Restaurant Week February 2019

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 494.

Baja Haus

Baja Haus is providing beachy waves of tacos to the Wayzata lakeside set.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Book Club

In the Armatage neighborhood space known as Book Club, the team serves up fried chicken sandwiches, broccoli mac and cheese, and brunch on the weekends.

Cafe Alma

Cafe Alma is the new addition to Alex Roberts’ award-winning Restaurant Alma.

Café Lurcat

Campiello

This D'Amico trattoria is phenomenally refined for the moderate prices. People love its often superb Italian regional fare and relaxed, warm environment.

Cast & Cru

In the freshly revamped Old Log Theatre, this dining spot features meaty, modern American plates whether you're seeing a show or not.

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.

Copper Hen Cakery & Kitchen

An Eat Street spot that takes a local, scratch-cooking approach to cakes, breads, and rustic mains like pizzas, burgers, and goulash.

El Burrito Restaurant y Cantina

A Mexican market & cafe serving classic staples like tacos, enchiladas & tamales, just like mom would make.

Esker Grove

Chef Doug Flicker is heading Esker Grove, the new modern and seasonal restaurant in the Walker Art Center.

Fogo de Chão

With its all-you-can-eat menu, strolling gauchos slicing more than a dozen grilled meats tableside, and stellar salad bar, Fogo de Chão not only represents great value but also offers many cuts of meats and flavors...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

La Voya

La Voya is a new restaurant located in the Intercontinental Hotel at Minneapolis–St. Paul airport.

Lake & Irving

In this Uptown spot, Asian meets Mediterranean meets Minnesotan. Surprisingly, it all works in a cozy pub-like atmosphere.

Lela

A vibrant hotel-adjacent restaurant that plays sophisticated and modern with fresh dishes, housemade pasta, and some enormous steaks.

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.

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.

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.

Nico's Taco & Tequila Bar

Nico's is serving up affordable and casual tacos with fresh salsas and tequila drinks.

OCTO Fishbar

OCTO Fishbar lives alongside Almanac Fish Market and Peterson Meats in the Market House Collaborative.

POTLUCK

Pig Ate My Pizza

This cutting-edge pizzeria from the Travail crew has freshly brewed beer, parking lot parties, crazy pizzas, pork nuggs, and a rotation of show-stopping burgers.

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.

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.

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...

Rock Elm Tavern

Rock Elm, a suburban tavern, brings together the owners' greatest pleasures: unforgettable scratch-made food, finely crafted drinks, and fantastic service.

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.

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Ruth's is perhaps the least flashy of the local high-ticket steakhouses. Generous portions, super sides, and great service are its hallmarks.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

T. Morris Pub and Grill

English-inspired pub fare is the name of the game at this Woodbury spot.

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.

The Commodore Bar and Restaurant

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.

The Freehouse

Blue Plate's foray into the brewing biz, this North Loop brewpub serves its own beer and an ambitious menu of drinker's eats.

The Lexington

At The Lex, it's all about bringing back the classics but giving them a place in the now.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tullibee

Located in the new Hewing Hotel, Tullibee is the restaurant helmed by chef Matt Leverty.

Twin Cities 400 Tavern

This is an all-day, independent restaurant with contemporary tavern snacks like fish-and-chips, a brunch burger, and even some fried chicken with honey drizzle.

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.

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.