Eat well in Minneapolis for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

Cheap eats worth seeking out

Matt's Bar ★ 4.7

$ BurgersLongfellow Powderhorn

Matt's Bar on Cedar Avenue has run a $9 Jucy Lucy in South Minneapolis since 1954. The original cheese-stuffed burger, fries and a beer for under fifteen.

TryJucy Lucy

Quang Restaurant ★ 4.7

$ VietnameseEat Street

Quang on Nicollet has poured James Beard America's Classics 2024 pho in Minneapolis since 1989. Located in Eat Street. At 2719 Nicollet Ave.

TryPho tai

Manny's Tortas ★ 4.4

$ MexicanEat Street

Manny's Tortas inside Midtown Global Market has stacked Mexico City-style sandwiches in Minneapolis since 1999. Cubana with five meats, telera bread.

TryCubana torta

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Kramarczuk's ★ 4.5

$ Modern PolishNortheast

Kramarczuk's on East Hennepin has cured James Beard America's Classics-winning sausages in Minneapolis since 1954. Located in Northeast. Booking recommended.

TryPolish sausage plate

Afro Deli ★ 4.4

$ GreekNortheast

Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on Washington Avenue SE has run Beard-nominated halal sambusas in Minneapolis since 2011. Located in Northeast.

TrySambusas, gyro

Punch Neapolitan Pizza ★ 4.5

$ PizzeriaSaint Paul

Punch Neapolitan on Grand Avenue has fired 90-second pizzas in the Twin Cities since 1996. Located in Saint Paul. At 769 Grand Ave. Booking recommended.

TryMargherita pizza

El Burrito Mercado ★ 4.3

$ MexicanSaint Paul

El Burrito Mercado on Cesar Chavez Street has run a Mexican cafeteria in Saint Paul's West Side since 1979. Carnitas, beans and rice under twelve.

TryCarnitas plate

World Street Kitchen ★ 4.4

$ Street foodUptown

Sameh Wadi's World Street Kitchen on Lyndale has run global street food in Minneapolis since 2013. Located in Uptown. At 2743 Lyndale Ave S.

TryYum yum rice bowl

5-8 Club ★ 4.3

$ New AmericanLongfellow Powderhorn

5-8 Club on Cedar Avenue South has run the contested-original Juicy Lucy in Minneapolis since 1954. The other half of the Juicy Lucy debate.

TryOriginal Juicy Lucy

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