8 editor picks in Minneapolis.
8 new american places in Minneapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Minneapolis | New American across every city.
The new American kitchen in Minneapolis blends local ingredients with global technique, often in chef-driven neighborhood rooms. Restaurant Alma and Zhora Darling both sit in Northeast, while Tilia keeps its seasonal menu running in Linden Hills. Spoon and Stable in the North Loop and Indigena by Owamni in the Mill District extend the same ambition uptown.
Alex Roberts's Alma on University Avenue has run Minneapolis's seasonal-American room since 1999. James Beard Best Chef Midwest 2010 winner.
OrderThe three-course prix fixe with the heritage pork main and the seasonal stone fruit dessert.
TipThe cafe at the front serves all-day pastries; book the dining room three weeks out. The B+B upstairs is the splurge.
Steven Brown's Tilia on West 43rd has run a Linden Hills neighbourhood bistro in Minneapolis since 2011. James Beard semifinalist French-American room.
OrderThe Tilia burger with bone marrow butter and the buttermilk biscuits at brunch.
TipWalk-ins only for the bar; book the dining room a week out. Weekend brunch line forms by 09:30.
Sean Sherman's Indigena by Owamni inside the Guthrie Theater runs the country's pre-eminent Indigenous tasting kitchen in Minneapolis since June 2026.
Gavin Kaysen's flagship in the old North Loop livery has run modern-American fine dining in Minneapolis since 2014. James Beard Best Chef Midwest 2018.
Alex Roberts's Alma on University Avenue has run seasonal-American fine dining in Minneapolis since 1999. James Beard Best Chef Midwest 2010 winner.
Zhora Darling in Northeast Minneapolis runs a late-night music room and bar on 1st Avenue with small plates, karaoke booths and food service to 1am.
OrderSmall plates, flatbreads, sandwiches
TipThe private karaoke room takes reservations; late-night food menu runs 22:00-01:00 daily, and the small-plates flight pairs with the cocktail program.
Tongue in Cheek in Saint Paul runs Chef Leonard Anderson's casual fine-dining kitchen on Payne Avenue, with humanely raised proteins and craft cocktails.
OrderThe pork belly with parsnips three ways and the seasonal small-plates flight from Chef Anderson's counter.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Reserve through their site for Friday and Saturday; the bar's craft cocktail program keeps walk-up seats interesting.
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.
OrderOriginal Juicy Lucy
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