4 italian rooms in Minneapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Minneapolis | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking in Minneapolis ranges from handmade pasta bars to neighborhood red-sauce rooms. Bar La Grassa and Red Rabbit both work the North Loop, while Broders' Pasta Bar has long been a Linden Hills fixture for from-scratch pasta. In Saint Paul, Mucci's Italian keeps a more casual, throwback style alive.
Bar La Grassa ★ 4.6
north-loop · 800 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Isaac Becker's Bar La Grassa on Washington Avenue has run the North Loop's defining Italian in Minneapolis since 2009. James Beard Best Chef Midwest 2011.
Red Rabbit ★ 4.2
north-loop · 201 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Luke Shimp's Red Rabbit on Washington Avenue has run a North Loop Italian-American room in Minneapolis since 2017. Wood-fired pizza, cacio e pepe, full bar.
Broders' Pasta Bar ★ 4.7
linden-hills · 5000 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419
The Broder family's Pasta Bar at 50th and Penn has run a Southwest Minneapolis Italian since 1994. Located in Linden Hills. At 5000 Penn Ave S.
Mucci's Italian ★ 4.7
saint-paul · 786 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55102
Mucci's Italian in Saint Paul runs Tim Niver's house-pasta and montanara kitchen on Randolph Avenue, a 2025 James Beard hospitality nominee.