Previous Star Tribune Restaurant of the Year winners include:

2006 (Year of Thinking Differently): Chambers Kitchen, Town Talk Diner, Masa, Midtown Global Market, Mill City Farmers Market and Copper Bleu (now closed)

2005 (Restaurant of the Year): 112 Eatery

2004 (Year of the Neighborhood Bistro): A Rebours (now closed), al Vento and Corner Table

2003 (Restaurant of the Year): Solera