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Lucia's Restaurant and Wine Bar
Vincent Marcinelli 

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1432 W. 31st St. Minneapolis MN 55408

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  • American, Bakery, Wine Bar
    Sun 5:30pm-9pm, Tue-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat 5:30pm-10pm
    $$ $, $$
    MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
    Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
    Live Entertainment
    Full bar
  • Accepted
    Lot Available, Valet
Description

The budget-friendly kid sister to one of the most esteemed fine-dining restaurants in Minnesota, Lucia's Bakery and Take Home is just what it sounds like: a place to get chef Lucia Watson's particular take on locally raised comfort foods, to take out. The counter-service restaurant has a dozen tables, and good, very inexpensive wines by the glass for those fortunate enough to score one of those precious seats. The treats for eating in or taking out are nigh innumerable: breads both crusty and tender, delicious little desserts, new-every-day soups, ever-changing salads. There are whole pies for celebrations, and more elaborate takeout specialties during holidays. Finally, they make trays of bars and cookies. If you don't have time to make it yourself, surely the next best thing is to bring in something from one of the most esteemed restaurants in the Midwest.








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    The Paris Martini at Lucia's: We'll always have this drink of the week

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  • Signature Dish: Lucia\'s chef Lucia Watson

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  • 2012 | Best Wine Bar

    Lucia's Wine Bar is easy, unpretentious, and authentic. The tiny space nestled between the storied restaurant and the hopping Lucia's to Go whispers sweet nothings and lovely conversations. With 10 tables indoors and 14 on the patio (weather permitting) and a few more seats at the bar and in the hall, there is only un tout petit peu of space. Once cozily ensconced, don't be put off by the line of guests eyeing you and positioning themselves to snare the next open spot. Alas, it might be a... More »

  • 2010 | BEST SERVICE

    While the menu at Lucia's changes almost weekly, the faces serving customers at this neighborhood favorite seem to stay the same, which means a level of consistent service you can rely on. With the regular rotation of menu items, it's twice as impressive that the staff is so knowledgeable about everything on offer. That includes the extensive wine selection; the staff can help you find the perfect bottle for modest or bigger budgets. Even your pooch will agree that the service here is... More »

  • 2009 | Best Restaurant for a First Date

    This may seem a bold statement, but we're ready to back it up: No matter what your first-date needs, this much-lauded restaurant trifecta has you covered. If you've scored a date with a serious foodie, a company president, or anyone else you want to impress but not overwhelm, make a reservation for Lucia's Restaurant. Soft lighting and wood accents make a classy, subtle backdrop to the outstanding cuisine on the short, seasonal menu. If you'd prefer to spend a little less and keep things... More »

  • 2008 | BEST BREAKFAST

    All too often, breakfast comes down to a simple either/or prospect: Either do it up and spend a lot for an expensive brunch, or eat a mess of eggs and potatoes in a skillet. Both have their time and place, but it's nice to be able to break out of the box. At the simultaneously affordable and high-class Lucia's to Go, there is no compromise. Folks who have moved to New York City have been spotted complaining on Chowhound.com about not being able to get the equal of Lucia's croissants there.... More »

  • 2007 | BEST TAKEOUT

    Lucia Watson has been doing the locally sourced food thing since way before it was cool. She opened her Uptown restaurant, Lucia's, in 1985, with a focus on high-quality, seasonal, organic, local ingredients, which she's used to make some of Minneapolis's best food ever since. In the fall of 2005, in a space next door to her wine bar, there appeared a casual, deli-counter version of Lucia's. The new annex has just a smattering of tables but unlimited takeout opportunities, making Lucia's... More »

  • 2001 | BEST SALAD

    Just consider a recent Lucia's salad made with greens, Spanish air-cured tuna, roasted fennel, and caper berries, all united with a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette ($9.95). What balance! What strength! Or another salad of mixed greens with verjus vinaigrette, apples, hickory nuts, and a French goat-cheese crouton ($8.25). What original simplicity! Not only does Lucia's reliably have the best salads in town--you should see the jewel-like piles of pomegranate seeds, the bits of roast pear, the... More »

  • 2000 | BEST WINE BAR

    Here are some things few people really want: the key to the city, an endowed chair at the university, a portrait at the capitol. If you really want to honor somebody, we say, give them something they can use--namely, a table reserved in their name forever inside ever-popular and often-packed Lucia's. That way your hero or heroine could have ready access to a constantly changing selection of well-balanced wines from around the world (recently the list included French burgundy, Contra Costa... More »

Dinner Menu
Starters
$11.99
Mixed Greens
with shaved fennel, prosciutto, currants, spiced walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette
$12.95
Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi
with parmesan reggiano and croutons
$5.95
Simple Green Salad
with house vinaigrette
Cup $4.50
Bowl $5.95
Today’s Soup
$11.95
$16.95
$21.95
Snack Board
with an assortment of antipasti, vegetables, and house charcuterie
Entrées
$19.95
Lucia’s Vegetable Curry
with jasmine rice, fig-kumquat chutney, herbed yogurt sauce, pistachios, and cilantro
$22.95
Slow Roasted Duck
with cognac demi glaze, beluga black lentils, grilled radicchio, and brussels sprouts
$26.95
Eichten’s Bison Tenderloin
with thyme demi glaze, blue cheese, garlic roasted potatoes, and broccolini
$25.95
Pan Seared King Salmon
with leek fritters, blood orange relish, carrots, and snap peas
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