Food & Drink · Midtown, Detroit
Named for the West African figure of a griot — storyteller, poet, musician, and oral historian — The Griot is a cozy listening lounge and vinyl bar co-founded by Detroit comedian Karen Addison, her husband Scott Boswell, and record curator Jonathan Taylor. A state-of-the-art sound system, a vast vinyl collection spanning blues, R&B, jazz, rock, and soul, and an intimate atmosphere create one of De