Where to drink well in Minneapolis by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Minneapolis. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Spoon and Stable's bar on North 1st Street pours growers' Champagne in Minneapolis since 2014. Walk-in seats at the bar, snacks and oysters; the dining room behind.
Signature pour: Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Modern American by the glass, growers' Champagne
Food: Snacks and oysters
Constantine in the Hewing Hotel pours natural-wine and vermouth in Minneapolis since 2018. Small plates; deepest vermouth list in town, basement atmosphere.
Signature pour: Vermouth by the glass
Wine focus: Natural wines, vermouth list
Food: Small plates
France 44's Tasting Room on France Avenue South has run wine flights in Minneapolis since 2011. The Linden Hills wine shop's tasting bar; Burgundy and Loire focus.
Signature pour: Burgundy
Wine focus: Old World classics
Food: Cheese plates
Young Joni's unmarked back bar in Northeast Minneapolis runs natural wine, cocktails and late pizza since 2016. Open until 02:00, hidden entrance off Madison Street.
Signature pour: Lambrusco
Wine focus: Italian and natural
Food: Pizza
Wine Thief and Ale Jail on Saint Clair Avenue has run a Saint Paul wine bar in Highland Park since 2014. Twenty by-the-glass wines plus cheese and charcuterie.
Signature pour: Champagne
Wine focus: Eclectic by the glass
Food: Cheese, charcuterie
Saint Genevieve on Bryant Avenue South has run a French bistro and wine bar in Minneapolis since 2017. Steve Brown's natural-French Linden Hills room.
Signature pour: Loire whites
Wine focus: Natural French
Food: French snacks and plates
Bardo on East Hennepin pours natural wine and tropical cocktails in Minneapolis since 2021. Caribbean-inspired plates, Northeast walking-distance to Young Joni.
Signature pour: Vermentino
Wine focus: Tropical-cocktail focus, natural wine list
Food: Caribbean-inspired plates
Borough on Washington Avenue North has run a North Loop dining room and bar in Minneapolis since 2014. Modern-American small plates; Parlour cocktails downstairs.
Signature pour: Pinot Noir
Wine focus: Eclectic by the glass
Food: Modern American small plates
Peak food season in Minneapolis is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Minneapolis rewards trust.