Detroit’s food scene has evolved dramatically over the last decade — and so has the ability to get Detroit-made food products shipped anywhere in the country. Here’s what’s actually worth ordering.
Detroit Coffee Worth Ordering Online
Great Lakes Coffee
One of Detroit’s original specialty coffee roasters, Great Lakes Coffee has been part of the Detroit revival since the early 2010s. Their whole bean and ground coffees are available online and ship nationwide. Popular roasts include their dark blend and single-origin seasonal offerings.
Anthology Coffee
Detroit’s most celebrated specialty roaster. Anthology focuses on relationships with specific farms and transparency in sourcing. Their Midtown Detroit café is a landmark, but their beans are available online. If you care about third-wave coffee, Anthology is the Detroit answer.
Motor City Roasting
Good everyday drinking coffee with Detroit branding done right. Motor City Roasting’s “313 Blend” is a crowd-pleasing medium roast that makes an excellent Detroit-branded gift. Subscription options available.
Detroit Snacks and Specialty Foods
Better Made Potato Chips
Founded in 1930 in Detroit, Better Made chips are a genuine Michigan institution. Rainbow chips (multicolored chips), barbecue, and the classic original are the beloved variants. They’re available at Michigan grocery stores, but online availability allows out-of-state Detroit fans to get their fix. Perfect gift for Detroit expats.
Germack Pistachio Company
Eastern Market staple since 1924. Germack’s roasted pistachios, nuts, and dried fruits have been a Detroit food institution for a century. Their gift sets and bulk orders ship nationwide and make excellent corporate and personal gifts.
Detroit-Style Pizza Kits
Detroit-style pizza — square, thick-crust, crispy-bottomed with sauce on top — has gone national, but the real thing is still in Detroit. Several Detroit pizzerias now sell at-home pizza kits with dough, sauce, and cheese so you can replicate the experience anywhere. These ship frozen with cold packs.
What Makes Detroit Food Worth Ordering
The best Detroit food products share authenticity and longevity — brands that have been part of Detroit’s food culture for decades, not recent branding exercises. When you’re ordering a Detroit food gift, you’re sending a piece of the city’s actual story, not a novelty item.