Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Minneapolis for grown-ups.

Where to drink

The Sample Room ★ 4.3

Cocktail barRiverfront cocktail bar$$$northeastTue-Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 10:30-22:00

The Sample Room on Marshall Street NE has poured cocktails in a restored 1893 hotel-saloon building in Northeast Minneapolis since 2002. Booking recommended.

Signature drink: Seasonal cocktail

Food: New American small plates

2124 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418

Monte Carlo ★ 4.4

Cocktail barClassic cocktail bar$$$north-loopMon-Sat 16:00-22:00

Monte Carlo on 3rd Avenue North has run a Warehouse District classic cocktail bar in Minneapolis since 1906. Long mahogany bar, Manhattans, steak frites.

Signature drink: Manhattan

Food: American

219 N 3rd Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Earl Giles Distillery ★ 4.4

Cocktail barDistillery cocktail bar$$$northeastMon-Thu 15:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun 11:00-21:00

Earl Giles Distillery on Quincy Street NE has poured house spirits and elixirs in Logan Park since 2022. Located in Northeast. Order the house gin cocktails.

Signature drink: House gin cocktails

Food: Wood-fired pizza

1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Icehouse ★ 4.4

Cocktail barMusic venue, bar$$$eat-streetWed-Thu 18:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-00:00, Sun 16:00-23:00

Icehouse on Nicollet Avenue has run a Minneapolis bar and music venue on Eat Street since 2011. Cocktail program by Pip Hanson; weekly jazz on the back stage.

Signature drink: Manhattan

Food: Modern American

2528 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Bauhaus Brew Labs ★ 4.4

Cocktail barTaproom$$$northeastMon-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri 15:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-18:00

Bauhaus Brew Labs on Tyler Street NE has poured German-inspired beer in Minneapolis since 2014. Large indoor-outdoor taproom, food trucks on rotation.

Signature drink: Wonderstuff lager

Food: Food trucks

1315 Tyler St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Cuzzy's ★ 4.1

Cocktail barDive bar$$$north-loopWed-Thu 11:00-late, Fri 07:00-late, Sat 08:00-late

Cuzzy's on Washington Avenue has poured drinks in the North Loop Minneapolis since 1976. Dollar bills on the ceiling, the neighbourhood's enduring dive.

Signature drink: Pickleback shot

Food: Bar burgers

507 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

The Saloon ★ 4.2

Cocktail barLGBTQ+ bar$$$uptownMon-Thu 12:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-03:00, Sun 12:00-02:00

The Saloon on Hennepin Avenue has run a Twin Cities LGBTQ+ bar in downtown Minneapolis since 1977. Located in Uptown. At 830 Hennepin Avenue.

Signature drink: Vodka soda

Food: Pub menu

830 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Parlour ★ 4.5

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$north-loopSun-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-01:00

Parlour in the basement of Borough on Washington Avenue has poured cocktails in Minneapolis since 2014. Order the parlour burger and cocktail.

Signature drink: Parlour burger and cocktail

Food: Burgers

730 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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