Restaurant Week February 2021

3 Squares

Blue Plate's suburban version of the urban diner is big on comfort food, craft beer, and a stylish atmosphere with family-friendly vibes. It's a nice local option in a sea of chains.

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.

Baja Haus

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

Baldamar

Feel on top of the food chain at Baldamar, an innovative new steakhouse. Located in Roseville, next to Rosedale Center, it keeps old-school craft at its center for the modern meat eater. Every steak is aged for 40 days for peak flavor.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bourbon Butcher

The casual eatery is whiskey-focused and decked from stem to stern in barrels and staves.

Broders' Cucina Italiana

Add a slice of Italy to your wedding by choosing Broders' Cucina Italiana.

Broders' Pasta Bar

Broders' Pork and Picatta

Burger Dive

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.

Copper Cow, Bar & Kitchen

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.

Fhima's Minneapolis

FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar – Mall of America

Cooking with a wood-fired rotisserie and hardwood grill, it turns out tasty and accessible American fare for all three meals. The grilled North Shore whitefish and corn-crusted walleye are great.

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.

Icehouse

The music is coming from this hot stage and restaurant on Eat Street. The warehouse vibe keeps the scene as edgy as the menu. Small snacky plates for drinkers and sassy creative cocktails for eaters. Sit at the back kitchen bar for the real show.

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.

Legends Club Grill

Take in the views of the golf course from Legends Grill, the upscale casual American eatery.

Lela

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

Longfellow Grill

One of the urban-diner siblings from Blue Plate, Longfellow Grill's ambiance is modern and colorful while service is smart and wisecracking, in the great diner tradition. It’s the ultimate old standby, a welcoming neighborhood restaurant with so...

Mason Jar Kitchen

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.

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.

Oceanaire Seafood Room

The Oceanaire Seafood Room is a popular gathering place for hotel guests and convention-goers, so there are a lot of people in suits, but the urban professional clientele also means that the bar area doesn't get to boisterous. It's a great place...

POTLUCK

Park Tavern

A neighborhood bowling alley and bar that serves American tavern food, such as six different kinds of wings, chili-and-cheese-topped baked potatoes, and a Guinness burger served between two potato pancakes with Welsh cheese.

Parlour Bar St. Paul

The North Loop cocktail pioneer has landed on West Seventh, bringing its famous cocktails and a legendary double burger with it.

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.

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.

Smack Shack

Terzo

The Block

The Bungalow Club

This neighborhood restaurant specializes in handmade pasta, "comfortably adventurous" plates, and wine and cocktails.

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.

The Lexington

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

The Loop Minneapolis

The Loop West End

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.

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.

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.