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Where to eat in Minneapolis

56 hand-picked places in Minneapolis, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Top Tables in Minneapolis

Spoon and Stable New American restaurant · $$$ · North Loop
Gavin Kaysen's flagship in a 1906 horse stable. The hardest book in town, so grab a bar seat and order the dorothy's pot roast.
211 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Indigena by Owamni $$$ · Guthrie Theater, Mill District
Sean Sherman's James Beard-winning Indigenous restaurant, reopened at the Guthrie in June 2026: decolonized menu, no dairy or wheat, book ahead.
The Butcher's Tale Restaurant · $$$$ · Downtown
Premium steakhouse specializing in Wagyu and Certified Angus cuts, 4.6 stars.
1121 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Fast Food in Minneapolis

Matt's Bar $ · Powderhorn
Birthplace of the Jucy Lucy. Cash only, no fries substitutions, no apologies. The 5-8 Club claims they invented it. They are wrong.
5-8 Club Bar & grill · $$ · Cedar Ave S, South Minneapolis
919 reviews at 4.2 stars and the other half of the Jucy Lucy feud since the 1950s: order one and settle the argument yourself.
5800 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Egg on a Roll Sandwich shop · $ · Downtown
Fast-casual breakfast sandwich spot locals rave about, 4.7 stars.
201 N 5th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Trendy in Minneapolis

Al's Breakfast Breakfast restaurant · $ · Dinkytown
Fourteen stools, ten feet wide, open since 1950. Stand behind your seat, wait your turn, get the blueberry pancakes. A national treasure.
413 14th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Porzana Argentinian restaurant · $$$$ · North Loop
391 reviews at 4.4 stars and currently the hottest table in town: Argentinian live-fire steakhouse, get the wood-grilled ribeye.
200 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Khaluna Laotian restaurant · $$$ · Lyndale Ave S, Kingfield
497 reviews at 4.3 stars, Ann Ahmed's Lao restaurant that keeps landing on national lists: crispy rice salad and the khao poon.
4000 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409

Sandwiches in Minneapolis

Marty's Deli Deli · $ · Northeast
Sunny-corner Northeast shop that made national best-sandwich lists. Get the Raffi Luigi, salami and prosciutto with sweet peppers and fennel slaw.
400 NE Lowry Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Kramarczuk's $ · East Hennepin, Northeast
649 reviews at 4.4 stars and a James Beard America's Classic since 1954: house sausage on a bun, plus pierogi on the side.
Caffrey's Deli & Subs Sandwich shop · $ · Lyndale
Neighborhood deli with a great vibe, 4.4 stars for great sandwiches.
3008 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Pizza in Minneapolis

Pizzeria Lola Pizza restaurant · $$ · Southwest Minneapolis
Ann Kim's copper-oven wood-fired spot that put Twin Cities pizza on the map. The Korean BBQ pie and a soft-serve swirl to finish.
5557 Xerxes Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Black Sheep Coal Fired Pizza Pizza restaurant · $$ · Warehouse District, North Loop
713 reviews at 4.2 stars, Minnesota's first coal-fired oven and open to 2am Friday and Saturday: crispy charred crust, get the soppressata and hot pepper.
600 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Northern Fires Pizza Pizza Takeout · $$ · Standish
Takeout-only wood-fired pizzeria, 4.7 stars for a perfectly thin, soft crust.
1839 E 42nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55407