My boyfriend has been blessed with the opportunity to move to this fair city of ours (from the mean streets of the east coast). I offered to find an apartment for him and, after an extensive search, found something that can only be described as "rental mecca" in the detroit shoreway. after day 1 of the move, we decided to have a little nosh somewhere in the area. Enter Gypsy Beans and Baking Company.
The breadth of options for a little establishment such as this is really surprising. Beyond the extensive, unusual list of coffee concoctions, there are also several house-brewed iced teas. I opted for the green tea which was a perfect strength and served in an vintage milk jug (which I thought was a cute touch).
The flat breads and pizzas looked great and so we chose two:
1. Chicken and carmalized onions
2. Asparagus with smoked sea salt
The dough was some of the best I've sampled in the city. I liked that these pizzas were imperfect (I know, random - but I liked the dense doughy bits along side the crannies filled generously with toppings and sauce).
For two slices and two large jugs of iced tea, our bill rounded out to $11. I'm used to east coast prices and this was laughably cheap to me.
Upon finishing his slice, my boyfriend promptly asked "Do they sell these by the pie?!" I'd take that as a resounding two thumbs up.