Buddy's at 17125 Conant Street, on the corner of Conant and Six Mile in northeast Detroit, is the birthplace of Detroit-style pizza. The original room is small, dark, and unchanged in feel since the 1940s. The classic order is a four-square cheese pizza with pepperoni and the brick-cheese stripes that became the city's signature. Buddy's now has dozens of locations across Michigan, but the Conant Street original is the pilgrimage.
Other Detroit-style options are worth a parallel visit: Loui's in Hazel Park and Cloverleaf in Eastpointe both make a serious case. Plan for a wait at peak times.