Tasting Menu
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5 tasting menu places in Minneapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Minneapolis | Tasting Menu across every city.

The Twin Cities tasting-menu scene is small but inventive, built by chefs who treat dinner as a guided sequence. Tenant in Uptown runs a tight, set-menu format, while Travail Kitchen and Amusements in Saint Paul made its name on playful, theatrical courses. Demi in the North Loop brings a more refined, fine-dining register to the form.

Tenant ★ 4.7

$$$$Tasting MenuUptown

Mateo Mackbee and Erin Lucas's Tenant on Bryant Avenue runs a 14-seat Minneapolis tasting room since 2024. Beard-finalist chef pair; six-week menu rotations.

OrderThe full prix fixe; menu changes every six weeks. Beverage pairing recommended.

TipTickets release on the website the first of every month; book the same day. No walk-ins.

Travail Kitchen and Amusements ★ 4.6

$$$$Tasting MenuSaint Paul

Travail in Robbinsdale has run a theatrical tasting room in the Twin Cities since 2010. The casual Pig Ate My Pizza sister-room sits next door.

OrderThe full tasting menu; let the kitchen pick. Pair with the bubbles flight.

TipTickets sell on Tock; release windows are tight. Pig Ate My Pizza next door is the walk-in alternative.

Demi ★ 4.9

$$$$Tasting menuNorth Loop

Gavin Kaysen's Demi in the North Loop runs a 20-seat tasting-counter dining room in Minneapolis since 2017. James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur 2023.

Tenant ★ 4.7

$$$$Tasting menuUptown

Mackbee and Lucas's Tenant on Bryant Avenue runs a 14-seat tasting room in Minneapolis since 2024. James Beard finalist 2024; six-week menu rotations.

Travail Kitchen and Amusements ★ 4.6

$$$$Tasting menuSaint Paul

Travail in Robbinsdale has run a theatrical multi-course tasting in the Twin Cities since 2010. Led by chef Mike Brown and James Winberg. Tasting menu $135.

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