1. Big River Pizza
8.4
280 5th St E (Wall St.), Saint Paul, MN
Pizzeria · Lowertown · 13 tips and reviews
Michael May: 10,000 Leeks is wonderfully light. St Vincent has just the right amount of zing.
Carrie Rigdon: Great, unique vegetarian pizzas like the 10,000 Leeks, good beer selection
Shawn: BRP does something that is a req for elite pizza and only a few places in the cities (ie Punch, Burch, Red Wagon) do well. Crust. Delicious crust. This alone makes BRP worth driving from MPLS for.
3. Luci Ancora
8.5
2060 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN
Italian Restaurant · Highland · 11 tips and reviews
Cathi Mercer: Wonderful Italian food. Home-made pasta!
Shabnam: Best caesar salad you'll find anywhere! Truly affordable fresh pasta dishes using local/organic produce! Love that it's family owned. Check out the sister restaurant, Ristorante Luci, down the road!
Sarah Amundson: Great food! I will definitely be back!
4. Joan's in the Park
8.5
631 Snelling Ave S (at W Bayard Ave), Saint Paul, MN
American Restaurant · Highland · 18 tips and reviews
Amy Wisniewski: The homemade bread is fantastic! Try the salmon, absolutely amazing. The bruschetta is different every day.
City Pages: City Pages #5 top ten steak house. "Soft, subtle lighting in a not-at-all stuffy neighborhood joint can be the perfect accoutrements to a nice, red cut of perfectly seasoned meat.
Lindsay Brown: Try the new Napoleon at joan's! It's vegetarian too!
5. The Saint Paul Hotel
8.4
350 Market St (btwn W 4th & 5th St), Saint Paul, MN
Hotel · Downtown St. Paul · 27 tips and reviews
Steve Hanneman: Historic and romantic . We live in the Twin Cities and spend 2 or 3 getaway weekends here annually. Service is always impeccable. It's like imagining life from 75 years ago.
Andy Noble: I love these old-style American hotels with beautiful eccentric bars and restaurants with ambiance, atmosphere, and service
Sarah Greshowak: The pillows are too tall
8. Meritage
8.5
410 Saint Peter St (at Market St), Saint Paul, MN
French Restaurant · Downtown St. Paul · 83 tips and reviews
Yaz Mus: Definitely brunch it up with the creamy delicious eggs coquette
City Pages: Voted top ten chicken wings! The result is an intensely chickeny chicken wing with a distinctly bacony flavor that yields the bone with the gentlest nudge.
City Pages: Voted Best French Restaurant of 2013! While Meritage continues to wonderfully execute the classics, it also continues to grow and change. Read more.
13. Panera Bread
7.6
2056 Ford Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN
Bakery · Highland · 19 tips and reviews
Madeline Stevens: Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Delicious seasonal dishes too
Samantha Huet: Panera has great smoothies! The consistency is perfect, they make then with non-fat Greek yogurt. Black cherry and mango are my faves!
Cirien Saadeh: Great customer service, the MyPanera Card Service is awesome, and the You Pick Two selection is semi-affordable, but super delicious