Say "Cheese" with the Best Charcuterie Boards in Detroit

Story by Sarah Bence

There's nothing better than a good cheese board! Better yet, add crackers, cured meats, pickles, olives, fruit, jams, and more. If you’re craving charcuterie, the 11 Detroit restaurants below have you covered.

This list is designed for visitors to Detroit who want to dine on charcuterie at a brick-and-mortar restaurant - not order catering.

Whether you're celebrating something big or just toasting to making it through another week, these are the best spots in Detroit to get charcuterie.

Brix Wine & Charcuterie Boutique

Head to Brix Wine & Charcuterie Boutique in Detroit’s West Village for the city’s only establishment with a menu dedicated to charcuterie boards.

According to Mikiah Westbrooks, co-owner of Brix Wine & Charcuterie Boutique, “people eat with their eyes first.” For that reason, she made a great effort to design charcuterie boards that were beautiful – and delicious.

Selections include domestic and imported meats, olive oil and vinaigrette with fresh bread, cheese, fruits, and more as well as options for plant-based eaters. The chef can also create customized charcuterie boards on demand.

In addition to charcuterie, Brix also has a wine menu with something for everyone, including wines sourced from Michigan to Australia.

Vertical Detroit

Vertical Detroit is a restaurant in Harmony Park that has an extensive wine menu and a small plates, shareable menu.

Their charcuterie and cheese board allows you to pick between three or five options, including cured meats, cheeses, honeycomb, grapes, marcona almonds, olives, roasted red peppers, and whole grain mustard.

Le Supreme

Le Supreme is one of Detroit’s newest restaurants, located inside the remodeled Book Tower.

The menu here is modeled after a French brasserie, so you can rest assured that there is a whole section dedicated to “fromages and charcuterie.”

Choose between a variety of artisanal French cheeses ($18 for three, or $30 for five) or opt for their “planche de charcuterie” ($29) which includes a selection of cured meats.

Motor City Wine

MotorCity Wine is one of Detroit’s most beloved wine shops, located in Corktown. The wine selection changes weekly, so there is always something new to check out.

For a $10 corkage fee, you can drink the wine you bought in-house, and order a selection of charcuterie to accompany it.

The Mixing Board

In the mood for charcuterie while catching a game or concert at Little Caesars Arena? Good news, there is actually an option inside the arena.

The Mixing Board is a new restaurant, focusing in made-from-scratch food and craft beers. Their menu features a charcuterie board for $28, with treats like salami, coppa, and sopprassata meats as well as habanero mango brick cheese, marcona almonds, and more.

Detroit Vineyards

Detroit Vineyards is a winery and restaurant not far from Ford Field and Comerica Park. It is unique among Detroit wine bars because they actually brew their own wine on-site, from grapes grown at Michigan vineyards.

The tasting room includes not only their award-winning wines, but a food menu filled with charcuterie meats, cheeses, nuts, chocolate, crackers, and more. Charcuterie boards are available every day, but the exact fillings change regularly.

The Royce

The Royce is a minority-owned wine bar and retail space, located a block off Woodward near downtown Detroit.

They carry wines from all of the major wine regions in the world, which you can pair with their build-your-own charcuterie menu.

The charcuterie meats selection is $9, and features chorizo, smoked duck breast, salami, summer sausage, and spicy beef. Mix-and-match across the rest of their food menu, with an extensive selection of cheeses, mustards, olives, chocolates, hot honey, fig preserves, tinned seafood, and more.

Alpino Detroit

Alpino was voted as Detroit’s best new restaurant in 2023. The menu here is inspired by food from the alps, which naturally includes charcuterie and cheese boards.

Try the mountain cheeses ($18) which comes with house-baked bread, mostarda, and nuts. Or opt for a classic charcuterie board ($18) with aged, smoked, and cured meats accompanied by mustards and gherkins.

Wright & Company

Wright & Company is a small plates, fine dining restaurant in the heart of Detroit, located right on Woodward.

The menu here is designed for sharing, and that includes their artisanal cheese board. The cheeses, and their accompaniments, rotate on a regular basis so it’s never quite the same – except for always being paired with olive oil and flatbread.

Monarch Club

The Monarch Club in downtown Detroit is a rooftop bar known for its great views and craft cocktails. Another reason to visit? Their charcuterie boards, of course!

To bulk up your charcuterie board, you can also order their Michigan whitefish dip, or a plate of burrata and pine nuts.

Marrow

Marrow is a butcher shop and James Beard nominated restaurant in the West Village, and also the sister company of The Royce, mentioned above (#5). They specialize in whole animal butchering and zero-waste practices. Which means you can be sure to have some delicious meats on your charcuterie boards!

On their a la carte menu, order “the Marrow mix” for $15, which features one local cheese, one meat, crackers, mustard, jam, and pickles.

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