Pajarito

Mexican restaurant with great margaritas and tacos.
PERMANENTLY CLOSED: Octo Fish Bar

Seafood restaurant inside a popular food hall.
Brim

Fast-casual restaurant for healthy bowls and several gluten-free and dairy-free items.
Animales Barbeque Co.

Food truck parked at Able Brewery serving killer barbecue.
Runyon’s

North Loop bar with incredible chicken wings.
Smith (Eden Prairie)

Coffee shop with a rustic atmosphere that turns into a great happy hour spot in the evening.
Cafe Zupas (Multiple Locations)

Casual restaurant serving soups, salads, and sandwiches.
Tavern 4&5 (Eden Prairie)

Busy suburb restaurant with elevated bar food and a good beer list.
6Smith (Wayzata)

Expensive restaurant on Lake Minnetonka in Wayzata, serving wonderful American dishes and cocktails.
Meyvn (CLOSED PERMANENTLY)

Bagels by day, raw bar/shared plates/craft cocktails by night spot in Uptown!
Mercado

Solid tacos and margaritas inside an apartment building in Uptown.
Vicinity Coffee

Bustling neighborhood coffee shop.
Northeast Social

Neighborhood restaurant with classic brunch and dinner dishes.
12welve Eyes Brewing

St. Paul brewery close to CHS Field.
Crave (Downtown)

American restaurant serving salad, sandwiches, soups, sushi, and more.
Crave (St. Louis Park)

American restaurant serving salad, sandwiches, soups, sushi, and more.
Kona Grill (Eden Prairie)

American restaurant with a great happy hour menu.
Delicata

Neighborhood pizza joint.
Sweet Chow (PERMANETELY CLOSED)

Fast-casual Asian Street Food restaurant.
Tiny Diner

Diner with a garden patio and locally sourced meals.
Nicollet Island Inn

Boutique Inn with a quality restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Birchwood Cafe

Neighborhood café with dynamic dishes using fresh and local ingredients.
PERMANENTLY CLOSED: Fig + Farro

Healthy, vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Uptown.
Lake and Irving

Uptown bar with better than average bar food.
Green Bee Juicery

Organic juicery.
Punch Pizza (Northeast)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Punch Pizza (Grand Ave.)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Punch Pizza (Lake Calhoun)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Punch Pizza (Eden Prairie)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Book Club

Cozy restaurant serving salads, soups, and sandwiches alongside draft beer, wines, and craft cocktails.