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4 Bells
The former Joe's Garage is busy with the Loring Park set dipping in for fried chicken, oysters, and low-country cocktails. The rooftop is year-round with great views.
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6Smith
A swanky urban restaurant took up the old Boatworks building on Lake Minnetonka. There's a serious selection of beef and lobster dishes on the menu, plus some of the best cocktails west of the 494.
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Barbette
It actually doesn't matter who the chef is at this bohemian spot, it cranks out thoughtful French bistro food, great late-night nosh, and some of the best frites around. Check out the extensive list of Champagne and bubblies.
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Betty Danger's Country Club
The original Psycho Suzi's space reinvents itself as a cheeky prepster haven. The menu is Mexican-gone-East Coast, but the amenities are where it's at: a mini-golf course weaves through the restaurant and a dining car ferris wheel stands outside.
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Birch's on the Lake
Birch's combines classic recipes with modern ingredients. Familiar yet fresh, the menu offers crispy flatbreads, generous sandwiches, and a signature pan-fried Chicken-in-the-Rough.
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Boca Chica Restaurante Mexicano y Cantina
Since 1964, Boca Chica has been serving fresh family-recipe Mexican food to the Twin Cities. The Frias family's salsa has a loyal following, as do the chile relleno and the carnitas.
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Book Club
In the former Cafe Maude space known as Book Club is serving up fried chicken sandwiches, broccoli mac and cheese, and brunch on the weekends.
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Café Lurcat
Though splashier places have been popping up around Loring Park, Lurcat remains a sophisticated and stylish place to eat. The bar menu's small-plates are perfect for the cocktail set and the cafe menu stays current, yet accessible with modern pr...
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Campiello
This D'Amico trattoria is phenomenally refined for the moderate prices. People love its often superb Italian regional fare and relaxed, warm environment.
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Cast & Cru
Launched in the freshly revamped Old Log Theater, this dining spot features meaty, modern American plates whether you're seeing a show or not.
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Chino Latino
Far and away the Twin Cities' most rollicking, youthful, edgy restaurant scene. The menu is culled from many of the equatorial countries of the world and remains more fun than refined. Cocktails are huge and infamous, and the late-night happy ho...
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Citizen
Citizen Supper Club has revamped as Citizen. The vibe is still very Mad Men, but there’s a brand new menu, complete with local touches like app boards featuring meats and cheeses from Red Table Meats and Redhead Creamery.
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Copper Hen Cakery & Kitchen
A Kickstarter-funded spot that takes a local, scratch cooking approach to cakes, breads, and rustic mains like pizzas, burgers, and goulash.
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Corner Table
Corner Table has evolved into one of the best neighborhood eateries in town, again. Under the ownership and reign of Thomas Boemer and Nick Rancone, it has become refined but humble and satisfying. A true find.
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El Burrito Mercado
A Mexican market & cafe serving classic staples like tacos, enchiladas & tamales, just like mom would make.
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Esker Grove
Chef Doug Flicker is heading Esker Grove, the new modern and seasonal restaurant in the Walker Art Center.
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Fogo de Chao
With its all-you-can-eat menu, strolling gauchos slicing more than a dozen grilled meats tableside, plus a stellar salad bar, Fogo de Chão not only represents great value, but also offers many cuts of meats and flavors not otherwise found in loc...
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Gianni's Steakhouse
An independent suburban steak house that caters to the well-heeled with dry-aged steaks, large pastas, and a signature tableside-spun salad.
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Ginger Hop Restaurant
The team behind Chiang Mai Thai created Ginger Hop with a Vietnamese colonial vibe. The food may have a Southeast Asian influence, but you'll find flavors from all over contributing to innovative dishes, including a kimchi Reuben. The subterrane...
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Hammer & Sickle
Uptown has a new vodka bar with a light Soviet theme. Check out the menu with a round of pierogis, small plate zakuski offerings, even caviar.
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Herbie's On The Park
Levy Restaurants offers catering at Xcel Energy Center and 317 on Rice Park. Try the signature crab cakes with lemon aioli-you won't be disappointed. Liquor service.
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Holman's Table
Located at the STP airport, and named for daredevil pilot Charles W. “Speed” Holman, Holman's Table is serving up American fare with a twist in travel-inspired surroundings.
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I Nonni
One of the best Italian restaurants in the Twin Cities is in this Lilydale subdivision. The owners regularly perform magic with homemade salumi (his guanciale is awesome), phenomenally authentic pastas, superb first courses such as beef carpacci...
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Kendall's Tavern & Chophouse
The Bunker Hills Golf Club has a new draw for the clubhouse: Kendall's has opened with a hearty menu of American tavern fare. Look for big sandwiches, hefty burgers, and wood-fired meats.
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La Voya
5005 Glumack Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405La Voya is a new restaurant located in the Intercontinental Hotel at Minneapolis–St. Paul airport.
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Lake & Irving
The brothers Ikeda have opened this Uptown spot where Asian meets Mediterranean meets Minnesotan. Surprisingly, it all works in a cozy pub-like atmosphere.
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Lela
A refreshed space adjacent to the former Sofitel plays sophisticated and modern with crudo, house-made pasta, and some enormous steaks.
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Mediterranean Cruise Cafe
In a grand space, this Med-focused restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes, such as kebabs, pasta, gyros, pizza, and more. Check out one of the weekend belly dancing shows or enjoy a hookah on the patio.
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Mercury Dining Room and Rail
Downtowners are happy dancing to Blue Plate's Mercury Dining Room and Rail which opened in the former Brasserie Zentral space.
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Moderna Kouzina
Reaching into that finer dining space, the eatery is offering old world flavors with modern interpretations.
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Mystic Steakhouse
If you're down playing the slots, reward yourself with dinner at this classic casino steak house offering chops, seafood, pastas, salads, and more.
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Nico's Taco & Tequila Bar
In the former Birdhouse on Hennepin, Nico's is serving up affordable and casual tacos with fresh salsas and tequila drinks.
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OCTO Fishbar
OCTO Fishbar lives alongside Almanac Fish Market and Peterson Meats in the Market House Collaborative.
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Pazzaluna Urban Italian
This Italian trattoria has a buzzy after-work scene. Sit at the kitchen bar or chef's table to experience Calabrian mussels, handmade gnocchi, or trout with a horseradish crust.
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Pig Ate My Pizza
In the former bones of Travail, this cutting-edge pizzeria has risen from the same band of merry cooks. Your pizza might have pork, it might have a smoke-filled dome, it might be covered in potato salad, and that's the fun.
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Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge
Suzi's space is still tikilicious and the menu of kicked-up kitsch bar fare and "Minneapolis" pizza is a great bolster for a night out. The upstairs features three theme bars and a tiki band on weekends. The riverside patio is slamming.
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Red Stag Supperclub
As a bar, Red Stag is all that a patron expects—carved wood bar, red and black carpet, low beams, an interesting montage of art (most of it salvaged and reused)—and the drinks are everything you would expect at a supper club.
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Rinata
Rinata is an Italian bistro with considerable charm. Simple elegance is applied to the warm, candlelit surroundings as well as the rustic menu. Earthy flavors from all over Italy are featured in dishes such as eggplant involtini, ravioli with br...
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Rock Elm Tavern
Rock Elm, a suburban tavern, brings together the owners' greatest pleasures: unforgettable scratch-made food, finely crafted drinks, and fantastic service.
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Rodizio Grill
There's a large salad bar and servers who bring you different cuts of grilled and roasted meats at this all-you-can-eat Brazilian steak house.
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Ruth's Chris Steak House
Ruth's is perhaps the least flashy of the local high-ticket steak houses. Generous portions, super sides, and great service are its benchmarks.
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Salut Bar Américain
Parasole's casual Frenchy is a popular clubhouse in both cities, with fare that's reasonably authentic, except when it isn't. Great rooms and a buzzy vibe make for a fun meal, even if you're just having a burger and oysters.
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Salut Bar Américain
Parasole's casual Frenchy is a popular clubhouse in both cities, with fare that's reasonably authentic, except when it isn't. Great rooms and a buzzy vibe make for a fun meal, even if you're just having a burger and oysters.
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Sanctuary
In this graciously restored fieldstone building, Sanctuary's menu spans the globe with new-age verve. Call it classic fusion—Latino and Asian flavors via French technique. Chef Patrick Atanalian's plates are surprisingly innovative and playful.
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Smack Shack
North Loop finally has the fish shack it's been waiting for. Josh Thoma's lobster truck has evolved into a full-service joint with lobster boils, po'boys, two bars, and a giant patio.
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Smith & Porter
This new restaurant and bar just opened on the ground level of a senior living apartment building in the Mill District. Check out the stuffed acorn squash or chimichurri lamb.
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St. Paul Grill
There's no denying the appeal of downtown St. Paul's clubby home for power lunches, decadent brunches, and winning pre-theater dinners. The food is classic American, the simpler the better. It's the place to be seen if you're a Capitol mover and...
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Stella's Fish Cafe & Prestige Oyster Bar
Incorporate Uptown staple Stella's into your celebration with a rehearsal dinner or an intimate reception. The rooftop patio is a definite "do" in the summertime.
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Sweet Chow Restaurant + Bar
An Asian specialized, street-food-inspired menu that blends comforting cuisine from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Korea, with a modern twist.
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The Capital Grille
The one chain steak house that can compete with food-focused restaurants for quality and creativity in downtown Minneapolis. Go for the Delmonico rib eye and wonderful creamed spinach.
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The Commodore
St. Paul's legendary bar pays homage to the jazz age. The art deco vibe is spectacular, the fully stocked bar sports Minnesota-made liquors, and the full-service restaurant puts up classic dishes such as braised rabbit and deviled eggs.
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The Freehouse
Blue Plate's first foray into the brewing biz, this North Loop brewpub serves its own beer and an ambitious menu of drinker's eats.
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The Lexington
It's all about bringing back the classics at The Lex, but giving them a place in the now.
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The Lowry
The Lowry's motto: Beer, Whiskey, Oysters, and Eggs. From early morning to late night, the fun and fresh menu aims to feed the young and hungry who crowd the neighborhood apartments.
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The Melting Pot
There's an all-fondue menu of four-course feasts, as well as other items, including filet mignon, shrimp, sirloin, lobster tails and a vegetarian option. Also cheese and chocolate fondues.
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The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Though the space isn't as cool or swank as it used to be, the fish is still flown-in fresh, the portions generous, and the crab cake the best in town. Happy hour has become a popular pastime.
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Tria Restaurant
This attractive north suburban restaurant feels like a European country house and is popular for gatherings. The food is similarly influenced, hearty, and comforting.
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Tullibee
300 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401Located in the new Hewing Hotel, Tullibee is the restaurant helmed by chef Bradley Day.
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Twin Cities 400 Tavern
This is an all-day, independent restaurant with contemporary tavern snacks like fish 'n' chips, porchetta pizza, and a whiskey barrel burger.
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Urban Eatery
Calhoun Beach Club's edgy eatery. Focused on fresh & local food, the menu plays with a few foodie touches such as duck nachos, house smoked pork chop. Local farms get a nod on the menu.
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al Vento
Warm and upscale, this Italian trattoria, in a part of town thin on options, prides itself on its scratch cooking, from housemade mozzarella to fresh pasta.
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moto-i
Besides being the first sake brewpub outside of Japan, moto-i has really come into its own as a Japanese izakaya with ramen, whole fish, a crazy brunch menu, and one of the more zen rooftops in town.
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ninetwentyfive
In the Landing Hotel, ninetwentyfive's menu is upscale-local with things like a walleye roll that will knock you into the lake. In a good way.
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