Icehouse ★ 4.4
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
The Howe Daily on Minnehaha Avenue has run a South Minneapolis neighbourhood bar since 2010. Patio, scratch-kitchen menu, deep craft-beer taps.
Food program: American
Address: 3675 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
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
Bauhaus Brew Labs on Tyler Street NE has poured German-inspired beer in Minneapolis since 2014. Large indoor-outdoor taproom, food trucks on rotation, kid-friendly.
Signature drink: Wonderstuff lager
Food: Food trucks
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
The Saloon on Hennepin Avenue has run a Twin Cities LGBTQ+ bar in downtown Minneapolis since 1977. Drag shows, dance floor, the city's longest-running gay venue.
Signature drink: Vodka soda
Food: Pub menu
Parlour in the basement of Borough on Washington Avenue has poured cocktails in Minneapolis since 2014. The Parlour burger pairs with a Manhattan; reservations only.
Signature drink: Parlour burger and cocktail
Food: Burgers
Marvel Bar in the basement of the old Bachelor Farmer space has poured Minneapolis's defining cocktails since 2011. Pip Hanson's Oliveto; basement bar, no kitchen.
Signature drink: Oliveto martini
Food: None