How do you get into Miss Eva’s Detroit?
We have not confirmed it. Miss Eva’s Detroit is in the directory because it calls itself a speakeasy, and that is the whole of what we can stand behind about its door.
The drinks at Miss Eva’s Detroit
How the venue describes itself: “We invite you to Miss Eva’s Detroit, a little joint with a lot of soul, nestled in Detroit’s Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood. Inspired by the elegance and warmth of Miss Eva herself, our intimate speakeasy is a haven for those who appreciate the finer things: deep grooves, curated cocktails, and an atmosphere that…” (from its own website, retrieved 9 October 2026)
Beyond what the venue publishes we have not verified a list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: French 75, Clover Club, and Aviation are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where Miss Eva’s Detroit sits
Miss Eva’s Detroit is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, in the Midwest of the United States. The city sits inside the Metro Detroit metropolitan area.
Our directory currently lists four speakeasies and hidden bars in Detroit. The full list is on our guide to hidden bars in Detroit.
Measured from the map pins, the closest of those to Miss Eva’s Detroit are Hazels Place, about 13.2 km away, Cafe D’Mongo’s Speakeasy, about 17.2 km away, and Shelby, about 17.6 km away.
Michigan holds 36 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Michigan speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Michigan
Michigan did not wait for the federal government. Statewide prohibition took effect here in 1918, two years before the Eighteenth Amendment came into force nationally on 17 January 1920. By the time the Volstead Act was being enforced across the country, Michigan already had an established illegal trade and the habits that went with it.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Michigan.
What the newspapers recorded in Detroit
Searching the Library of Congress run of Michigan newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Detroit:
- Detroit tribune, September 23, 1933 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Detroit tribune, November 18, 1933 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
Hours published by the venue:
- Friday, 2pm to midnight
- Saturday to Sunday, 2pm to 1am
Hours as published on the venue’s own site, retrieved 9 October 2026.
You can reach Miss Eva’s Detroit by phone on (313) 230-4535, through its own website, and on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Tiktok.
The address is 19566 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48223. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For Miss Eva’s Detroit we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, and opening hours. We do not yet hold a published drinks list, an online booking link, or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because the description in the source data describes it as a speakeasy and the map tags on the record mark it a cocktail bar.
Two independent open datasets, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, both carry this venue at this location. Agreement between them is the strongest existence check we can make without visiting.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.