FOWLING • The Fowling Warehouse
AQUARIUM • Belle Isle
SKATE SESSIONRideit Sculpture Park
MUSIC COCKTAILS PIZZAEl Club
STUDIO AMotown Museum
PEWABIC PINTS • Pewabic Pottery


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Encinitas

“THE ENCINITAS STATE OF MIND IS THIS: THERE’S NO BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN THE ENTIRE STATE, COUNTRY OR WORLD THAN COASTAL NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. AND THERE’S NO BETTER PLACE IN COASTAL NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAN ENCINITAS.”

- Thomas K. Arnold, San Diego Magazine


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EAT
COOP DEVILLE W/ SRIRACHA 1000 ISLAND SAUCE • Crack Shack
ORANGE DONUT•VG Donut
BLUE MONSTER • Handel’s
CEVICHE “DON CUCHO” • Q’ero
SPICY DORADO TACO • Encinitas Fish Shop
THAI COCONUT MUSSELS • Union
DAPHNE PIZZA • Pandora’s Pizza
MAR Y TIERRA FRIES • The Taco Stand
MACHACA BURRITO • Mozy Cafe
BANDIERA BAGEL • Pannikin
ARTICHOKE SPECIAL • East Coast Pizza


DRINK
VANILLA CREAM ALE • Culture Brewing
FALL GREEN HAT • The Bier Garden
NAUGHTY SAUCE • Encintas Ale House
ETHER • Philz Coffee
KEEPING IT CLASSY ESPRESSO • Lofty Coffee
DEVOTION • The Confessional


DO
CARDIFF CRACK FIXINS • Seaside Market
SKATE SESSION • Encinitas Community Skate Park
SKATE SESSION 2 • Encinitas YMCA Skate Park
SURF LESSONS • Moonlight Beach
SKATEBOARD LEGEND • McGill’’s Skate Shop
RVCA • Hansen’s
MONDAYSUCK • UNIV
SURF • Swami’s
NON-CONFORMISTS • Seaweed & Gravel
MEDITATION GARDENS • Encinitas Temple
KIDDO PHOTO BACKDROP • The Boathouses



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RED ARROW

“CLOSE ENOUGH TO CHICAGO TO TUNE INTO A CUBS GAME, YET FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO FEEL LIKE YOU’VE STUMBLED UPON AN UNCHARTED ISLE, HERE YOU CAN GET YOUR FILL OF KNICK KNACKS, PALE ALE AND BACON JAM ALL WHILE ENJOYING THE SIMPLE RHYTHMS OF THE GREATEST OF FRESHWATER LAKES.”

- Ryan Maconochie


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EAT
CARROT CAKE WAFFLE • Luisa’s
CAPTAIN WHITTAKER • Dooley’s Lake House Pub
FARM BREAKFAST • Goldberry Woods
PANCAKES • Jackie’s Cafe
CALICO MIX • Froehlich’s
PROSCIUTTO SPREAD • Peasant’s Pantry
DAVID’S REUBEN • David’s Delicatessen
BOLOGNA • Drier’s
BAGUETTE • Whistle Stop Grocery
CREAM DI PISTACHIO PIZZA • Beer Church
PEPPERONI & GIARDINIERA PIZZA • Villa Nova
MOREL PIE • Patellie’s
CHEESEBURGER • Redamak’s
AMARENA BRUSCHETTA • Terrace Room
OYSTERS & SUCH • Flagship Foods
SPECIALTY SALAD • Brewster’s Italian Cafe
THAI CHILEAN SEA BASS • Timothy’s
BROILED LAKE SUPERIOR WHITEFISH • Red Arrow Roadhouse
BEST STEAK YOU’LL EVER HAVE • Falatic’s
BISTEC IRAPUATO • El Rancho Grande
BANANA CREAM PIE • Black Currant Bakehouse
CARAMEL CARAMEL CARAMEL • Oink’s Dutch Treat


DRINK
FEATHERBONE BOURBON • Journeyman Distillery
ROOF DRINKS • Stray Dog
RYE-BALL • False Front
BEERS & BOCCE • Greenbush Brewery
ICE BOX BEERS • Casey’s
OVAL BEACH BLONDE • Nelson’s Saloon


DO
WETLAND OVERLOOK TOWER • Galien River County Park
PICK YOUR OWN BLUEBERRIES • Blueberry Patch
LOCAL FRUITS • Sawyer Home & Garden Center
PORCH COFFEE • Lakeside Inn
1892 ELLIOTT HICKORY SAFETY BICYCLE • Dewey Cannon Trading Post & Bicycle Museum
SATURDAY LOCAL GOODNESS • Skip’s European Farmer’s Market
CAREFULLY CURATED ARTIFACTS • Sojourn
DUNE HIKE • Warren Dunes
JETTY SCRAMBLE • New Buffalo Beach
PING PONG BEERS • Three Oaks Social Club
QUIET LIFE • Goods & Heroes
WINE BROWSING • The Wine Sellers



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ACAPULCO

“JUST SAY THE WORDS AND WE’LL BEAT THE BIRDS BACK TO ACAPUCLO BAY. IT IS PERFECT FOR A FLYING HONEYMOON, THEY SAY. COME FLY WITH ME, LET’S FLY, LET’S FLY AWAY.”

- Frank Sinatra


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EAT
TAMPIQUENA DE FILETE • El Cabrito
TACOS & BEER • Tacos & Beer
TACOS DE CHORIZO • Tacos Tumbras
CAPRICHO DEL CHEF • Suntory
HUACHINANGO • Tres Marias
PESCADO A LA TALLA • Beto Godoy


DRINK
MODELO • Playita Santa Lucia Beach Club
PINA COLADA • Tabasco Beach
COCO LOCO• Los Flamingos Hotel
MICHELADA • Tequi Sol
MARGARITA • Hotel Boca Chica
MEZCAL • Isla Montosa


DO
BEACH SCRAMBLE • Playa Condesa
COVE SWIM • Playa Dania, Isla Roqueta
MOLCAJETE SOURCING • Mercado Central
DIEGO RIVERA MURAL • Casa de los Vientos
YACHT CHARTER • Acapulco Yacht Club
RED/BLUE FISH SHIRT • Acapulco Beach Co.
POOL VIEWS • Hannah’s Sun Club
SALTWATER SWIM • Club La Concha
WATER SKI • Tres Marias
HORSEBACK BEACH TROT • Hotel Vayma



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JOSHUA TREE

“JOSHUA TREE IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU FEEL SO CLOSE TO EVERYTHING.”

- Rita Coolidge


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EAT
RIBS • Pappy & Harriet’s
CARPACCIO • Melvyn’s


DRINK
PALOMA ON TAP • King’s Highway
BLOODY MARY • Barn Kitchen
MARGARITA • Paul Bar



DO
MISS ANGELA • Air Museum
DESERT STROLL • Barker Dam
TEDDYBEAR CHOLLA • Cholla Cactus Garden
CLOTH MAP • Cotton Wood Vistior Center
SCAMPERING • Jumbo Rocks
SALTON SEA VIEW • Keys View 
STRUTTING • Pioneertown
BOULDERING • White Tank
CACTUS CANDY • Coyote Corner
YUCCA VALLEY GOODIES • Then End



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