Minneapolis
The indie nightlife strip south of Uptown. Live-music venues, dive bars, and the city's most adventurous food scene. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Minneapolis.
North Loop · $$$
James Beard semi-finalist.
North Loop · $$$
Steakhouse with a serious cocktail program.
Northeast · $$
Speakeasy reached up a fire escape in an alley.
North Loop · $$$
Ground-floor cocktail bar of the Hewing Hotel.
You'll find Cocktail Bars, Date Night, Hidden Gems and Rooftop Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.
The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Lyn-Lake like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.
A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.