Food, coffee & shops / Midtown (Wayne State campus)
Common Pub Detroit
Pub and restaurant on Wayne State's campus that doubles as a queer-friendly Midtown hangout, with Drag Race watch parties and drag brunches.
01 / The story of this place
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Common Pub is a neighborhood pub and restaurant on Wayne State University's campus that has become one of Midtown's main queer-friendly hangouts, though it is not an exclusively LGBTQ+ bar. During the RuPaul's Drag Race season, it hosts Friday watch parties with local queens performing live lip-syncs. It also stages periodic drag brunches, including a Pride edition in June 2026, and the Parasol pool parties on summer weekends. A patio and a private community room round out the space.
- Friday Drag Race watch parties with live lip-syncs
- Parasol pool parties in summer
- Patio and private community room
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