best of minnesota 2015 food
Best of Minnesota 2015: Food
The best restaurants, diners, bar menus, dishes, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and more.
Best waffles - L'Etoile du Nord
Best brick-and-mortar iteration of a food truck - Hola Arepa
Best cheese curds - Anchor Fish & Chips
Best fried chicken - Revival and Lyn 65 Kitchen & Bar
Best pork indulgence - Libertine
Best cheap lunch - Sun Street Breads
Best crab cakes - Cov Wayzata
Best multicourse dining deal - Sanctuary
Best late-night, weekends - Glam Doll Donuts
Best bar menu - Spoon and Stable
Best walk-up - Porchetteria at Terzo Vino Bar
Best really late night - Nicollet Diner
Best doughnuts - Bogart's Doughnut Co.
Best late-night, weeknights - Chino Latino
Best pre-theater snack - Workshop at Union
Best steak - Third Bird
Best vegetarian dish - Brasserie Zentral
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