The Top 20 Places to Drink Near Sweeney's Saloon

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Mpls St Paul The Best Restaurants in the Twin Cities
2. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
2. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
2. Eater 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
3. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

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1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
2. Eater 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
3. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
2. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars

1. Esquire Martini · The Best Martinis in America
2. Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
3. Eater 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul

The menu cites lumberjacks as inspiration, which sounds like a joke until the food arrives smelling of juniper and pickled elderberries. This is a French American neighborhood restaurant on Nicollet, where the chef works a distinctly Upper Midwestern palate, finding fall vegetables worthy of a special occasion without making the room feel like one. It won the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant and landed on the New York Times Restaurant List. The pommes dauphine are, regulars will tell you, really just very good Tater Tots.

1. AAA Four Diamonds
2. James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Best New Restaurant
3. Esquire Martini · The Best Martinis in America

1. The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
2. James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
3. Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central

1. Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
2. Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central

1. Wine Enthusiast Top 50 New Restaurants
2. Minnesota Monthly Best Wine Bar · Best New Restaurants
3. Eater Best New Bar