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NeighborhoodMill District
Hours{'monday': '15:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-00:00', 'thursday': '15:00-00:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '10:00-00:00'}
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Tip: The expanded heated patio runs through winter. Karaoke and trivia weeknights; brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11:00.

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Address: 515 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415

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The 19 Bar ★ 4.4

$Lowry Hill and Loring Park{'monday': '16:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '14:00-02:00', 'sunday': '14:00-02:00'}

The 19 Bar in Loring Park opened 1952 as the city's first gay bar and is now among the oldest continuously LGBTQ-owned bars in the country. Cash only.

Tip: Cash only and dive-bar simple. Reopened February 2025 after a 2024 fire forced closure. Pool tables and darts free.

19 West 15th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Gay 90's ★ 4.3

$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-03:00', 'saturday': '16:00-03:00', 'sunday': '21:00-02:00'}

The Gay 90's on Hennepin Avenue is the largest LGBTQ complex in the upper Midwest, six bars and three dance floors across two buildings, with the La Femme.

Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. La Femme Lounge drag Wednesday to Sunday; Kinky Fridays and burlesque add to the calendar.

408 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Berlin ★ 4.7

$$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-01:00', 'thursday': '18:00-23:00', 'friday': '16:00-01:00', 'saturday': '16:00-01:00', 'sunday': '18:00-23:00'}

Berlin opened February 2024 across from Spoon and Stable as an 85-capacity European-style jazz and listening room, with state of the art sound and ticketed.

Tip: No reservations except for ticketed Friday and Saturday shows. Most weeknights run no cover. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

204 North First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Small Hours ★ 4.7

$$Northeast Minneapolis{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-23:00', 'thursday': '17:00-23:00', 'friday': '17:00-00:00', 'saturday': '17:00-00:00', 'sunday': '17:00-22:00'}

Small Hours opened September 2024 in Northeast Minneapolis as the city's first dedicated hi-fi wine bar, with Klipsch La Scala speakers, Luxman turntables.

Tip: Wednesday to Thursday close at 23:00, Friday and Saturday at midnight, Sunday at 22:00. Tinned fish and bread to pair with the natural wine list.

2201 Northeast Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55418

Dakota ★ 4.8

$$$North Loop{'monday': '17:30-23:00', 'tuesday': '17:30-23:00', 'wednesday': '17:30-23:00', 'thursday': '17:30-23:00', 'friday': '17:30-00:00', 'saturday': '17:30-00:00', 'sunday': '17:30-23:00'}

Dakota on Nicollet Mall runs a seated jazz listening room with two sets a night, a chef-driven menu and headline touring bookings seven nights a week.

Tip: Two sets nightly. Reservations open by ticket purchase; the front row seats book first. Kitchen close varies by show.

1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Mortimer's Bar and Restaurant ★ 4.2

$Uptown{'monday': '16:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '11:00-02:00'}

Mortimer's at the corner of Lyndale and Franklin in Lyn-Lake has been a no-nonsense Uptown dive since 1976, with strong cheap drinks, a back patio.

Tip: Kitchen runs late and the burger menu is the order. Walk in, cash and card both work, expect a wait on weekends.

2001 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405

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