Kiku Bistro

Japanese restaurant with a good happy hour.
Rainbow Chinese

Authentic Chinese restaurant on Eat Street.
Number 12 Cider

Cidery with a large space for hanging out.
Patrick McGovern’s Pub

Irish bar near the Xcel Energy Center.
Cossetta

Historical, fast-casual Italian spot in St. Paul with great pizza.
Trailer Park Bar

Food-hall type space with lots of booze options.
Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea

Instagrammable coffee shop with food that falls a bit short.
Herkimer Pub and Brewery (PERMANETELY CLOSED)

Above-average pub food with beer made in-restaurant.
Bev’s Wine Bar

Quiet, no-frills wine bar in North Loop.
Brim

Fast-casual restaurant for healthy bowls and several gluten-free and dairy-free items.
Animales Barbeque Co.

Food truck parked at Able Brewery serving killer barbecue.
Runyon’s

North Loop bar with incredible chicken wings.
Crumb Deli (Eden Prairie)

Delicious deli serving soups, salads, and sandwiches.
Smith (Eden Prairie)

Coffee shop with a rustic atmosphere that turns into a great happy hour spot in the evening.
Cafe Zupas (Multiple Locations)

Casual restaurant serving soups, salads, and sandwiches.
PERMANENTLY CLOSED: Smallcakes (Apple Valley)

Bakery with delicious cupcakes.
Mercado

Solid tacos and margaritas inside an apartment building in Uptown.
Vicinity Coffee

Bustling neighborhood coffee shop.
12welve Eyes Brewing

St. Paul brewery close to CHS Field.
Surly Pizza Upstairs (PERMANETELY CLOSED)

The restaurant on top of Surly Brewing, serving pizzas, salads, and other side dishes.
Delicata

Neighborhood pizza joint.
Sweet Chow (PERMANETELY CLOSED)

Fast-casual Asian Street Food restaurant.
Lake and Irving

Uptown bar with better than average bar food.
Green Bee Juicery

Organic juicery.
Salty Tart Bakery

Bakery with multiple locations and a small brunch menu.
Punch Pizza (Northeast)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Punch Pizza (Grand Ave.)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Punch Pizza (Lake Calhoun)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Punch Pizza (Eden Prairie)

Pizza chain that set the bar high for Neopolotian pizza in the Twin Cities.
Book Club

Cozy restaurant serving salads, soups, and sandwiches alongside draft beer, wines, and craft cocktails.