Stay up late, and dine

Out late and getting hungry? Check out these Twin Cities eateries that are open into the wee hours and worth staying up for.

September 13, 2011 at 4:27PM
Bon Appetit recognizes Bar La Grassa.
Bon Appetit recognizes Bar La Grassa. (Nicole Hvidsten — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

At Anchor Fish & Chips, the fryer does fantastic things to wild Alaskan cod and hand-cut potatoes till midnight Wednesday and Thursday, and till 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday (kitchen closes at 11 p.m. Tuesday and Sunday). The shepherd's pie and the mushy peas are pretty special, too.

Carb-load your way through chef Isaac Becker's expansive and exceptional pasta-centric menu at Bar La Grassa, served to midnight Monday through Thursday, and to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday (kitchen closes at 10 p.m. Sunday). Do not miss the gnocchi with cauliflower and orange.

An ever-changing variety of inexpensive slices (barbecued chicken and pineapple, grilled zucchini-pepper-eggplant, Yukon gold potatoes with three cheeses) keeps coming out of the oven at Mesa Pizza until 2:30 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and midnight on Sunday.

Kyle Meehan and Katie Rolbiecki text by cell phone at Bar La Grassa 800 North Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Kyle Meehan and Katie Rolbiecki text by cell phone at Bar La Grassa 800 North Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401 (Dml - Tom Wallace - Star Tribun/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Rick Nelson

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Rick Nelson joined the staff of the Star Tribune in 1998. He is a Twin Cities native, a University of Minnesota graduate and a James Beard Award winner. 

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