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7 BEST TAVERN-STYLE BURGERS IN AMERICA - Esquire
THE BEAR’S MATTY MATHESON PARTNERS WITH DETROIT’S STANDBY - Eater
MATTY MATHESON BRINGS NEW MENU TO DETROIT’S STANDBY - Hour Detroit
FREEP RESTAURANT CRITIC’S MUST-TRY DISHES ON STANDBY’S MENU CURATED BY ‘THE BEAR’ STAR - The Detroit Free Press
CELEBRITY CHEF & ‘THE BEAR’ STAR TO TEAM UP WITH DETROIT COCKTAIL BAR - The Detroit News
CHEF MATTY MATHESON OF ‘THE BEAR’ JOINS DETROIT’S STANDBY - Metro Times
STANDBY - DETROIT - BAR - 50BEST DISCOVERY - The World’s 50 Best
WHERE TO ORDER MANHATTANS IN DETROIT THIS FEB - Eater Detroit
WINTER POP-UPS - Detroit News
STANDBY: SERVING THE BEST BAR FOOD IN MICHIGAN - Only in Your State
6 MUST-TRY JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNING RESTAURANTS IN DETROIT - Visit Detroit
23 ESSENTIAL METRO DETROIT BURGER DESTINATIONS - Eater Detroit
METRO DETROIT’S TOP SPOTS FOR CARRY OUT COCKTAILS - Hour Magazine
THE ART OF TO-GO COCKTAILS - Eater Detroit
BAR & ART GALLERY FEED AND INSPIRE DETROIT KIDS - Free Press
36 HOURS IN DETROIT - New York Times
BEST BARS 2016 - Playboy
INSIDE LOOK: STANDBY, DETROIT - Imbibe
STANDBY, PALATE PLEASER - TBD
NEIGHBORHOOD JOINT - Grand Circus
BEST PLACES TO DRINK IN DETROIT RIGHT NOW - Thrillist
WE ATE & DRANK OUR WAY THROUGH DETROIT IN 48 HRS - Buzzfeed
DETROIT’S TOP COCKTAIL BARS - Distiller
23 MUST-TRY METRO DETROIT BURGER SPOTS: STANDBY - Eater Detroit
JAMES BEARD NOMINEES RECALL THEIR MOST MEMORABLE COCKTAILS - Supercall
MEET THE 2017 RESTAURANT & CHEF AWARD SEMIFINALIST - James Beard Foundation
DETROIT CHEFS, RESTAURANTS IN RUNNING FOR PRESTIGIOUS BEARD AWARDS - Detroit Free Press
COCKTAIL BARS: INSIDER GUIDE - AirBnB
DETROIT IN THREE DRINKS - The Daily Beast
THE BOOZY TRENDS THAT’LL TAKE OVER DETROIT IN 2017 - Thrillist
EXPLORE DETROIT’S COCKTAIL SCENE THROUGH THE 5 SENSES - HOUR Detroit
MEET THE BEST BARTENDERS AT DETROIT BARS IN 2016 - Thrillist
2016 WAS A STELLAR YEAR FOR DETROIT RESTAURANTS - The Detroit News
RING IN 2017 WITH A FULL STOMACH AT THESE NEW YEAR’S EVE DINING EVENTS - The Metro Times
TOP 10 RESTAURANTS OF 2016 - After 5 Detroit
5 INDUSTRIAL CITIES MAKING AMERICA’S RUST BELT SHINE AGAIN - Vogue
BARTENDER JOE ROBINSON OF STANDBY - Star Chefs
STARCHEFS NAMES 2016 RUST BELT RISING STARS - The Metro Times
DETROIT POSTS STRONG SHOWING IN RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AWARDS - The Detroit Free Press
14 DISTILLED AUTUMN COCKTAILS - Travel Channel
BEST PLACE TO HAVE A DRINK IN EVERY STATE - Livingly
BEST NEIGHBORHOODS FOR EATING OUT IN METRO DETROIT - Thrillist Detroit
TOP 10 TAKEOVER DINES AT STANDBY IN DETROIT - The Detroit Free Press
DETROIT IS AMERICA’S NEXT COCKTAIL CAPITAL, PT. 2 - Thrillist
COLD FRONT AUTUMN DAIQUIRI - Imbibe
HOTTEST RESTAURANTS IN DETROIT RIGHT NOW; SEPT 2016 - Eater Detroit
WHERE TO EAT & DRINK ON LIONS GAME DAY - MLive
DETROIT TOP 25 - FoodableTV
BARTENDER JOE ROBINSON OF STANDBY DETROIT - StarChefs
TAKING COCKTAILS TO THE SCIENCE LAB - Sweet
BEST RESTAURANTS IN DETROIT - Thrillist
BEST BARS 2016, NOMINEE - Playboy
STANDBY’S CORN N’ OIL - Imbibe
STANDBY’S TICK OF THE CLOCK - Imbibe
THE LIST - J’Adore Detroit
40 BEST BARS & GASTROPUBS IN AMERICA FOR FOOD LOVERS - Food Network
A TOURISTS’ GUIDE TO DETROIT - Crain’s Chicago Business
21 ESSENTIAL DETROIT LATE-NIGHT RESTAURANTS - Eater Detroit
BEST COCKTAIL BARS IN DETROIT RIGHT NOW - Thrillist Detroit
HIDDEN HOT SPOTS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT - Opportunity Detroit
HOTTEST RESTAURANTS IN DETROIT RIGHT NOW - Eater Detroit
10 DINING DESTINATIONS THAT UNLOCK SECRETS IN DETROIT - The Exception
WHERE TO CELEBRATE NEGRONI WEEK - The Metro Times
BARTENDERS & CHEFS REVEAL THEIR TOP BEER PAIRINGS FOR BARBECUE - Eater Detroit
NEW RESTAURANTS & BARS WE’RE EXCITED TO EAT AT ALL SUMMER - Thrillist Detroit
WHERE TO DRINK TIKI COCKTAILS IN METRO DETROIT- Eater Detroit
DETROIT: SEEING IS BELIEVING - Michigan.org
SCOPE OUT STANDBY’S REVAMPED MENU - Eater Detroit
CHANGES AT STANDBY - Crain’s Detroit Business
8 STREET ART HOTSPOTS IN DETROIT - Architectural Digest
DETROIT IS FINALLY ON THE VERGE OF A REAL RENAISSANCE - The NY Daily News
STANDBY SERVES UP NICHE DISHES, CRAFT COCKTAILS IN THE BELT - The Detroit News
STANDBY SERVES UP ‘SURPRISES’ - Eater Detroit
THE LAST STRAW - The Washington Post
DETROIT DINING SCENE ABUZZ WITH ACTIVITY - The Detroit News
SAVOR DETROIT DRAWS IN CHEFS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY - Fox 2 Detroit
11 NEW COCKTAILS TO DRINK IN BARS NOW: APRIL 2016 - Liquor.com
THE STANDBY - Rose City Style Guide
THE MOST ANTICIPATED DETROIT RESTAURANTS & BARS, SPRING 2016 - Eater Detroit
CITY IN A GLASS: DETROIT — Paste Magazine
17 GREEN DRINKS FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY THAT ACTUALLY TASTE GREAT — Playboy
DETROIT’S RELATIVELY NEW FONDNESS FOR CRAFT COCKTAILS - Deadline Detroit
DETROIT ESSENTIALS - Wildsam
SOLID STANDBY - HOUR Detroit
HITTING THEIR STRIDE - HOUR Detroit
STANDBY IS ALREADY A COCKTAIL (& DINING) STANDARD IN DOWNTOWN - The Metro Times
DETROIT BEVERAGE EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON TRENDS FOR 2016 - FoodableTV
WHY DETROIT IS AN UNDERRATED URBAN HONEYMOON DESTINATION - Brides
7 SPOTS TO SIP WARM COCKTAILS IN METRO DETROIT - Eater Detroit
ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S POOREST CITIES IS SUDDENLY A FOOD MECCA - Washington Post
STANDBY MAKES ITS DEBUT TONIGHT IN THE BELT DOWNTOWN - The Metro Times
CHEERS: STANDBY MAKES A BOLD DEBUT - The Detroit News
BEST NEW RESTAURANT, PERIOD - Thrillist
SAY HELLO TO STANDBY, DOWNTOWN’S NEW ART-FILLED COCKTAIL LOUNGE - Eater Detroit
5 HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RESTAURANT OPENINGS IN METRO DETROIT - The Detroit Free Press
STANDBY BAR IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT OPENING IN EARLY DECEMBER - MLive
PRE-OPENING 2015
AMERICA’S MOST ANTICIPATED NEW BARS, FALL 2015 - Eater National
CHEF BRENDON EDWARDS & BARTENDER JOE ROBINSON TO PREVIEW MENU FOR STANDBY - The Metro Times
RESTAURANT, OUTDOOR BAR COMING TO THE BELT ALLEY IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT - dBusiness
CHEF BRENDON EDWARDS & BARTENDER JOE ROBINSON REVEAL ALLEY BAR & RESTAURANT CONCEPTS - Eater Detroit
ACCOLADES
REGIONAL TOP TEN BEST AMERICAN COCKTAIL BAR 2024 - Tales of the Cocktail
2024 ST. GEORGE SPIRITS SUSTAINABLE SERVE
2023 USBG PRESENTS: WORLD CLASS, SUSTAINABLE BARTENDER - Diageo
2023 REGIONAL NOMINEE FOR BEST U.S. BAR TEAM - Tales of the Cocktail
REGIONAL TOP TEN BEST AMERICAN COCKTAIL BAR 2020 - Tales of the Cocktail
OUTSTANDING BAR PROGRAM, SEMI FINALIST - James Beard Award 2018
OUTSTANDING BAR PROGRAM, SEMI FINALIST - James Beard Award 2017
RISING STAR BARTENDER - Star Chefs
BEST BAR - Eater Awards
2016 STARCHEFS RUST BELT, RISING STARS - Star Chefs
BAR OF THE YEAR, STANDBY - Eater Detroit
BEST NEW BAR - HOUR Detroit
BARTENDER OF THE YEAR - Liquor.com
BEST MALE BARTENDER - The Metro Times
BEST NEW BAR IN WAYNE COUNTY - The Metro Times
BEST NEW RESTAURANT NO. 3, STANDBY - The Detroit Free Press
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