The owner of the Ann Arbor restaurant has a new location in store for the Detroit neighborhood.
It is being reported that Mediterranean spot Spiedo is coming to Midtown at 441 W Canfield this year. This follows Jolly Pumpkin’s announcement that their taproom is closing, soon to announce a new location in Detroit. Owner Brad Greenhill is looking to debut his second Spiedo in the neighborhood sometime this summer.
Spiedo debuted at 307 S 5th Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor in September 2023, bringing fast-casual Mediterranean options including flatbread sandwiches, rice bowls, and small plates like roasted beets. The new location will bring some of the same sandwiches that are now favorites by those in the college town.
“Mediterranean-ish rotisserie & griddle,” is the description the team uses on their website.
Coincidentally, Jolly Pumpkin also has a cafe and brewery in Ann Arbor at 311 S Main Street, serving their many beers on tap, appetizers and entrees. The chain also has a Dexter kitchen, and other locations spread throughout the state, including a taphouse at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Their Midtown brewery has been in the neighborhood for around 11 years.
Jolly Pumpkin was on the south side of W Canfield Street, between Bon Bon Bon dessert shop and Third Man Records, music artist Jack White’s record store. Other concepts nearby are Mario’s Northern Italian Cuisine, Shinola Cafe and Cobb’s Corner Bar.
Greenhill is very involved in the Detroit hospitality scene as he has been the executive chef and co-owner of Takoi since 2014, and later opened Spiedo while still managing Takoi. What Now Detroit has reached out to Greenhill and his team, and is awaiting comment.
