10 cocktail bar places in Minneapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Minneapolis | Cocktail Bar across every city.
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.
Public Domain ★ 4.6
north-loop · 119 Washington Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Public Domain in the North Loop builds bespoke cocktails with no printed menu in Minneapolis. Tell the bartender your mood and they pour to match.
The Sample Room ★ 4.3
northeast · 2124 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
The Sample Room on Marshall Street NE has poured cocktails in a restored 1893 hotel-saloon building in Northeast Minneapolis since 2002. Booking recommended.
Monte Carlo ★ 4.4
north-loop · 219 N 3rd Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Monte Carlo on 3rd Avenue North has run a Warehouse District classic cocktail bar in Minneapolis since 1906. Long mahogany bar, Manhattans, steak frites.
Earl Giles Distillery ★ 4.4
northeast · 1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
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.
The Howe Daily Kitchen and Bar ★ 4.2
longfellow-powderhorn · 3675 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
The Howe Daily on Minnehaha Avenue has run a South Minneapolis neighbourhood bar since 2010. Patio, scratch-kitchen menu, deep craft-beer taps.
Icehouse ★ 4.4
eat-street · 2528 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
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.
Bauhaus Brew Labs ★ 4.4
northeast · 1315 Tyler St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Bauhaus Brew Labs on Tyler Street NE has poured German-inspired beer in Minneapolis since 2014. Large indoor-outdoor taproom, food trucks on rotation.
Cuzzy's ★ 4.1
north-loop · 507 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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.
The Saloon ★ 4.2
uptown · 830 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
The Saloon on Hennepin Avenue has run a Twin Cities LGBTQ+ bar in downtown Minneapolis since 1977. Located in Uptown. At 830 Hennepin Avenue.
Parlour ★ 4.5
north-loop · 730 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Parlour in the basement of Borough on Washington Avenue has poured cocktails in Minneapolis since 2014. Order the parlour burger and cocktail.