ZANA

ZANA is a restaurant in Birmingham, MI, located at 210 S Old Woodward Ave. It serves a modern American menu with European flair under the direction of Executive Chef Gentian Mecaj, with dinner offerings that include shared plates such as oysters, calamari, oven baked feta, whipped ricotta, beef carpaccio, and tuna crudo, alongside entrees like cioppino, cast-iron roasted chicken, Loch Duart salmon, grilled branzino, lamb chops, and filet mignon. The restaurant accommodates group events ranging from private dining to corporate gatherings and is open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner service. ZANA holds a rating of 4.40.

ZANA is the third concept from the Tallulah Group, a Michigan based restaurant group led by Mario Camaj that also operates Tallulah Wine in Birmingham and BESA in Detroit. The name draws from Albanian folklore, where ZANA translates to "fairy of the mountains," and the restaurant's design reflects that sensibility with a gold leafed bar, mosaic tile, custom glass work, and an open floor plan shaped by locally renowned designers Sabrina Buchanan of BASE Designs and Ian Hartwell of Oliver Max Inc. The space includes an exclusive bar area, a private dining room, and several distinct dining sections. Sourcing is built around sustainability, and the kitchen focuses on locally sourced ingredients. The group is known for Tallulah being named among the top 100 restaurants in the USA by Open Table and Forbes and as one of HOUR Detroit's top three best restaurants in Oakland County.

The restaurant sits on South Old Woodward Avenue, near the intersection of East and West Maple Roads and the Maple and Woodward neighborhood, with Woodward Avenue and North Woodward Avenue both about a fifth of a mile away. The Birmingham Police Department is within a short walk, roughly 0.2 miles to the north.

With a 4.40 rating from its guests and a design and kitchen shaped by named local talent, ZANA offers Birmingham a distinctively modern American dining room rooted in the Tallulah Group's track record across Southeast Michigan.