Bill's Bait Shop
Ericsson • $$
Up north, no drive required. Bill's Bait Shop packs a South Minneapolis corner with Northwoods kitsch, bacon-washed bourbon, cheap cans of Hamm's, and walleye worth the trip alone.
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Bina's
Logan Park • $$
Bina's is Northeast Minneapolis bar energy at its friendliest: buttery-crusted smashburgers, crunchy corn-fried potato wedges, and bartenders mixing jello shots amid gloriously random decor.
Picnic | Linden Hills
Southwest Minneapolis • $$
A neighborhood bar where whiskey flows, hot dogs shine, and visiting chefs keep the menu rotating. Locals treat it like a clubhouse—cozy, fun, and worth the visit.
Falling Knife Brewing Company
Mid-City Industrial
Step inside this sprawling taproom and it's like stumbling into a 70s rec room that happens to pour killer hazy IPAs. The beer lineup rotates constantly, the staff treats everyone like a regular, and Wolves game days here are basically a city holiday.
Killens Irish Pub
Central Minneapolis • $$
Killen's Irish Pub feels like a piece of Ireland shipped straight to Minneapolis: custom woodwork and stained glass imported across the Atlantic, pints of Guinness pouring smooth, and a smash burger that regulars won't stop raving about.
Bunker's Music Bar & Grill
Central Minneapolis • $$
This unpretentious dive hosts live music most nights with a crowd that actually came to listen, not pose. Grab a beer and some crispy tater tots while local legends and rising MPLS players take the stage.
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Trivia Mafia at Emmett's Public House
Emmett's Public House · Summit Hill
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Trivia Mafia at Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative
Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative · Northeast Minneapolis
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Survivor watch party Ep. 8
Animales Barbeque Co. · Harrison
$$
Gopher Game Day Specials at the Boxcar Bar
The Market At Malcolm Yards · Prospect Park
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Tottenham Spurs Watch Party
A Bar of Their Own · Seward
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The Corner Bar
Cedar-Riverside
$
The Office Pub & Grill
Central Minneapolis
$
Day Block Brewery & Restaurant
Central Minneapolis
The Monte Carlo
Central Minneapolis
$$$
Hook & Ladder Theater
Longfellow
Cloudland Theater
Longfellow
Stanley's Northeast Bar Room
Northeast Minneapolis
Bassett Hound
Central Minneapolis
Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Core
$$
Arcade Bar
Payne - Phalen
$
Matt's Bar and Grill
Powderhorn Park
$
Half Time Rec
South Como
$$
19 Bar
19 Bar · Central Minneapolis
$
Blarney Pub & Grill
Dinkytown
$$
Gambit Brewing Co
Core
James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW Post 246
Lowry Hill East
Sally's Saloon
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$
Cuzzy's
Central Minneapolis
$$
Boludo
King Field
$
Frenchman's Pub-Richfield
Minneapolis
$
Turf Club
Hamline - Midway
Skyway Theatre
Central Minneapolis
Emmett's Public House
Summit Hill
$$
Tap Society
King Field
$
Summit Brewing Company
West Seventh - Fort Road
331 Club
Northeast Minneapolis
$
Stub and Herbs
Prospect Park
$$
The Cabooze
Seward
Town Hall Tap
Nokomis
$$
The 1029 Bar
St. Anthony West
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Burger Moe's
West Seventh - Fort Road
$
Parlour St. Paul
West Seventh - Fort Road
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Kollege Klub Dinkytown
Dinkytown
$$
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