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601 First Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-312-1168

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BEST DESSERTS
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Breakfast, Contemporary, Seafood, Wine Bar

Hours: Sun-Thu 6:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 6:30am-11pm

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash

Features: Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Valet, Validation Available

Description

It might not be one of the seven wonders of the world, but it sure ranks as one of the seven design wonders of Minnesota. The word breathtaking doesn't even do justice to this Charles-and-Ray-Eames-meet-the-Matrix marvel of a dining room, where elements of classic Modernism are interpreted through natural, elemental materials. The kitchen uses top-shelf ingredients (like meats and cheeses culled from the best farms in the country, including products from some of the best Minnesota farmers). By the time you're swooning over your plate at Cosmos, you will have mastered at least one of the mysteries of the cosmos-namely, where the heck the place is. (Up on the fourth floor of the Graves 601 Minneapolis, on First Avenue, accessible only through the hotel lobby.)

2010 | BEST DESSERTS

We may never tire of ordering the Cosmos Chocolate Globe, a fixture on the Graves Hotel restaurant's menu since its earliest days. Not only is it a stunning dessert, it's also a piece of performance art. The server brings an austere chocolate sphere to the table, then douses it with warm chocolate sauce, which melts the globe's hollow shell to reveal a frozen core of cherry sorbet and bits of brandied cherry. The display is as exciting as watching a shooting star--except you can choose... More »
2009 | Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying

Making dinner plans for four to six people, and somebody else is picking up the tab Book the chef's table at Cosmos in the Graves Hotel, which serves the most elaborate blowout in town. The kitchen charges an eye-popping $200 per person for nine wine-paired courses, which means, essentially, they spare no expense. If you've experienced some of the delights from Cosmos's regular menu--Wagyu beef shipped straight from Japan, Maine crab cakes with caviar, lobster salad topped with vanilla... More »
2008 | BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERT

At Restaurant Levain and Auriga, pastry chef Khanh Tran developed a reputation for her creative contradictions, mixing crisp and creamy textures, or pairing savory flavors with sweet. Now that she's at Cosmos, the ultra-mod room seems an appropriate backdrop for her stunning, sculpture-like works. She might be serving a chocolate fig tart with smoked hot chocolate and white-pepper ice cream. Or a tiny tumbler of avocado custard, topped with a layer of lemon-thyme-basil gel and a dollop of... More »
2004 | BEST NEW RESTAURANT

Service has been in free fall in Minnesota over the last several years as the heavy-hitter, big-ticket restaurants of yore lost their luster, and their professional staffs were absorbed into the general population of the clueless. Decor hasn't had much to boast of either, as nouveau riche Miami-Italian glitz passed more and more for classy. Food, food was certainly on an uptick, as interested, interesting chefs achieved fascinating heights to the applause of eager audiences. The only problem... More »
2004 | BEST SERVICE AT A RESTAURANT

After thinking and thinking and thinking about it, we have concluded that the main problem with service in this town is a blind-man-and-the-elephant one. Follow along: Servers are raised in TV rooms in various suburbs and small towns, going out once in a great while to restaurants they don't pay much attention to. Then they come to the big city, get the big tips cash job they've always wanted, and just make it up as they go along, cobbling together their ideas of what might be done with... More »

Carrot Invitational

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, August 23, 2006

Cosmos Graves 601 Hotel 601 First Avenue N., Minneapolis 612.677.1100 www.cosmosrestaurant.com jP American Bistro 2937 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis 612.824.9300 www.jpamericanbistro.com It was one of those winter days in Minnesota that's as gray ... More »
The Late Late Show

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, July 07, 2004

Remember the Mad, Mad Mexican, East Lake Street purveyor of remarkably thin enchiladas and other questionable Southwestern fare? Of course you do, because for years and years it was virtually the only middle-of-the-night alternative to Perkins, E... More »
Cosmopolitan Heights

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, October 15, 2003

Cosmos Le Meridien Minneapolis 601 First Ave. N., Minneapolis 612.677.1100 Me, I have experienced the miracle of the cosmos, here and there. One time it was when I stood in Giotto's Arena Chapel, with the blue plaster and gold stars above an... More »

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citypagesbestof | Minneapolis, MN | 145 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

At Restaurant Levain and Auriga, pastry chef Khanh Tran developed a reputation for her creative contradictions, mixing crisp and creamy textures, or pairing savory flavors with sweet. Now that she's at Cosmos, the ultra-mod room seems an appropriate backdrop for her stunning, sculpture-like works. She might be serving a chocolate fig tart with smoked hot chocolate and white-pepper ice cream. Or a tiny tumbler of avocado custard, topped with a layer of lemon-thyme-basil gel and a dollop of buttermilk sorbet�sure, it sounds like a crazy concoction, but it tastes as pleasant as a sunny pasture. Of course, you can always stick with the classic Chocolate Globe, which is served on an edible pedestal. When it hits the table, the server pours warm chocolate sauce on top and the shell melts away to reveal brandied cherries and a cherry sorbet core. It's the kind of performance that's a pleasure to watch�and even better to eat.

Dinner Menu

Soup & Salad

$10.00

Mixed Baby Head Lettuce
cabernet vinaigrette, warm goat cheese crouton, soft herbs

$11.00

Roasted Baby Beet Salad
yogurt panna cotta, arugula, pistachio, orange

$9.00

Lobster Bisque
chive creme fraiche, red pepper croutons

Vegetarian

$10.00

Shaved Asparagus
lamb's lettuce, jamon serrano, almond, passion fruit vinaigrette

$10.00
$20.00

Slow Roasted Artichoke Heart
sweet potato gnocchi, shitake, spinach

$9.00
$18.00

Pappardelle
crème fraiche, haricot vert, favas, peas

Poultry

$17.00

Seared Foie Gras
chicory, hazelnut, lychee

$20.00

Crispy Local Chicken
carrot marsala puree, long cooked greens, tennessee bacon

Seafood

$12.00

Tuna Tartare
avocado, ginger, ponzu, sriracha mayonnaise, cilantro

$12.00

Crispy Shrimp
white beans, chorizo, chermoula

$14.00
$28.00

Pan Roasted Sea Scallop
hen of the woods, chickpeas, black garlic

$17.00
$34.00

Butter Poached Lobster
lemon buttermilk risotto, peas & carrots

$28.00

Alaskan Cod
brandade, braised cucumber, pine nut, sauce ggribiche

$26.00

Roasted Scottish Salmon
hominy, sweet corn, avocado, ham hock

Meats

$10.00
$20.00

Slow Roasted Pork
panko crust, shaved fennel salad mustard mousseline

$32.00

Grilled Wagyu Skirt Steak
- roasted baby beets, porcini farroto, truffle sauce

$32.00

Grilled Lamb Chops
merguez, romesco "panzanella", charred green onions

$32.00

Grilled Angus Beef Tenderloin
yukon potato pave, 'creamed spinach', smoked raisin

$32.00

Berkshire Pork Loin
crisp belly, sweet potato spaetzle, date, glazed endive

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Cosmos

601 First Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-312-1168

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2010 | BEST DESSERTS

2009 | Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying

2008 | BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERT

2004 | BEST NEW RESTAURANT

2004 | BEST SERVICE AT A RESTAURANT

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, August 23, 2006

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, July 07, 2004

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, October 15, 2003

citypagesbestof | Minneapolis, MN | 145 Reviews