Matt's Bar ★ 4.7
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.
Try: Jucy Lucy
Eat well in Minneapolis for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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Quang Restaurant ★ 4.7
Quang on Nicollet has poured James Beard America's Classics 2024 pho in Minneapolis since 1989. Located in Eat Street. At 2719 Nicollet Ave.
Try: Pho tai
Manny's Tortas ★ 4.4
Manny's Tortas inside Midtown Global Market has stacked Mexico City-style sandwiches in Minneapolis since 1999. Cubana with five meats, telera bread.
Try: Cubana torta
Kramarczuk's ★ 4.5
Kramarczuk's on East Hennepin has cured James Beard America's Classics-winning sausages in Minneapolis since 1954. Located in Northeast. Booking recommended.
Try: Polish sausage plate
Afro Deli ★ 4.4
Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on Washington Avenue SE has run Beard-nominated halal sambusas in Minneapolis since 2011. Located in Northeast.
Try: Sambusas, gyro
Punch Neapolitan Pizza ★ 4.5
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.
Try: Margherita pizza
El Burrito Mercado ★ 4.3
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.
Try: Carnitas plate
World Street Kitchen ★ 4.4
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.
Try: Yum yum rice bowl
5-8 Club ★ 4.3
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.
Try: Original Juicy Lucy