Somerset Collection

In honor of Thanksgiving and Black Friday this week, I thought I would blog about another place to shop.

Somerset Collection is located at Big Beaver Road and Crooks, and is home to over one-hundred and eighty stores and restaurants. The most unique feature about this shopping center is that there are two separate shopping buildings, the North and South, that are connected by a glass enclosed skywalk. The skywalk spans across the six-lane boulevard Big Beaver Road and is one of the first skywalks of its kind in the country.

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Some of my favorite places to visit when I go to Somerset are:

-Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory (where I indulge in dark chocolate caramel bars)
-Urban Outfitters
-Fossil
-Haagen-Dazs (where I indulge in the BEST strawberry banana smoothies)
-Forever
-Vera Bradley (where I obsess over funky patterns for purses, wallets, and travel accessories)
-Eddie Bauer
-Anthropologie

A very popular restaurant that is located in the Somerset Collection center is the Chinese restaurant, PF Changs China Bistro. After a long day of shopping on Black Friday, what could be better than sitting down for a nice relaxing chinese dinner?

Another great place to go out to eat is California Pizza Kitchen. Yes, California Pizza Kitchen makes excellent pizza, but this "pizza" restaurant also makes fabulous pastas as well.

In honor of the theme of my blog, Metro Detroit, another very important store at Somerset Collection to note is the Detroit Shoppe, which is part museum and part retail shop. This museum portion of the shop allows shoppers to explore the moments, memories, and products of the great city of Detroit.

Some of the  products that the Detroit Shoppe offers are: Better Made Snack Foods, Faygo, Verner's, Velvet Peanut Butter, and Sanders. The Detroit Shoppe also includes Lions, Tigers, and Red Wings merchandise.

For the full Somerset Collection directory, please visit The Somerset Collection Homepage

Whether you are looking for Detroit souvenirs, or a great place to shop or dine, Somerset Collection is a great place to visit.