The 20 Best Places to Drink in Minneapolis
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The best places to drink in Minneapolis, according to the experts: The Pinnacle Guide, James Beard Awards, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Meteor comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
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Manny's Steakhouse and Bûcheron hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Minnesota Monthly next.
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Rank 1. Meteor
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 1 Pin
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Manny's Steakhouse
Steakhouse
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Esquire Esquire: Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Minnesota Monthly Minnesota Monthly: Top 75 Restaurants
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Esquire Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
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Rank 3. Bûcheron
French
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.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Winner · Best New Restaurant
- Esquire Esquire: Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Best New Restaurant
- Esquire Martini · The Best Martinis in America
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- Minnesota Monthly Minnesota Monthly: Top 75 Restaurants
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central
- Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central
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- Wine Enthusiast Wine Enthusiast: Top 50 New Restaurants
- Minnesota Monthly Minnesota Monthly: Best Wine Bar · Best New Restaurants
- Eater Eater: Best New Bar
- Wine Enthusiast Top 50 New Restaurants
- Minnesota Monthly Best Wine Bar · Best New Restaurants
- Eater Best New Bar
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- Minnesota Monthly Minnesota Monthly: Top 75 Restaurants
- Eater Eater: St. Paul’s Best Bars
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The awards
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The awards
- Minnesota Monthly Minnesota Monthly: Top 75 Restaurants
- Eater Eater: 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Eater Eater: St. Paul’s Best Bars
- Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
- Eater 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars
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Rank 7. Mancini’s
Steakhouse
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
- Mpls St Paul Mpls St Paul: The Best Restaurants in the Twin Cities
- Eater Eater: St. Paul’s Best Bars
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The awards
- Minnesota Monthly Minnesota Monthly: Top 75 Restaurants
- Eater Eater: 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Eater Eater: St. Paul’s Best Bars
- Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
- Eater 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Eater St. Paul’s Best Bars
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Rank 7. Moscow on the Hill
Eastern European
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
- Eater Eater: St. Paul’s Best Bars
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The awards
- Minnesota Monthly Minnesota Monthly: Top 75 Restaurants
- Eater Eater: St. Paul’s Best Bars
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