Minneapolis Bar Guide
30+ bars across Minneapolis's drinking neighbourhoods, curated by editors who know the city.
Minneapolis is the Midwest's most-slept-on cocktail city. Marvel Bar has held a James Beard semi-finalist nomination most years since 2014. The Northeast brewery district holds more breweries per square mile than any other American neighbourhood. The drinks are cheap, the rooms are warm, and the winters give the bars a job to do.
Five neighbourhoods cluster the scene. North Loop is the cocktail-and-warehouse spine. Northeast across the river is the brewery taproom district. Uptown is the residential boutique-bar quarter. Lyn-Lake is the indie nightlife strip. Downtown covers the polished after-work scene.
Cocktails run $13 to $17. Pints $7 to $9. Tipping is 20 percent. Most bars run to 2am. Reserve Marvel Bar and Volstead's on Friday and Saturday. Sunday brunch is the institution — many bars do bottomless mimosas.
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Marvel Bar
James Beard semi-finalist. Speakeasy below The Bachelor Farmer. Twenty-eight seats. Classic-cocktail-leaning menu, low light, and the most precise cocktail technique in the Twin Cities.
P.S. Steak
Steakhouse with a serious cocktail program. The bar room is separate from the dining room. Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, and martinis done with care.
Volstead's
Speakeasy reached up a fire escape in an alley. Twenty seats. Reservations only. The Northeast cocktail crowd's regular spot.
Constantine
Ground-floor cocktail bar of the Hewing Hotel. Greek-influenced cocktail menu, marble interior, and an after-work-and-dinner crowd.
Eastside
Restaurant-and-cocktail-bar with one of Minneapolis's longest amaro lists. The bartenders rotate the menu monthly. Best on a weeknight.
Indeed Brewing
Northeast brewery taproom with twelve house taps and a serious kitchen. The most reliable brewery-district evening. Long communal tables.
Neighbourhood Guide
North Loop
The cocktail-and-warehouse spine. Converted nineteenth-century warehouses now hold awarded cocktail rooms, restaurants, and boutique hotels.
Northeast
Across the Mississippi from downtown. The brewery district. Twenty-plus breweries, cheap pints, and the most casual Minneapolis drinking quarter.
Uptown
The residential boutique-bar district south-west of downtown. Wine bars, neighbourhood cocktail rooms, and a thirty-something local crowd.
Lyn-Lake
The indie nightlife strip south of Uptown. Live-music venues, dive bars, and the city's most adventurous food scene.
Downtown
The central business district. Hotel cocktail bars, polished after-work crowds, and the suit-and-tie quarter.
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