Dr. Levine's Good Eats List

Affordable Lunch/Casual Dinner:

• Jefe

• Shuang Cheng (one of the highest rated Chinese restaurants; great lunch specials)

• Ray J's (wings)

• R Taco

• Centro

• Beast BBQ

• Uncle Franky’s

• Cossetta's (St. Paul)

• 1029 bar (dive bar with cheaper smack shack fare)

• Dusty's Dagos (hole in the wall with incredible sandwiches)

• Brasa (soooo good)

• Amazing Thailand

• Gorkha Palace 

• Stray Dog (large beer selection, good burgers; part of Bulldog chain)

• Karmarczuk (polish, with an attached deli)

• Pho 79 (incredible and well priced, great for lunch)

• Quang's (Vietnamese)

• Foxy Falafel (but the food truck is better)

• Potter’s Pasties

• Tea House (best Chinese restaurant and happy hour all day Sunday)

• Due Focacceria

• Annie’s Parlour (UMN staple, patio with amazing fries and malts)

• Cecil’s (Jewish deli)

• Chimborazo (Ecuadorian)

• Nouvelle Brewing

• Pig Ate My Pizza (try the brioche crust; in Robbinsdale, worth the drive)

• Waldmann Brewery

• Himalayan

Nicer but more expensive dinner / lunch options:

• Estelle (best St. Paul spot!)

• Martina

• Colita (entirely gluten-free)

• Young Joni (go to the hidden back bar / speakeasy as well, down alley on right side)

• All Saints (Veggie forward, meat friendly)

• Aster Cafe (consistently voted #1 best first date spot, sometimes has live music for $)

• Muccis (be prepared to wait)

• Alma Cafe

• Dario (AMAZING fresh pasta!)

• Nicollet Island Inn

• Smack Shack

• Red Cow (best burger)

• Northeast Social

• Sample Room (small plates, tapas style, great for sharing)

• Terzo

• Oro (fantastic service!)

• Cov (in Wayzata, but great patio over the lake)

• 112 Eatery (cozy!)

• San Jusan (Italian/Japanese fusion)

Special Occasion/Treat Yo Self/Someone Else Is Paying:

• WA frost (best patio)

• La Grolla

• Spoon and Stable

• Butcher and the Boar (Get a drink at the Char Bar!)

• PS Steak (SUCH a vibe!)

• Bar La Grassa

• Porzana (best Caesar salad in the Cities, but LOUD)

• Kincaid's (but only if the person you’re going with wants a chain style place)

• Hyacinth (great drinks)

• Vinai

• Minari (dim sum!)

• Billy Sushi

• Kado No Mise

Dropping Hard Ca$h Money:

• Demi

• Travail

• Manny’s 

• Murray’s

• Tenant

Best Drinks

• Martina (also great mocktails)

• Colita 

• Butcher and the Boar

• Back Bar at Young Joni

• Sonder Shaker

• Nye’s Piano Bar 

• Prohibition

• Eat Street Social (also great mocktails)

• Norseman Distillery

• Spoon and Stable

• Flora (behind Porzana)

Desserts

• Cafe Latte

• Salty Tart

• Cocoa and Fig (gluten-free options)

• Edward's Dessert Kitchen

• Colita (churros)

• Milkjam Creamery

• Bebe Zito (also with the burgers at Malcolm Yards)

• Glam Doll donuts

• Insomnia cookies (open until 3 am and delivers warm)

• Patisserie 46

• Sift (entirely gluten-free, great as a coffee shop too) 

• Hot Hands Bakery (the toasted vanilla pie is unreal)