The Old Miami

My favorite place to cap off a night in Detroit. Started off as a veterans bar, you'll find every inch of the walls decorated with old Vietnam memorabilia. The bartenders are great and helpful, the pool tables are good, the crowd is mostly chill--it's a Detroit classic and everything you want in a dive bar.

A chalkboard stand out front lists what local food trucks and musicians will be hanging around for the week. (Fun fact: The White Stripes started off their career playing here.) It's more busy with a younger crowd during the college season, but overall great people to meet and play pool with. They offer liquor, wine, beer, and bar snacks like chips. Also good selection of Michigan brews and seltzers. There's a jukebox you can play songs on (it's cheaper to download the Ami app and buy songs from there.) They also have an ATM, darts, and an enormous backyard with an outdoor bar. We love to grab a drink out there by the space heaters in the fall.

Thanks for all the great nights, Old Miami. Never change.

Excellent, relaxing pub with lots of space to enjoy a nightcap, food, and entertainment. Honors vets and active service members. Two salutes! Food. Service. Ambiance.

A veteran themed dive bar with limited pay street parking and some nearby pay lots.

Inside is dark wood, a large bar, a decent beer selection but limited draft, and a small liquor selection. Pool table, fireplace, easy chairs, small stage.

Outback is a huge lawn, koi pond, deck, outdoor bar (summertime only).

Lots of veterans patches, and items.

Staff was great. Prices are good.

Got here on one of those last nice fall days. The backyard was open and had comfortable seating, a koi pond and friendly dogs to visit with you. The backyard bar didn't open early and it did open. It was quiet on a Sunday. When we went inside only an hour or so later it was filling up! Great place to check o

A good place to have some drinks and watch bands play. Decent sized stage and good sound. The outside area of the venue is huge and there is another bar with a more limited menu outside as well. I believe the outside bar may only be open when they have a packed house. We have been here 2 - 3 times over the years and it's always good time. Would return, would recommend.

Loved coming here on Tuesday for open deck night. Such a cool place with a great vibe.

Drinking in dive bars seems to be the thing to do. We tried to find something closer to downtown but there was a Tigers game and there was zero parking. So we landed here at The Old Miami for a couple of beers before the rest of the evening started.

It's a dive bar. It has a pretty cool vibe, even in daylight. Neat stop on my tour of Detroit.

[Review 17963 overall - 359 in Michigan - 1484 of 2022.]

What is not to love about old Miami? We end up there every year after our family Christmas party. As well as through the summer months for drinks in the backyard. It's a midtown icon!

Refused to serve me even though I am 21 because I am from out of state. I felt discrimitated against because bar tender asked fellow customers if they thought my ID was real. Even though they agreed it was real, bar tender refused to serve me and kicked me out.

All time dive bar. Place is just crawling of low cost drinks and high quality people. Always stop when in Detroit