Inn Season Café Obtains Liquor License

Fans of Inn Season Café who have longed for a beer with their (tempeh) burger or a pinot with their pasta, take note: metro Detroit’s oldest vegetarian and vegan restaurant can now oblige.

The downtown Royal Oak restaurant, a pioneer in local farm-to-fork, organic, plant-based cuisine for the past 36 years, has obtained a liquor license and is now serving beer, hard cider and wine. Craft cocktails will be introduced by winter.

“We couldn’t be happier to accommodate our most frequent customer request,” says owner Nicholas Raftis. “You can now enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with your meal, and know that, in addition to it being delicious, it was hand selected with a focus on quality ingredients and small-batch production.”

With Elie Boudt of Elie Wine Co. helping to choose the wines, all offerings are vegan and all are organic and/or biodynamic. From a sparkling Spanish cava and a French rosé to fruity whites, fuller reds and even sake, all are made with clean, unprocessed ingredients and sustainable farming techniques. Beers are predominantly local, with some also organic and/or gluten free.

Inn Season Café is located at 500 E. Fourth St., three blocks east of Main St., in Royal Oak. Offering fresh organic cuisine with vegan, gluten-free, wheat-free and soy-free options, Inn Season is also Royal Oak's only kosher-certified restaurant. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-9:30 p.m. and Sunday brunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

For details, menus and updates, visit www.theinnseasoncafe.com and follow on Facebook/Inn-Season-Café, Twitter @innseasoncafe and Instagram @official_innseasoncafe.