Mike Guswiler: Love this place, great fresh mozzarella, fantastic selection of beer and wine, cigars AND close to Punch pizza...
Brian Hamric: Great place for a wonderful selection of wines, cheeses, liquor and even cigars!
Colleen: Such a perfect deli for noshing food - excellent cheese selection & great salamis, sandwiches ... And interesting little things..
2. Smack Shack
9.0
603 Washington Ave N (N 6th Ave.), Minneapolis, MN
Seafood Restaurant · Warehouse District · 153 tips and reviews
Zach Dillon: Lobster roll and lobster mac and cheese are the food truck favorites, but don't forget the amazing po'boys and the lobster corn dog appetizer.
City Pages: If you're lusting after lobster, try the lobster boil -- always a winner -- or go modern with the mac and cheese -- served with hunks of lobster and a creamy cheese sauce that tastes like a dream.
Food Network: Stuffs the menu with freshly made lobster rolls, po'boys and the house favorite, lobster mac and cheese. Combining lightly poached lobster meat with a fontina and Taleggio cheese sauce. Read more.
Aaron Landry: Order the tomato and oregano pizza, adding garlic, smoked mozzarella and fresh tomatoes. I say it is the best pizza in Minneapolis these days.
Dragan Čolaković: Try house salad to start with, and then order large pizza with pepperoni, oyster mushrooms and goat cheese. You will love it!
Tami Cabrera: I love their fennel sausage (good sausage!), fresh tomato, and ricotta pizza. House wine is very good too!
4. Matt's Bar
8.5
3500 Cedar Ave S (at E 35th St.), Minneapolis, MN
Burger Joint · Corcoran · 233 tips and reviews
Dan Murphy: The juciest of the Jucys in MPLS/STP. Very liquid & delicious cheese core. No frills bun & awesome skinny fries.
Liozzi: Try the Jucy Lucy - This is the best cheese filled burger in the Twin Cities!
City Pages: Jucy Lucys are south Minneapolis's contribution to world cuisine, made by crimping two beef patties together around a hunk of cheese and grilling until the cheese inside reaches molten temperatures. Read more.
6. Eli's Food & Cocktails
8.8
1225 E Hennepin Ave (at 13th St N), Minneapolis, MN
American Restaurant · Loring Park · 75 tips and reviews
Jeanette Rosenow: ive never had a meal here that did not make me go "this is so good!!" fav is the turkey, cheese, asparagus, on toasted bread. YUM!
Maria: Try the blue cheese burger here! Delicious blue cheese and caramelized onions on top of a juicy patty. YUM!
Lucas D: Great food, loved the blue cheese burger with caramelized onions! This place doesn't know if It's a restaurant or a bar.
City Pages: Voted Best Pizza by City Pages in 2011. Try the mac and cheese slice (always available) or choose from one of the many more adventurous items. Either way, it's cheap and it's good.
Robert Cole: Try the 2 Slices:Fresh Mozzarella, Roma Tomato & Basil + Spinach, Feta & Pesto - Great #vegetarian options (they were out of Grilled Veggie.) Best pizza in Minneapolis.
Brittany Long: Pretty much everything is delicious here! My favorites are margarita, Mac and cheese, and Tomato Feta
James Danielson: Get the Lobster Mac-N-Cheese!! Best I've had hands down. The Taleggio Cheese mixes absolutely perfect with the flavor of lobster! And the little bit of corn in it is fantastic, a must have!
City Pages: The ridiculously rich lobster mac & cheese will erase those sunny-day longings. Spiked with a tangy bit of Taleggio cheese, and topped with crispy panko bread crumbs, this unique blend is a must try.
Britton IV: Get the lobster mac!
10. Revival
8.8
4257 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Southern Food Restaurant · Kingfield · 45 tips and reviews
Ansell: The best fried chicken and macaroni & cheese I've had in the Twin Cities.
Steve Spaulding: This place is amazing. Best fried chicken I've ever had, and the Mac N Cheese is da bomb.
Dave Sawyer: The chicken thigh sandwich (Tennessee Hot) pairs perfectly with the creamy, savory mac and cheese side. Definitely a "Oh, hell yeah!" lunch experience for your tastebuddies.
11. Red Cow
8.8
3624 W 50th St (Drew Ave S.), Minneapolis, MN
Burger Joint · Fulton · 106 tips and reviews
City Pages: The bison burger is well seasoned & served with creamy goat cheese & fig slivers. The veggie burger: a spicy, curry-seasoned patty that's crispy on the outside and creamy and tender on the inside.
Allison Kuznia: Pretzel with beer cheese sauce is great and the Royale burger was amazing. Pork belly, Brie and arugula. Preferred the hand cut fries to the sweet potato fries however. Great beer list.
Lee Bottorff: Poutine with apples and blue cheese is fantastic!
13. Barbette
8.7
1600 W Lake St (at Irving), Minneapolis, MN
French Restaurant · Uptown · 96 tips and reviews
Lisa Grimm: Royale with Cheese is the best burger I've had in Minneapolis. Brie, carmelized onions on an english muffin-y bun w/ side of hollandaise. Pure amazing ridiculousness. Order it! Read more.
Zach Harper: Get the Buckwheat crepe with scrambled eggs, herbs and Brie. It's perfect every time.
Lauren Melcher: The green curry/coconut mussels are to die for. Pair with the herbed Brie + bread for one of the best meals in Minneapolis.
Dirk Thompson: Creme brûlée Danish… my wife's favorite is really good. Sour Cherry Creme Cheese is my favorite. For a meal, try Ham and Cheese Croissant.
Erik E: The American Tea Cake, ham and cheese croissant, and doughnuts are excellent.
Albert M: Authentic, local, good down to earth people and food. The tea cakes are delicious and big, the warm blueberry turn overs my favorites and the ham and cheese croissants are sooo good. Bring cash.