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Restaurants reviewed by Mpls St Paul Magazine (Showing 1-99 of 744)
| +83% | Downtown Minneapolis French, European and Seafood | ![]() ![]()
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| June 01, 2008 - Vincent Francoual's eponymous establishment on the corner of 11th and Nicollet Mall might be like that dear friend... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +81% | Northeast Minneapolis American and Vegetarian | ![]()
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| March 01, 2008 - There are few places in the Twin Towns that can claim a lineage comparable to that of the Sample Room. It was a... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Downtown Minneapolis American | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| February 27, 2008 - Chef Steven Brown has assembled an all-star cast of local kitchen talent to helm the newest upscale entrant in the... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +68% | University/Cedar-Riverside Thai and Asian |
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| February 01, 2008 - There is tiny and then there is teeny. And sometimes there's teeny-tiny, which is the case at Chai's Thai Restaurant... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +55% | Downtown Minneapolis | |
| January 22, 2008 - This fine dining steakhouse is from Bellanotte founders David Koch and Randy Norman. The menu features classic... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +90% | Payne-Phalen | |
| January 22, 2008 - From the talents behind Town Talk Diner and chef J.D. Fratzke, of Muffuletta fame, comes this steakhouse set in a... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| West 7th American and Pub Food |
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| January 01, 2008 - There was a time when St. Paul was synonymous with a giant sign luminously glowing crimson in the night. It said... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +78% | Southwest Minneapolis French, English and European | ![]()
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| December 01, 2007 - Remember that old joke about Minnesota having only two seasons-winter and road construction? Surely, there is brunch... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Eat Street Sandwiches/Subs and Vietnamese | ||
| September 01, 2007 - If you're not familiar with banh mi, the Asian equivalent of a submarine sandwich-made with a French baguette, crusty... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
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| August 01, 2007 - There are holes in the wall, there are holes in the wall, and then there is Va Lor. Tucked into a bank of brown brick... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +73% | Downtown Minneapolis American | ![]() ![]()
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| January 09, 2007 - As the scattering of black-and-white photos adorning the walls attests, there was a time when the Normandy was a bustlin full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +81% | Warehouse District Wine Bar and American | ![]()
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| January 06, 2007 - Trying to find Toast is not easy, but if you can navigate your way, you'll find a warm, dark, and cozy neighborhoo full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +78% | Summit-University | |
| January 05, 2007 - Hiding out in plain sight on University Avenue is an industrial glass door stuck to an otherwise nondescript façade full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Midway/Como French | ![]()
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| January 05, 2007 - On the outside, a banner hastily draped over the former Best Steak House sign signals the recycled nature of this Midway full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Midway/Como Vietnamese |
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| January 05, 2007 - A few months ago, Hoa Bien reopened after receiving the Mai Village treatment, transformed from a humble little Universi full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +83% | Summit-University Chinese and Asian |
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| January 05, 2007 - Hiding out in plain sight on University Avenue is an industrial glass door stuck to an otherwise nondescript façade full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +74% | Minnetonka Wine Bar, European and Mediterranean | ![]()
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| January 04, 2007 - Gusto Cafe & Wine Bar's comfortable, contemporary interior comprises a collection of well-spaced, black Formic full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +68% | Loring Park French, European and Indonesian | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| January 03, 2007 - Spiritual and sensual. That's the feeling that restaurant impresario Thom Pham ( full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Summit-University Italian, European and Wine Bar | ![]() ![]()
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| January 02, 2007 - This historic home, built in 1890, formerly housed The Vintage and has been remade by the Marchionda family (I Nonni, Bu full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +88% | South Minneapolis American, Desserts/Ice Cream and Vegetarian |
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| June 01, 2006 - As a child, my best friend's family was vegetarian, and his mom, Mrs. Hansen, waged an ongoing battle to convert me... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +82% | St Louis Park Italian and European | ![]() ![]()
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| January 12, 2006 - In the early days of the Excelsior & Grand development, neighbors Mojito and McCoy's Public House vied for the full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +74% | Minnetonka American | ![]() ![]()
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| January 11, 2006 - This former site of the pioneering Sherlock's Home is now a suburban supper club. The interior has been partitione full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +89% | Downtown Minneapolis American | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| January 10, 2006 - Cue's über glam design, a Jean Nouvel inspiration, leaves me asking more questions than it answers. With huge full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +87% | Downtown Minneapolis American and Bakery | ![]()
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| January 10, 2006 - Cue's über glam design, a Jean Nouvel inspiration, leaves me asking more questions than it answers. With huge full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +79% | Downtown Minneapolis Vegetarian, American and Seafood | ![]() ![]()
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| January 10, 2006 - Spoonriver is shoehorned into a long, narrow space that creates a tight challenge for servers, but helps to elevate the full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +87% | Richfield Asian and Chinese |
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| January 09, 2006 - Jun Bo has Belgian wall-to-wall carpets, a huge fish tank anchoring the entrance, giant wedding dragons adorning one wal full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +76% | Uptown American | ![]()
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| January 08, 2006 - Located in the former Dixie's Calhoun space on the ground level of the Calhoun Beach Club, this hot spot affords a full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +78% | Eat Street Asian, Chinese and Thai | ![]()
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| January 07, 2006 - Virtually every evening of the week, Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine is packed until the wee hours with a boisterous, meltin full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +86% | South Minneapolis American, Coffee and Desserts/Ice Cream | ![]()
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| January 07, 2006 - Sixty-one-year-old Town Talk Diner sits on a gritty stretch of Lake, just kitty-corner from Manny's Tortas. Shutte full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +79% | Minnetonka French, American and Coffee | ![]() ![]()
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| January 06, 2006 - By day, Patrick's is a packed, jams-and-jellies-stocked suburban bakery, bustling with klatches of sweat-sui full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +80% | Uptown American | ![]()
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| January 05, 2006 - The feeling is decidedly homey in this two-story, one-time Uptown residence that most recently housed Pandora's Cu full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +84% | Downtown Minneapolis Mexican, International and Southwestern | ![]()
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| January 03, 2006 - At this new downtown Mexican restaurant, there are no sombreros or maracas hanging on the walls, no TVs tuned to Hispani full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +80% | Edina American, Burgers and French | ![]() ![]()
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| January 03, 2006 - The busiest new restaurant in town sits in the cavernous space that housed Ampersand on Edina's glitziest corner, full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +83% | Loring Park French, American and Pub Food | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| January 02, 2006 - These dining rooms have never looked so regal and elegant: their wainscoted walls resplendent in fresh coats of warm cre full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +76% | Robbinsdale American | ![]() ![]()
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| January 02, 2006 - Thistles is a simple neighborhood eatery with big-city ambitions that sits on a seen-better-days block of downtown Robbi full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +82% | Northeast Minneapolis French, American and European | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| January 01, 2006 - The entrance to Fugaise is through a long, narrow corridor leading to a hostess stand. A few steps past that is a compac full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +75% | Uptown Italian and European | ![]() ![]()
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| January 12, 2005 - Love is not just in the restaurant's name, but also in the handcrafted transformation of the former Giorgio' full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +78% | Edina Seafood, American and Steakhouse | ![]() ![]()
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| January 12, 2005 - Updated, circa 1933 Nordeast supper club meets the Twin Cities' most upmarket shopping mall. That's the shor full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +81% | Edina Seafood and American | ![]() ![]()
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| January 12, 2005 - Updated, circa 1933 Nordeast supper club meets the Twin Cities' most upmarket shopping mall. That's the shor full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +66% | Uptown American, Seafood and Southern & Soul | ![]() ![]()
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| January 11, 2005 - Phil Roberts's latest Uptown eatery is a seafood house inspired by the fish shacks of the Redneck Riviera (with an full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +80% | Uptown Asian, Thai and Vegetarian | ![]()
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| January 11, 2005 - Although this restaurant's high-ceilinged, angular, open-ductwork design is fundamentally utilitarian, the added e full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Downtown St Paul American | ![]()
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| January 10, 2005 - LoTo is named for Lowertown, the awakening section of downtown St. Paul where you'll find this cavernous, 14,000-s full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +85% | Downtown Minneapolis American, Desserts/Ice Cream and Pub Food | ![]() ![]()
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| January 09, 2005 - Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant | Food + Dining | Mpls.St.Paul Magazine + mspmag.com full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +78% | Loring Park Asian, American and Breakfast/Brunch | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| January 08, 2005 - The Walker Art Center has reopened with a new restaurant conceptualized and executed by Wolfgang Puck. Perched on the se full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +80% | Loring Park | |
| January 08, 2005 - The Walker Art Center has reopened with a new restaurant conceptualized and executed by Wolfgang Puck. Perched on the se full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +77% | Minnetonka | |
| January 07, 2005 - Located in the same off-the-beaten-path, mini-strip mall spot that originally housed Grazzi, this Turkish café full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +83% | Minnetonka Middle Eastern and Turkish | ![]()
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| January 07, 2005 - Located in the same off-the-beaten-path, mini-strip mall spot that originally housed Grazzi, this Turkish café full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +76% | White Bear Lake American, European and Italian | ![]()
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| January 06, 2005 - Tria sits imperiously at the end of Centerville Road in a large building that still seems perched on the edge of the pra full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +85% | Warehouse District American and Mediterranean | ![]()
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| January 05, 2005 - 112 Eatery sits like a jewel in the middle of a dark block, on the ground floor of the historic Amsterdam Building. The full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Franklin Avenue Indian and Asian | ![]() ![]()
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| January 04, 2005 - Like so many of the shoestring-budget Indian-restaurant genre, Moti Mahal is a veritable hole in the wall that's c full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +75% | Minnetonka American and Steakhouse | ![]() ![]()
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| January 03, 2005 - Big Buck Roadhouse is another one of those casual American grills that are sprouting like kudzu across our suburban land full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +72% | Minnetonka Italian | ![]()
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| January 03, 2005 - Big Buck Roadhouse is another one of those casual American grills that are sprouting like kudzu across our suburban land full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +85% | South Minneapolis Italian, Breakfast/Brunch and European | ![]() ![]()
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| January 02, 2005 - This cozy Lake Nokomis area trattoria feels imported directly from the old country. The romantic effect created by flick full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +75% | Coon Rapids Steakhouse, American and Seafood | ![]() ![]()
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| January 01, 2005 - on weeknights, you can almost have the comfortable, high-ceilinged space to yourself. Even the adjacent four-season scre full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Prior Lake Italian and European | ![]() ![]()
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| January 01, 2005 - Perron's Sul Lago, a self-described urban bistro, occupies the corner of a white condo complex just off the main d full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +76% | Southwest Minneapolis American, Breakfast/Brunch and Vegetarian | ![]()
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| January 12, 2004 - This low-key Kingfield indie is populated with locals and visitors from the nearby Lake Harriet neighborhood. The casual full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +55% | Apple Valley American, European and Italian | ![]() ![]()
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| January 11, 2004 - Build it south of the river, and they will come! That's the inspiration behind this 400-seat monolith that sits li full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +72% | Minnetonka American | ![]() ![]()
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| January 10, 2004 - NorthCoast is the ultimate expression of the Wayzata lifestyle, at least in season-a casually elegant restaurant t full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Maple Grove/Osseo | ||
| From the Blue Plate Restaurant Company, who started with urban diners (Highland Grill, Edina Grill, Longfellow Grill... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| South Minneapolis American |
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| Former speakeasy. Features walleye sandwich, chicken club, and Jucy Lucy burger with American, pepper, blue, or Swiss... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Champlin American |
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| Different name and location; same Jucy Lucy. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Brooklyn Center American |
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| Fifties feel, right down to the poodle skirts and living room-style lobby. Old-fashioned dinners include rotisserie... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Midtown/Phillips Mexican |
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| Owner Lorenzo Ariza has opened a second location of the popular Nicollet Avenue eatery, and offers the same first... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +75% | St Anthony Park Middle Eastern and Sandwiches/Subs |
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| This teensy and humble neighborhood market, deli, and restaurant has the best falafel, hummus, baba gannouj, and... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
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| Caribbean meets South Floridan fare with a menu that includes Miami Beach Mahi and Calypso Chicken. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +61% | Eagan American and Barbecue | ![]()
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| Casual dining in a nostalgic atmosphere. Entrees include ribs, chicken, steak, burgers, and Mexican dishes. Prime rib... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +90% | Dinkytown Breakfast/Brunch, American and Coffee |
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| This fourteen-seat hole-in-the-wall counter has been dishing up nothing but great breakfasts since the days when the... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +77% | Uptown Thai and Asian | ![]()
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| Offers traditional Thai food, authentic ingredients, and the most curries you can find in Minnesota. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +79% | Eat Street Sushi, Asian and Japanese |
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| Chef-owner Thom Pham of Azia opened this sushi-and-oyster bar with a menu that's a Minnesota take on Japanese food. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +85% | Dinkytown |
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| Serves thick malts, crispy fries, and hand-formed burgers. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +82% | Dinkytown American and Burgers |
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| Serves thick malts, crispy fries, and hand-formed burgers. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +84% | Edina Italian, European and Pizza | ![]()
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| Looking for an intimate room and traditional Italian cooking? Add this understated neighborhood spot to your short... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Columbia Heights Asian and Chinese | ![]()
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| Serving traditional Chinese fare, including chow mein, kung pao beef, and stir fries. Take-out, drive-through, and... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +80% | Downtown Minneapolis Middle Eastern, International and Seafood | ![]() ![]()
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| Fire-roasting is the choice method of preparation at this power lunch spot, evident in large sharing plates piled... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +75% | Uptown Mediterranean | ![]()
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| Remodeled modern bistro offers seafood, pasta, poultry, and wood-roasted pizzas. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Woodbury American | ![]() ![]()
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| Menu features rotisserie chicken, barbecued ribs, brick-oven pizzas, and steak. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +77% | Roseville Steakhouse, American and Seafood | ![]() ![]()
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| Steak house features prime rib, walleye, and grilled seafood. Extensive list of wines, Scotches, and martinis, plus... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Woodbury American and Steakhouse | ![]() ![]()
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| Steak house features prime rib, walleye, and grilled seafood. Extensive list of wines, Scotches, and martinis, plus... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +86% | West St Paul American, Seafood and Steakhouse | ![]() ![]()
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| Steak house features prime rib, walleye, and grilled seafood. Extensive list of wines, Scotches, and martinis, plus... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +70% | Blaine American | ![]() ![]()
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| Serves spit-roasted meats, wood-fired pizzas, and a handful of pastas and salads. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +79% | Woodbury American, Pizza and Seafood | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| Serves spit-roasted meats, wood-fired pizzas, and a handful of pastas and salads. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +76% | Summit-University American, Pizza and Steakhouse | ![]() ![]()
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| Serves spit-roasted meats, wood-fired pizzas, and a handful of pastas and salads. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +76% | Eagan American and Steakhouse | ![]() ![]()
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| Serves spit-roasted meats, wood-fired pizzas, and a handful of pastas and salads. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +61% | Savage American and Steakhouse | ![]() ![]()
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| Serves spit-roasted meats, wood-fired pizzas, and a handful of pastas and salads. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +75% | Eat Street Asian, Seafood and Vegetarian | ![]() ![]()
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| Chef-owner Thom Pham of Azia opened this sushi-and-oyster bar with a menu that's a Minnesota take on Japanese food. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| South Minneapolis Asian, Japanese and Sushi | ![]()
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| The owners of Koyi sushi downtown opened this sister restaurant with a similar menu and contemporary setting. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +80% | Warehouse District Caribbean, Pub Food and Southern & Soul | ![]() ![]()
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| The sounds, flavors, and spirit of Cuba, the Caribbean, and Spain are all wrapped up in a joyous package at this... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +80% | Downtown St Paul Middle Eastern, Asian and Mediterranean |
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| Costumes, carpets, and countryside photos decorate the United States' first Kurdish restaurant. Specialties include... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +75% | Minnetonka Italian, European and International | ![]() ![]()
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| Rick Webb's high-style west metro eatery is the most striking of his three Minnitalians. The fare's neither highly... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Eat Street American and Breakfast/Brunch |
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| With classic diner fixtures and sci-fi decor, this place surprisingly doesn't have waitresses. Diners order omelets... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +71% | Eden Prairie Barbecue |
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| This cafeteria-style Texas BBQ joint makes its own cast-iron wood smokers. The majority of the meats (including a... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +78% | Elliot Park American, Breakfast/Brunch and Coffee |
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| The lone survivor of the Band Box diners (which once numbered thirteen) in Elliot Park has been expanded to seat... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +72% | Downtown Minneapolis American | ![]() ![]()
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| Chef Todd Stein, from Chicago's prized mk, cooks up modern American cuisine in the former lobby of the Farmers and... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +73% | Uptown Southwestern, Mexican and Pub Food | ![]()
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| Features several pages of margarita specialties and a long list of rare tequilas and serves guacamole, fajitas... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Warehouse District American and Sandwiches/Subs |
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| Counter-style service and high-end sandwiches, such as pulled pork, tuna confit, and an Italian Hero, plus soups and... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +62% | Minnetonka Chinese and Asian |
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| Sichuan dishes are the specialty here. Menu includes Peking duck and sizzling subgum hot pot. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +69% | West St Paul Sandwiches/Subs, Greek and Middle Eastern | ![]()
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| Features falafel, gyros, and hummus, plus baba gannouj, kibbeh, tabbouleh, cabbage rolls, grape leaves, and a platter... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| +56% | Blaine Italian | ![]() ![]()
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| Bellanotte's suburban cousin offers the same Italian fare in a casual environment. There's also a DJ for the late... full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine | ||
| Bloomington Italian |
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| Italian entrees include made-from-scratch pastas, pizzas, salads, panini, and desserts. full review at Mpls St Paul Magazine |