A Coffee Crawl Down Main Street
6 stops · about 3 hours · Updated October 10, 2026
Build a coffee-and-pastry crawl in Southfield, MI around six stops, beginning with Barkside Southfield at 15640 W Eleven Mile Rd. Its dog park, bar, and coffee-shop format puts dogs and their humans at the center of the first stop. Next comes Hey Lay Lai Cafe at 18212 W 10 Mile Rd, where coffee shares the menu with build-your-own fresh-squeezed lemonade, Strawberry Matcha, fresh pastries, and desserts.
Continue the tasting sequence with Simply Zara's Treats at 16000 W Nine Mile Rd, Suite 120. This Black-owned, women-owned business serves coffee, breakfast, and a wide selection of treats; arrange the required appointment before visiting. Meraki Collective Cafe follows inside the Crossroads Building at 16250 Northland Dr, Suite LL19, with its self-described “Big-Ass Coffee Cups” and breakfast, brunch, and lunch offerings.
Turn the focus to pastries at Culinary Combo Bakery, 29260 Franklin Rd, established in 1989 and offering from-scratch pastry gift baskets, breakfast, and coffee. Finish the lineup at Sweet Treats Cakes & Pastries, 25070 Southfield Rd, with daily cupcakes, cookies, cake slices, coffee, tea, and a small seating area.
Coffee stops
morning
Stop 1
Barkside Southfield
4.9(109)Southfield
Barkside Southfield combines a dog park, bar, and coffee shop, giving dogs and their humans a shared place to spend time.
Stop 2
Hey Lay Lai Cafe
5.0(12)Southfield
Hey Lay Lai Cafe pairs coffee, fresh pastries, and desserts with handcrafted lemonade and Strawberry Matcha, adding several drink choices to the crawl.
Stop 3
Simply Zara's Treats
4.9(54)Southfield
Simply Zara's Treats brings coffee, breakfast, and a wide selection of treats to the lineup as a Black-owned, women-owned small business.
Stop 4
Meraki Collective Cafe
4.9(17)Southfield
Meraki Collective Cafe calls itself the “Home of the Big-Ass Coffee Cups” and serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch inside the Crossroads Building.
Pastries along the way
morning
Stop 5
Culinary Combo Bakery
5.0(41)Southfield
Culinary Combo Bakery combines breakfast and coffee with from-scratch pastry gift baskets, continuing a business established by Jodie and Jim Polk in 1989.
Stop 6
Sweet Treats Cakes & Pastries
4.7(173)Southfield
Sweet Treats Cakes & Pastries offers daily cupcakes, cookies, and cake slices, plus coffee, tea, and a small seating area for enjoying dessert.
