Harry's Detroit Bar, on Clifford at Henry just north of I-75, already had a lot going for it: walking distance to sports venues, a popular menu and shuttle service. Now it has added an expansive second-floor outdoor bar to its repertoire.
The new bar has room for 150 and a view of the downtown skyline. It is covered by a permanent roof and is heated and cooled, making its usable for about three-quarters of the year, estimates owner Harry Kefalonitis. "People hear the word deck, but when they walk up, they say, 'This is lot more than a deck!' " he says. "There is a full menu, a full bar, TV's -- everything
going on downstairs, we have upstairs."
Kefalonitis is a third-generation bar owner in the lower Midtown area. He bought the building in 1994 and opened it in 2003, counting on the area's resurgence. It was named Harry's by a previous owner, Harry Shearer, so re-naming the bar was rendered unnecessary.
Source: Harry Kefalonitis, Harry's
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh