Ferndale Date Night
8 stops · about 4 hours · Updated October 11, 2026
Build a date night in Ferndale, MI around dinner, a cocktail and something sweet, with an early start for the food stops. DA BOMB TACO serves tacos, small plates and vegetarian options in a casual setting, with Tuesday through Saturday hours running until 8 p.m. Luisa’s Artisanal Street Food offers another dinner route: piadina and cascione, Italian filled flatbreads, plus vegan and gluten-free options. Its Friday and Saturday service ends at 7 p.m. For dinner with an activity, Detroit Axe pairs food from The Corner with guided axe throwing, interactive darts and more than 500 board games.
Make the cocktail stop Corner Shop, where a bookstore shares space with a coffee shop and wine and cocktail bar, or Balam Coffee & Wine, which brings together craft cocktails, small plates and rotating art. For a different drinks stop, B. Nektar pours mead, cider and beer and allows outside food.
Finish with takeout from Quix Chocolate: chocolates made in Ferndale, MI, Guernsey’s ice cream, milkshakes or European hot chocolate. It closes at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Secret Bakery’s chocolate chip cookies require advance planning: pick them up during its Wednesday or Saturday hours, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner
evening
Stop 1
DA BOMB TACO
4.9(101)Ferndale
DA BOMB TACO anchors an informal dinner with tacos, small plates and vegetarian options, plus a free parking lot for customers.
Stop 2
Luisa's Artisanal Street Food
4.8(230)Ferndale
Luisa’s Artisanal Street Food offers piadina and cascione alongside vegan and gluten-free options, with counter service and a patio for early dinner.
Stop 3
Detroit Axe - Ferndale
4.7(862)Ferndale
Cocktails
evening
Stop 4
Corner Shop
5.0(60)Ferndale
Corner Shop combines a bookstore with coffee, wine and cocktails in a casual, cozy setting, giving the drinks stop a books-and-bar format.
Stop 5
B. Nektar Meadery - Taproom & Production Facility
4.8(485)Ferndale
B. Nektar offers mead, cider and beer alongside board games and outdoor seating, with outside food allowed in its casual taproom.
Stop 6
Balam Coffee & Wine
4.8(81)Ferndale
Balam Coffee & Wine brings craft cocktails, wine, small plates and rotating art together, with Friday and Saturday hours extending to 11 p.m.
Something sweet
night
Stop 7
Quix Chocolate
4.9(140)Ferndale
Quix Chocolate supplies a takeout finale with locally made artisanal chocolates, Guernsey’s ice cream, milkshakes and European hot chocolate among its offerings.
Stop 8
Secret Bakery
4.9(84)Ferndale
Secret Bakery’s chocolate chip cookies provide a sweet takeout option to collect ahead of the evening during Wednesday or Saturday daytime hours.
