10 editor picks in Minneapolis.
Food tour in North Loop
Minneapolis North Loop Food Tour of 6 Local's Favorites Tastings
4 of these places are in North Loop
Minneapolis runs a confident cocktail scene that helped define the modern Midwestern bar. Parlour and Public Domain anchor the North Loop and carry much of that reputation, while Monte Carlo keeps an old-school room nearby. In Northeast, The Sample Room and Earl Giles Distillery carry the craft side of the city's drinking culture.
10 cocktail bar places in Minneapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Minneapolis · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Drink Bartender's-choice cocktail
Public Domain in the North Loop builds bespoke cocktails with no printed menu in Minneapolis.
Drink Seasonal cocktail
The Sample Room on Marshall Street NE has poured cocktails in a restored 1893 hotel-saloon building in Northeast Minneapolis since 2002.
Drink Manhattan
Monte Carlo on 3rd Avenue North has run a Warehouse District classic cocktail bar in Minneapolis since 1906.
Drink House gin cocktails
Earl Giles Distillery on Quincy Street NE has poured house spirits and elixirs in Logan Park since 2022.
Drink Local craft beer
The Howe Daily on Minnehaha Avenue has run a South Minneapolis neighbourhood bar since 2010.
Drink Manhattan
Icehouse on Nicollet Avenue has run a Minneapolis bar and music venue on Eat Street since 2011.
Drink Wonderstuff lager
Bauhaus Brew Labs on Tyler Street NE has poured German-inspired beer in Minneapolis since 2014.
Drink Pickleback shot
Cuzzy's on Washington Avenue has poured drinks in the North Loop Minneapolis since 1976.
Drink Vodka soda
The Saloon on Hennepin Avenue has run a Twin Cities LGBTQ+ bar in downtown Minneapolis since 1977.
Drink Parlour burger and cocktail
Parlour in the basement of Borough on Washington Avenue has poured cocktails in Minneapolis since 2014.
