Restaurant Week October 2017

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.

Barley & Vine Kitchen / Bar

This Lakeville spot boats a good-for-the-whole fam menu—inlcuding cheese boards, burgers, flatbreads, and walleye.

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.

Bloomington ChopHouse

A modern suburban hotel restaurant, the ChopHouse offers steak house dishes with a contemporary edge, as well as traditional steaks and chops.

Borough

The hot spot in the North Loop, Borough is a modern small-plates restaurant on the main floor with a plush, swank cocktail den called Parlour in the basement.

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

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

Cedar + Stone, Urban Table

The sparkly new JW Marriott at MOA has opened an upscale dining room and bar. There's notable efforts to use local products, and the hospitality is top-notch. It's a good zen place to escape the mall hordes.

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

A Kickstarter-funded spot that takes a local, scratch cooking approach to cakes, breads, and rustic mains like pizzas, burgers, and goulash.

Copper Pot Indian Grill

This downtown Indian eatery is one of the better lunch spots. The vindaloos are excellent.

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.

Crooners Lounge and Supper Club

Live music in the lounge is the main attraction here, alongside classic cocktails and supper club-style fare.

Fitzgerald's

Fitzgerald’s is the reincarnation of the former Salt Cellar, and the menu is full of accessible tavern fare made from scratch, along with a new round of cocktails and more beer.

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...

Geno's

Gene Suh, of the Lyndale Tap House et al, is behind the small sandwich shop that reads like a red sauce Italian diner.

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.

Girvan Grille

Located at the Edinburgh USA golf course, Girvan Grille is the clubhouse restaurant. While the name and atmosphere evoke the Scottish heritage, the menu is all-American, featuring seafood, steaks, chops, and sandwiches.

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

Inspired by Herb Brooks and with a lot of old St. Paul swag, Herbie's on the Park offers up steaks, lobster rolls, and crab cakes in a dining room flanked with a roaring fireplace and marble bar.

It's Greek to Me Taverna E Parea

Family-owned and a LynLake landmark for more than 25 years, it offers moussaka, spanakopita, kebabs, appetizers, and lamb dishes, plus seafood and vegetarian specialties.

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.

Kincaid's

Kincaid's in St. Paul is the boomer and senior set's special-occasion headquarters, specializing in accommodating service and a lively bar scene. Traditional meat, fish, potato menu.

Kincaid's

Kincaid's in Bloomington is the boomer and senior set's special-occasion headquarters, specializing in accommodating service and a lively bar scene. Traditional meat, fish, potato menu.

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.

Lela

A refreshed space adjacent to the former Sofitel plays sophisticated and modern with crudo, house-made 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.

Mercy

What was once Marin in the Le Meridian, is now more cozy and accessible as Mercy. Fresh seafood dishes and an oyster bar mesh with Minnesota decor vibes, and you won't want to miss the buttery garlic monkey bread.

Monello Cucina

Hotel Ivy's restaurant is a slice of coastal Italy in the hands of chef Mike DeCamp, from the menu full of fresh crudo to the gilded interior. Head to the basement for the darkly cool cocktail bar, Constantine.

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

In the former Birdhouse on Hennepin, Nico's is serving up affordable and casual tacos with fresh salsas and tequila drinks.

Normandy Kitchen

The menu offers classics such as crab cakes and cobb salad, but also plays with more modern flavors, as with the cider-brined pork tenderloin.

Ox Cart Ale House

Beer-friendly food a short walk from the Saints stadium (plus open windows and a rooftop in the summer) make this a perfect pre-game pit stop.

PUBLIC kitchen + bar

Mears Park gets a new upscale eatery with modern plates upstairs and loungy cocktails in the basement.

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.

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.

Primo Plates & Pours

This old-school family spot is bringing spaghetti and meatballs and traditional Italian entrees to Long Lake.

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...

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 steak houses. Generous portions, super sides, and great service are its benchmarks.

Saji-Ya

Sleek, modern design has refreshed this longtime Grand Avenue grill, known for high-quality sushi, noisy and rollicking teppanyaki tables, skillfully prepared Japanese entrées, and a general commitment to excellence.

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.

Seven

Packed into this Hennepin Avenue building is both a steak house offering traditional cuts and a sushi lounge with more than 30 raw choices. It's all topped off with one of the city's best rooftop bars, often packed with pretty people on big red ...

Smack Shack at POTLUCK

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...

Stella's Fish Café & Prestige Oyster Bar

Casual seafood specialties such as peel-and-eat shrimp and raw oysters are served in this Uptown restaurant with a rooftop bar.

T. Morris Pub and Grill

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

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.

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.

Vieux Carré

The Artists' Quarter has been cleaned up and refreshed as this New Orleans–inspired jazz joint. Creole food matched with stepped-up cocktails make this spot a St. Paul destination (and not just because the kitchen is open late).

Willy McCoys

Settle down for a burger or apps in this whiskey-focused, prohibition-themed spot.

Wise Acre Eatery

Tangletown Gardens created this companion eatery serving fresh, local farm-to-fork food and old-style cooking with a modern edge. Think dill pickle fried chicken and carrot chive mashers.

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.

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.