We are more than halfway through the Detroit Free Press/Chevy Detroit Top 10 Takeover dining series events. Earlier this year, the Detroit Free Press and Chevy Detroit unveiled the 2026 Restaurant of the Year, Restaurant of the Year Classic and the 10 Best New Restaurants and Dining Experiences in metro Detroit.
Since then, Top 10 Takeover events have taken place at seven of the honored restaurants. The Detroit Free Press/Chevy Detroit Top 10 Takeover dinner series is in its 12th year and offers guests a chance to experience a curated selection of dishes at this year’s recognized restaurants.
Each dining event is an exclusive and personal interaction at the establishment. Typically, the experiences take place as a private event and, at times, when the restaurant is closed.
The next stop, eighth in the Top 10 Takeover series, will bring diners to Wilder’s in Birmingham. Wilder’s landed at No. 3 on the 2026 Detroit Free Press/Chevy Detroit top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list. The restaurant is noted for its martinis and its supper club vibe that’s reminiscent of underground restaurants of the 1930s and ’40s. Wilder’s is a part of the Chickpea Hospitality portfolio that also includes former Free Press Restaurants of the Year Forest and Leila, and 2018 Restaurant of the Year Classic Phoenecia.
Here’s what to know about the Top 10 Takeover dinner series event at Wilder’s in Birmingham:
When is the Top 10 Takeover dinner at Wilder’s?
How to get tickets
Starting Thursday, June 18, Detroit Free Press subscribers get early access to ticket sales for the Wilder’s event. Subscribers should check their email at noon on Thursday, June 18, for a link to ticket sales.
Tickets for the general public go on sale at noon Friday, June 19, at freep.com/top10. General ticket sales take place every other Friday. Detroit Free Press subscribers receive early access to purchase tickets.For each dinner event in the series, Chevy Detroit offers one winner two tickets. Enter the contest at chevydetroit.com/top10.
Tickets for this event are $123 per person, which includes tax, gratuity, and a $3 donation to Keep Growing Detroit.
Since the inception of the dining series, the Free Press and Chevy Detroit have been involved in charitable giving. That effort continues this year with $3 of each ticket sale donated to Keep Growing Detroit, an organization aiming to make Detroit a food-sovereign city.
Keep Growing Detroit provides seeds, transplants and soil to members for a small membership fee. It also hosts classes and community dinners. The organization supports both backyard gardeners and larger-scale urban growers. For information, go to KGD’s website detroitagriculture.net.
Menu for Top 10 Takeover dinner at Wilder’s
First course
Second course
Third course (choice of)
Fourth course
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