These New Shops, Restaurants Are Coming To Detroit Metro Airport

ROMULUS, MI — Metro Detroit travelers moving through the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport will soon have a slew of new amenities to enjoy.

The airport is adding 12 new shops, six new restaurants and two new video game lounges to the McNamara Terminal as their contracts with other businesses expire, according to airport officials.

The new concessions will be operated be multiple groups that will invest $18.8 million into the businesses, according to airport officials.

Here's a list of the new businesses:

Delaware North

• 7Green, a cafe created in Detroit
• Born in Detroit Kitchen + Bar, with Detroit food and beverages
• Cask & Craft Local Spirits + Bites, featuring Detroit distilleries
• Dunkin' for coffee and other breakfast items
• Wahlburgers, a burger shop owned by the Wahlberg brothers

Gameway Inc.

• A Gameway "Classic" Lounge, which features 12 gaming stations on the XBox Series X and Playstation 5, as well as five stations for PC gaming
• A Gameway "Ultra" Lounge, with 10 gaming stations similar to the ones listed above, along with five PC gaming stations and six stations dedicated to popular retro games.

Paradies Lagardère

• 313 Exchange/Dylan's Candy Bar, offering candy, convenience store items, and artisanal gifts.
• Corktown Place, serving Michigan-based brands like Sanders Candy and Original Mackinac Island Fudge Co.
• Detroit Vs Everbody merch store
• Eastside Golf, a golf lifestyle apparel brand
• Hip & Humble, which features local and national fashions
• iStore Express selling mobile products
• Johnston & Murphy, a national clothing brand
• Motor City Essentials, with snacks, prepared meals and Detroit souvenirs

WH Smith North America/The Marshall Retail Group

• Fuel Travel Shop, featuring Michigan brands like Zingerman's and Motor City Popcorn
• An iStore with Apple, Bose, Beats, JBL and Skullcandy products
• Michigan Makers, a shop with products from local artists and vendors
• Motown Greatest Hits Travel Shop, with Motown themed gifts and collectibles

The restaurants are expected to open next year while the other shops will gradually open over the next few years, according to airport officials.

"DTW is already the number one ranked mega airport in North America," said Wayne County Airport Authority CEO Chad Newton in a news release. "These additions, with their Detroit-centric branding, will help us maintain our position among the top airports in the country, as we take Detroit to the world and bring the world to Detroit."