Five top places to eat around Hart Plaza

Sweet Lorraine's Cafe

Found inside the Detroit Courtyard Marriott on Jefferson Avenue, Sweet Lorraine's delivers customers a yummy alternative to classic and contemporary cafe fare. Setting a laid-back ambiance is the restaurant's piano player, taking requests and creating a mood that is romantic and carefree, as servers bring out unique dishes like, a jamaican jerk chicken pizza appetizer, and entrees such as macaroni and cheese with meat balls, vegetarian paella, and a Portobello mushroom and brie sandwich. The desert menu is quite popular as well, offering a delicious three layer carrot cake, a decadent chocolate mousse cake made with fresh devil's food, and a homemade apple brown betty cobbler. Luckily for patrons, the creativity in the kitchen doesn't stop with the food; Sweet Loraine's also offers non-alcoholic drink specials, like fresh squeezed lemonade (traditional flavor, as well as peach, raspberry, mango, and strawberry) and hand-crafted fruit smoothies. Alcoholic beverages can be found in the restaurant's fully-stocked bar, which is equipped with flat-screen televisions to catch the big game.