Previous Star Tribune Restaurant of the Year winners include:
2006 (Year of Thinking Differently): Chambers Kitchen, Town Talk Diner, Masa, Midtown Global Market, Mill City Farmers Market and Copper Bleu (now closed)
2005 (Restaurant of the Year): 112 Eatery
2004 (Year of the Neighborhood Bistro): A Rebours (now closed), al Vento and Corner Table
2003 (Restaurant of the Year): Solera