Liquor Basket Adds Art Gallery and Jamaican Food

The Detroit strip-mall liquor store now hosts a local art gallery and a walk-up food window serving Jamaican dishes.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Cocktails

Low beige-brick strip-mall facade with an empty concrete parking lot, a potted plant and wooden bench beside a glass door under an overcast sky. — Liquor Basket, a Black-owned strip-mall store in Detroit, now houses the Push Gallery and a walk-up window serving carryout Jamaican food from Jamaica Mi Hungry 313. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Would you visit a local Black-owned business that combines shopping with art or food?

Liquor Basket, a Black-owned strip-mall liquor store in Detroit, houses the Push Gallery, which shows and sells work by local artists. Jamaica Mi Hungry 313 also serves carryout Jamaican food from a walk-up window inside the store.

Why it matters

The combination turns a routine liquor purchase into a multi-purpose stop for art, food and Black-owned wine and spirits brands. It offers Detroit shoppers a local venue that pairs retail with community arts and cuisine.

A jerk chicken meal from the walk-up window costs $17, with the food service starting in fall 2026. The store showcases Black-owned wine and liquor brands, though no sales or traffic figures were reported.

The players

Liquor Basket

A Black-owned strip-mall liquor store in Detroit that hosts an art gallery and food vendor while showcasing Black-owned wine and liquor brands.

Push Gallery

An art gallery operating inside Liquor Basket that shows and sells work by local artists.

Jamaica Mi Hungry 313

A food vendor serving Jamaican dishes such as jerk chicken and oxtail from a walk-up window inside Liquor Basket.

The details

Customers browse the gallery while shopping for alcohol and snacks, and they can order carryout Jamaican food at the store. The art aspect took shape around 2023, while the food window began operating this fall.

2020: Liquor Basket opened by the family of owner Dominick Lemonious.
Around 2023: The art gallery aspect began taking shape.
Fall 2026: Jamaica Mi Hungry 313 began serving food.
Late November 2026: An exhibition event with wine tasting and a DJ is planned.

Market Landscape

Neighborhood retailers in Detroit are increasingly adding food and art to traditional storefronts to draw repeat visits. Liquor Basket's combination of a gallery and walk-up window follows that approach while centering Black-owned brands.

Shoppers can pick up wine, spirits and snacks while viewing local art and ordering a $17 jerk chicken meal at the same location. The walk-up window offers a quick carryout option for those already visiting the store.

The takeaway

Combining retail, art and food under one roof gives Detroit shoppers a reason to linger and support Black-owned businesses. Visitors planning a stop should check for the late November exhibition date before going.

What happens next

A late November exhibition event with wine tasting and a DJ is planned at Liquor Basket, and the "Family Over Everything" exhibition is in development. Artists have a Friday deadline to submit work for the exhibition.