DETROIT (WXYZ) — Two Detroit restaurants have been named to the New York Times' list of "The Restaurant List 2026" that features "our 50 favorite places in America right now."
Roses, which reopened last summer on Detroit's east side, and Tacos Wuey in Southwest Detroit, were both named to the list.
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Molly Mitchell originally opened as Rose's Fine Foods but it closed in 2023 before reopening as Rose's in 2025. The menu features a Polish focus, and includes things like Polish Nachos, local kielbasa, "Pomidory i Ogórki," pierogi and much more.
Sara Bonisteel wrote for The New York Times in part, "The latest iteration of Molly Mitchell’s delightful diner on the Motor City’s East Side has traded breakfast and lunch services for dinner. The burger, which is served on slabs of sourdough and has long been a favorite, is now joined by pierogi, kluski and kielbasa on this more Polish-inflected menu."
"Because I'm Polish American, so it's like I'm not like from Poland necessarily. It's like I like to like inject all of my experience like cooking in the Midwest and like all the amazing produce we have," Mitchell told us on Tuesday.
Bonisteel also highlighted some of the menu favorites, including the famed Polish nachos.
Mitchell said they didn't know the NYT was going to include Roses.
"They don't tell you. They did ask us for some information, but they didn't tell us what it was for, so it was definitely a surprise and a very pleasant one. I'm very excited," Mitchell said.
Tacos Wuey is also a new restaurant that opened last year from Chef Eddie Vargas.
Brett Anderson wrote for The Times in part that the menu "reflects Mexican cuisine’s often idiosyncratic evolution on U.S. soil."
"Food runs in my family. My grandparents were taqueros in, in Mexico, Jalisco, so I've always, I've always cooked at home," Vargas said to 7 News Detroit.
Now, he's cooking up his family recipes for an authentic taste of home, with taco styles representing regions across Mexico.
"I feel, I feel great. I mean, it's, it's, I'm honored, humbled, and you know, I, I can't. I can't express, you know, the gratitude for every, for every follower and everyone that, that has supported us," he said.
