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The 50 Best Restaurants in Saint Paul

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The best restaurants in Saint Paul, according to the experts: AAA, Food & Wine, and James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Myriel comes out on top.

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Joan's In the Park and Hyacinth hold the next two places. Minnesota Monthly shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.

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  1. Rank 1. Myriel

    Karyn Tomlinson won a James Beard Award for the cooking she does here, which should tell you something. Myriel is a small-plates tasting spot in St. Paul where the menu changes often enough that nothing is posted online, which forces a pleasant kind of surrender. The room runs cream and sand with European bones, cozy but pulled-together. Tomlinson is also known for her pastry work, so if apple pie is on that night, the answer is yes.

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    470 Cleveland Ave S, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 4:45 PM

    Wednesday 4:45 PM–9:15 PM

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  2. Rank 2. Joan's In the Park

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    631 Snelling Avenue South, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  3. Rank 3. Hyacinth

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    790 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  4. Rank 3. Mucci's Italian

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    786 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  5. Rank 5. The Lexington

    American

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    1096 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–9:30 PM

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  6. Rank 6. Cossetta Alimentari

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    211 Seventh St W, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  7. Rank 6. El Burrito Mercado

    A sprawling Mexican market and restaurant that has been an old-school institution on Cesar Chavez Street, El Burrito Mercado runs a full deli and bakery alongside a proper sit-down kitchen. The family has been at it for generations, and the mole con pollo and birria tacos carry that kind of quiet confidence. The bakery cases alone, stacked with barbacoa and fresh conchas, make it hard to leave without your arms full.

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    175 Cesar Chavez St, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  8. Rank 6. Estelle

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    1806 St Clair Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 2 min

    Wednesday 4 PM–10 PM

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  9. Rank 6. Meritage

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    410 St Peter St, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  10. Rank 10. Marc Heu Patisserie Paris

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    156 Dale St N Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 9 AM

    Wednesday 9 AM–1 PM

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  11. Rank 11. Khue’s Kitchen

    Vietnamese

    Jicama ribs that read as meat are the talking point at this Vietnamese sit-down in Saint Paul, where chef Eric Pham opened his first restaurant as a tribute to his mother, a longtime figure at the family's Minneapolis institution Quang. Most plates land at $21 or under, and the menu runs from bún chay to a crispy chicken sandwich without any of it feeling like a compromise. The New York Times put it on their Restaurant List in 2026.

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    693 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  12. Rank 12. Forepaugh's Restaurant

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    276 Exchange St S, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closes soon, 10:30 PM, in 32 min

    Wednesday 3:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  13. Rank 13. Centro

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    750 Cleveland Ave S, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 2 min

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  14. Rank 14. A-Side Public House

    American

    A neighborhood bar and grill housed in a refurbished firehouse in St. Paul's West Seventh corridor, which gives the room more bones than most places trying to cultivate a "local watering hole" feeling. The menu runs American comfort, with a French onion steak sandwich doing a lot of the heavy lifting alongside a burger that locals seem to take personally. The bar handles cocktails, mocktails, and coffee drinks without making you feel like you have to pick a lane.

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    754 Randolph AVE, St. Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  15. Rank 14. Acqua Restaurant & Bar

    Italian

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    4453 Lake Ave S, White Bear Lake, MN · Saint Paul
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  16. Rank 14. Holman's Table

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    644 Bayfield St, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  17. Rank 14. Tongue In Cheek

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    989 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  18. Rank 18. Moscow on the Hill

    Eastern European

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    371 Selby Ave, St. Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 2 min

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  19. Rank 19. Afro Deli

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    400 Wabasha St N, Unit 200, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 10:30 AM

    Wednesday 10:30 AM–8 PM

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  20. Rank 19. Bolé Ethiopian Cuisine

    Ethiopian

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    1341 Pascal St N, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 2 min

    Wednesday 10 AM–10 PM

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  21. Rank 19. Brasa

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    777 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  22. Rank 19. Brunson's Pub

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    956 Payne Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  23. Rank 19. Casper's & Runyon's Nook

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    492 Hamline Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  24. Rank 19. Cheng Heng

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    448 University Ave W, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 9:30 AM

    Wednesday 9:30 AM–9:30 PM

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  25. Rank 19. Chimborazo

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    508 Lexington Pkwy S, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 11 AM

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  26. Rank 19. Chip's Clubhouse

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    272 Snelling Ave S, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  27. Rank 19. Churchill St.

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    4606 Churchill St, Shoreview, MN · Saint Paul
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  28. Rank 19. El Sazon Tacos & More

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    1815 Diffley Rd, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  29. Rank 19. Gus Gus

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    128 Cleveland Ave N, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 4 PM

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  30. Rank 19. Handsome Hog

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    173 Western Avenue N, St Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  31. Rank 19. Homi Restaurant

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    864 University Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 10 AM

    Wednesday 10 AM–8:30 PM

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  32. Rank 19. My Burger

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    1580 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  33. Rank 19. My Burger

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    855 Vikings Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  34. Rank 19. My Burger

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    1960 Donegal Dr, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  35. Rank 19. Nico’s Tacos

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    2260 Como Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  36. Rank 19. On's Kitchen

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    1613 University Ave W, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 10 AM

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  37. Rank 19. Parlour Bar St. Paul

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    267 Seventh St W, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  38. Rank 19. Punch

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    704 Cleveland Ave S, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  39. Rank 19. Punch

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    8300 City Centre Dr, Woodbury, MN · Saint Paul
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  40. Rank 19. Punch Neapolitan Pizza

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    3345 Central Park Village Dr, Eagan, MN · Saint Paul
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  41. Rank 19. Punch Neapolitan Pizza

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    1767 County Road B2 W, Roseville, MN · Saint Paul
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  42. Rank 19. Punch Neapolitan Pizza

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    769 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  43. Rank 19. Punch Neapolitan Pizza

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    15640 English Ave, Unit 400, Apple Valley, MN · Saint Paul
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  44. Rank 19. Red Cow

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    393 Selby Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  45. Rank 19. Red Cow

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    4300 Glumack Dr, St. Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 4 AM

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  46. Rank 46. Liliana

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    10060 City Walk Dr, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  47. Rank 46. Razava Bread

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    685 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Thu 7 AM

    Wednesday 7 AM–4 PM

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  48. Rank 48. Herbst Eatery & Farm Stand

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    779 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  49. Rank 49. Momento

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    360 St Peter St, Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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  50. Rank 49. Wrestaurant At The Palace

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    33 W Seventh Pl Saint Paul, MN · Saint Paul
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Wednesday 3 PM–1 AM

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