Harbortown Market

Amazing sandwiches. I dont consider them pricey as its quality stuff here. Now all I got was sandwiches but I can see were other things are pricey but next time I go to MI will def stop by this place. WE called in advance to place an order as they are very busy but the atmosphere was so nice we had our lunch there.

This place never lets me down. Every time I come in I love it more and more. The staff is super nice! The deli manager Nikki makes excellent salads and wraps. I am glad I work in the area and can stop by lunch. You can never go hungry with a deli like this in Detroit. By far this is my favorite place to eat.

Overall a good store. The deli is amazing. Great selection of premade salads and food. They carry boars head meats which are of a very good quality. Staff is very helpful and friendly. Store is clean. Produce selection is good for the most part, tho occasionally it is over ripe verging on spoiled.

Great place, clean atmosphere, great attitude from the employees. Not to mention, all of their food is FRESH!

Glad to have found this place… after over a year of working in the area!
Large variety of great brands — that goes for the food and the wine selection.
It’s a little pricier, but seriously not by much.
This is going to become a hot-​spot for me, for lunch time grocery shopping… it’s just so much easier to get done at that time if possible.
Yes, head in… it’s worth it!

Wide and varied selection including organic foods. Clean and spacious, well lit store with ample parking. Friendly staff too and owner works the floor. Prices a bit high but overall I’d give it an 8.5 out of 10.

I needed to buy groceries and couldn’t get out of the city to do it. I wanted to go somewhere nice. My friend told me about this place so I decided to check out and well it was right across the street from the place I wash my car at! Perfect!
The people who works here are pretty friendly. The place is nice and also clean. I like that. They have a good selection for a smaller grocery store. They do have some exotic items. I did have some issues with some of the products. They tend to have shorter expiration dates and when I got home I noticed the the package of the sliced turkey was opened! I had to throw it away. =[ I should have done a better job checking but still! I would probably still come here when I can’t get out of the city to get groceries.
It is located in a nice little «mall» with a dry cleaners and a rite aid.

Harbortown Market is a great place for grocery shopping in Detroit and an example of why Detroit is not a «food desert». They carry a fairly wide selection of products and have had some unique items that I did not expect to find in such a small local grocery store. Their produce always looks and tastes fresh. Pretty large wine selection too! While their prices are a little on the high end they do accept manufacturer’s coupons. The staff is also very friendly.
Ownership has recently changed and I have not noticed many differences however I will update my review if I notice anything in the coming months.

If the Heath Dept inspectors were not so corrupt, this store would have to shut down. Peek behind the deli or meat. to view the dirtiest most bacteria contaminated floors and prep areas you have ever seen. It hits u when you walk in. That rotten smell of poorly managed store that doesn’t care to clean according to Health dept laws. I had to use the rest room which is in there backroom and the smell of their garbage cans alone was enough to make anyone puke. When the cook lifted up the fryer baskets I saw bread crumb dried on them 3 inches thick at least. i BOUGHT SOME FRIED CATFISH AND WAS CONSTIPATED for 4 days. They will cause a lot of people to get sick if this is allowed to go on much longer. If u shop there and its near you you deserve BETTER. You deserve to have a store that is in compliance and cleans the way you are supposed to when you have a kitchen, deli and meats. They owe it to the community they are gouging with there HIGH PRICES. wE DESERVE A TRADER jOES AND HARBORTOWN WOULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS.

When I first moved to Detroit from Lansing one of my concerns was where I would find food. I’d heard the rumor that there were «no grocery stores in Detroit». With every apartment I looked at, I looked for a grocery store. The 2006 version of Harbortown Market made me feel ok about living here. It was a little pocket of yuppie amenities in the sea of foreign Detroit-​ness and within walking distance of my new place.
When they closed, I was devastated. I’d adjusted to Detroit a little, so I wasn’t without shopping options (and there *is* always the drive to the burbs). Honey Bee is great, but they don’t have things like Ben & Jerry’s or Kashi cereals.
Like other reviewers, I’m a little disappointed that the drawn out renovation didn’t seem to change much. The market is cleaner looking now, the aisles are wider, and the registers/​checkouts are new. That’s about it. I’m a little disappointed, but you know what? Being closed for almost a year would easily have killed lesser stores. I’m proud of my little market for pulling through and opening up again.
Their produce selection isn’t always stellar, but they usually have that one ingredient I forgot to get or couldn’t find at eastern market. They do have a good deli, and I think it’s actually gotten better after renovations. The prices here are higher than at a suburban enormo-​market, but again, you’re paying for convenience. And, I dunno, I get that «supporting detroit business» buzz whenever I shop here, so it’s worth the extra few bucks.
Also of note — they’re usually willing to give me a roll of quarters as my «cash back» instead of a $ 10 bill. This is the only place (other than the bank) in the area that I’ve found this to be the case. This is a huge service when you realize you have no clean socks!

I have to say I’m disappointed !! I have lived in the area for years, and I couldn’t wait for this market to open up again ! It is close, quick, but expensive!!!
In this area though, really, what alternatives do I have?
After months of waiting for Harbortown to re-​open, now that it’s open, I sit and wonder about what could have been… So long dreams of walking into a neighborhood grocery store and hearing that «ahhhhh» sound. with The fresh flowers and exotic vegetables greeting me at the door ! Sure I can get some sort of that fantasy at the Eastern Market, but I would like to get that grocery store rush during the week and without the crowd!
There was nothing exciting about Harbortown re-​opening ! I guess in the city, you’d better take what you can get.
The market, while still clean and decent, looks exactly the same! Sure the aisles are wider, but
big deal ! It’s the same food and in some cases lower quality! I guess I was hoping for a smaller whole foods or holiday/​plum market. Buy then I woke up and realized I was… Still in the «D» !
Guess they should get credit for coming back downtown ! Right?
Depressing!

This neighborhood specialty market was closed for over a year for remodeling due to fire and water damage. The layout is the same except wider aisles and a more extensive wine selection. The deli counter offers a nice daily variety of both hot and cold foods.

Newly opened after a fire and subsequent flood, Harbortown is even nicer than it used to be. A small supermarket but nicely stocked. A lovely fresh produce section and a great deli. It has pretty much everything you might need.
It also now features one of those movie rental vending machines.

Harbortown Market is a great little market. It has most of your essential needs. The produce always looks fresh and in great shape. The beer and wine selection is pretty good; they also carry Atwater Block Brewery Beer from down the street. Deli meat is excellent. Also a pretty good cheese selelction to pair with your wine. People are friendly. **when they stock the shelves they dont throw all the boxes and packing materials everywhere. They clean as they go and stock nicely. Even though I like Meijer — their stocking practice reminds me of a war zone. You will find what you want here.
Stop me and say hi. I’ll buy you a Atwater D-​Light.

Located On Jefferson Avenue between Indian Village and the downtown area Harbortown Market is a fantastic specialty grocery store that offers Metro Detroiters fine produce, a deli, a healthy wine selection as well as a variety of gourmet foods like cookies and cheese.
Finding its home inside of the same shopping center as Subway and Rite Aid, Harbortown Market is well known and loved by locals. I suppose when you offer shoppers everything from baked goods from local bakeries, Seattle Sutton meals, sake and more there’s little that customers are in need of.
In addition to their food selection, Harbortown also offers lotto and money orders. The staff is always friendly and helpful her, but the prices are a bit more than if you were to shop at a Kroger or Meijer. Yet Harbortown offers gorgeous bouquets, organic produce and other items that are rare to city. So, if you’re looking to grab a bottle of wine or simply forgot the hamburger buns for dinner stop into Harbortown and see what the buzz is about.

This is another «acceptable» supermarket. Harbortown is a gated residential community consisting of townhouses, condos and a marina.
I remember the wine selection to be more extensive than other supermarkets in the area.