Best restaurants in Minneapolis
- 112 Eatery
- Brasa
- Hell's Kitchen
- Bar La Grassa
- Barbette
- Victor's 1959 Cafe
- Chino Latino
- Pizza Lucé
- Manny's Steakhouse
- moto-i
BEST BRUNCH
- Hell's Kitchen
- French Meadow
- Egg & I
- Triple Rock
- Bad Waitress
- Keys
- Ike's Food & Cocktails
- Town Talk Diner
- Uptown Bar (R.I.P.)
- Moose & Sadie's
Best restaurants in St. Paul
- Blue Door Pub
- Strip Club Meat & Fish
- W.A. Frost and Company
- Casper's and Runyon's Nook
- The Happy Gnome
- Shish
- Ngon Vietnamese Bistro
- Meritage
- Bon Vie
- Mango Thai
GREAT ICE CREAM
- Grand Ole Creamery
- Sebastian Joe's
- Izzy's
- Dairy Queen
- Pumphouse Creamery
- Annie's Parlor
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Edina Creamery
- Crema Cafe (Sonny's)
- Caruso's Gelato Cafe
Best restaurants in the suburbs
- Mediterranean Cruise Cafe (Burnsville)
- Mort's Deli (Golden Valley)
- The Good Earth (Edina, Roseville)
- Lion's Tap (Eden Prairie)
- Granite City (5 locations)
- Good Day Cafe (Golden Valley)
- Smashburger
- Dosa King (Spring Lake Park)
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Origami (Ridgedale)
MOST OVERRATED RESTAURANTS
- Chino Latino
- Stella's Fish Cafe
- Applebees
- Buca di Beppo
- Sawatdee
- Pizza Luce
- McCormick & Schmick's
- Azia
- Oceanaire
- Figlio
Best places for dinner on Eat Street
- The Bad Waitress
- Azia
- Pancho Villa
- Black Forest
- Salsa a la Salsa
- Jasmine Deli
- Quang
- Peninsula
- Rainbow
- Evergreen
Best Italian
- Cossetta
- Broders'
- Buca di Beppo
- Loring Pasta Bar
- Bar La Grassa
- D'Amico & Sons
- Amore Victoria
- Maggiano's
- Figlio (R.I.P.)
- Al Vento
Best Chinese
- Village Wok
- Shuang Cheng
- Rainbow Chinese
- Hong Kong Noodle
- Pagoda
- Ping's
- Evergreen
- Tea House
- Chino Latino
- Thanh Do
Best Indian
- India Palace
- Namaste
- Om
- Taste of India
- Gandhi Mahal
- Dancing Ganesha
- India House
- Passage to India
- Harry Singh's Caribbean
- Biryani
BEST THAI
- King and I Thai
- True Thai
- Chiang Mai Thai
- Amazing Thailand
- Tum Rup Thai
- Sawatdee
- Roat Osha
- Mango Thai
- Chino Latino
- Taste of Thailand
BEST SUSHI
- Fuji-Ya
- Origami
- Nami
- Sushi Tango
- Tiger Sushi
- Anemoni
- Wasabi
- Midori's Floating World Cafe
- Bagu
- Koyi
BEST BARBECUE
- Rudolph's
- Market BBQ
- Scott Ja-Mama's
- Famous Dave's
- Ted Cook's 19th Hole
- Big Daddy's BBQ
- Sassy Pig
- JJ's Ribs
- Baker's Ribs
- Anything but Famous Dave's
BEST BURGERS
- Jucy Lucy, Matt's
- Bulldog
- The Nook
- Blue Door Pub
- 5-8 Club
- Smashburger
- Ike's
- Lions Tap
- Five Guys
- McCoy's Public House
BEST FRIES
- McDonald's
- State Fair
- Barbette
- Herkimer
- 112 Eatery
- Town Talk Diner
- Salut
- Annie's
- Chatterbox Pub
- Grumpy's
BEST FRENCH TOAST
- Bryant-Lake Bowl
- Hell's Kitchen
- Egg & I
- French Meadow
- Al's Breakfast
- Sunny Side Up
- Uptown Diner
- Town Talk Diner
- Famous Dave's
- Cosmos
BEST MINNEAPOLIS SKYWAY LUNCH SPOTS
- Chipotle
- Potbelly
- Brothers Deli
- Zen Box
- Cosi
- Marketplace
- Greek Grill
- Sawatdee
- The Burger Place
- Good-to-Go
BEST BURRITO
- Chipotle
- Burrito Loco
- Pancho Villa
- La Cucaracha
- El Burrito Mercado
- Taquiera Los Ocampo
- Little Tijuana (when drunk)
- Salsa a la Salsa
- Pineda Tacos
- Lyndale Tap House (breakfast burrito)
GREAT SANDWICHES (HOT OR COLD)
- Jimmy John's
- Potbelly
- French Meadow
- Caffrey's
- Pizza Luce
- Be'wiched
- Erbert & Gerbert's
- Davanni's
- Milio's
- Manny's Tortas
BEST BAKERY
- French Meadow
- Franklin Street Bakery
- Cupcake
- Yum!
- Rustica
- A Baker's Wife
- Wuollet
- Turtle Bread
- Butter
- Isles Bun & Coffee
BEST PIZZA
- Pizza Lucé
- Punch Pizza
- Galactic Pizza
- Red's Savoy
- Cossetta
- Davanni's
- Green Mill
- Broadway Pizza
- Carbone's
- Pizza Nea
BEST LOCAL GLUTEN-FREE MENUS
- Pizza Luce
- Galactic Pizza
- Big Bowl
- Common Roots
- moto-i
- Ecopolitan
- Wildfire
- Tao Natural Foods
- Axel's Bonfire
- WA Frost
BEST SOUP
- Panera Bread
- French Meadow
- Eddington's
- Whole Foods
- Common Roots
- Quang
- Pho 79
- Key's Cafe
- Brueggers
- Turtle Bread
BEST GRILLED CHEESE
- Homemade/My mom's
- Bryant Lake Bowl
- Town Talk Diner
- Caffrey's
- Common Roots
- Chatterbox Pub
- Snuffy's Malt shop
- Kings Wine Bar
- Perkins
- Acadia Cafe
BEST ATMOSPHERE
- Loring Pasta Bar
- Hell's Kitchen
- Bryant-Lake Bowl
- La Belle Vie
- Moto-i
- King and I Thai
- Barbette
- Bulldog NE
- Azia
- 112 Eatery
Favorite Fast Food
- Chipotle
- Taco Bell
- Jimmy John's
- Arby's
- McDonald's
- Wendy's
- Pizza Luce
- Culver's
- KFC
- White Castle
BEST CHEAP EATS
- Chipotle
- Taco Bell
- Holy Land
- Noodles and Company
- Jimmy John's
- Punch Pizza
- Mesa Pizza
- Mickey's Diner
- Pancho Villa
- Quang
GREAT APPETIZERS
- The Bulldog
- Psycho Suzi's
- Sample Room
- Pizza Luce
- Azia
- Chino Latino
- Solera
- Moto-i
- Barrio
- Bar 508
BEST HIGH-END RESTAURANTS
- 112 Eatery
- La Belle Vie
- Murray's
- Manny's
- The Capital Grille
- Cosmos
- Cafe Lurcat
- Fogo de Chao
- Northeast Social
- Al Vento
Best Grocery stores
- Trader Joe's
- Kowalski's
- Lunds
- Whole Foods
- The Wedge
- Seward Co-op
- Super Target
- Rainbow Foods
- Cub Foods
- Byerly's
BEST PATIOS
- Brit's Pub
- Psycho Suzi's
- Stella's
- Solera
- Joe's Garage
- Moto-i
- WA Frost
- Bulldog
- The Liffey
- Sweeney's
BEST DESSERT
- Yum!
- Cafe Latte
- Salty Tart
- Town Talk Diner's dessert drinks
- Cupcake
- Salut
- Muddy Paws
- D'Amico
- Zeno
- Buca di Beppo
DELIVERY FAVES -- WHAT'S ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR?
- Pizza Luce
- Jimmy John's
- Galactic Pizza
- Caffrey's
- Davanni's
- Domino's
- Pizza Hut
- Uptown Pizza
- Burrito Loco
- Mesa Pizza
WHERE TO EAT AT 2 A.M.
- Pizza Luce
- Little T's
- Taco Bell
- Uptown Diner
- Perkins
- Burrito Loco
- Mickey's
- Mesa Pizza
- Caffrey's
- Village Wok
CO-OPS THAT ROCK OUR WORLD
- Seward Co-op
- The Wedge
- Mississippi Market
- Linden Hill's Coop
- Valley Natural Foods
- Eastside Food Co-op
- River Market Co-op
- Matchbox Coffee Shop
- Harvest Moon (Long Lake)
- Eastside Co-op
GREAT PLACES FOR A ROMANTIC DATE
- 112 Eatery
- Barbette
- La Belle Vie
- Lake Calhoun picnic
- Lucia's
- Melting Pot
- Solera
- Stella's Fish Cafe
- Kings Wine Bar
- Cosmos
BEST PLACES TO DINE SOLO
- Chipotle
- French Meadow
- Panera Bread
- Al's Breakfast
- Common Roots
- The Bad Waitress
- Taco Bell drive-thru
- Any coffee shop
- Barbette
- Pizza Luce
BEST SERVICE
- Manny's Steakhouse
- Chipotle
- La Belle Vie
- 20.21
- Murray's
- The Independent
- Broders' Pasta Bar
- Zen Box
- W.A. Frost
- Hard Times Cafe (H.W.A., aka Hipsters With Attitude)
BEST CHAIN RESTAURANTS
- Chipotle
- Noodles & Company
- Panera Bread
- Green Mill
- Old Chicago
- Olive Garden
- Big Bowl
- Buca di Beppo
- Taco Bell
- Fogo de Chao
I'm a restaurant virgin at:
- Fogo de Chao
- 20.21
- Chambers Kitchen
- Sea Change
- Melting Pot
- Manny's
- Ecopolitan
- The Sample Room
- Erte
- Black Sheep Pizza
Favorite Farmers' Markets
- Minneapolis Farmers Market (Nicollet Mall)
- Mill City Farmers Market
- St. Paul Farmers Market
- Minneapolis Farmers Market (North Lyndale)
- Midtown Farmers Market
- Kingfield Farmers Market
- Minneapolis Uptown Market
- University of Minnesota Farmers Market
- Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market
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