Downtown Detroit is set to get an injection of Asian flavor — and alcohol — on the edge of Grand Circus Park.

Developer Joe Barbat and a group of investors are creating Pao Detroit, an "Asian-inspired" restaurant with a bar and nightlife elements, according to emails from Barbat and signs on the building's facade.

The 3,500-square-foot Pao is planned to open in March in the first and second floors of the former Briggs Hotel, now Briggs Houze apartments. It's at 114 W. Adams Ave. by Cliff Bell's and Rusted Crow Detroit.