Contemporary restaurants in Minneapolis / St. Paul

Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant

1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

The standard line on the Dakota is that it has the best food of any jazz club in the country. That's got to be true, but doesn't really cover... More »
Heidi's

2903 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408

Heidi's 2.0 picks up where its predecessor left off when it was tragically destroyed by a kitchen fire. The reborn restaurant elevates the chef-driven contemporary... More »
Cafe Levain

4762 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407

Reborn from the ashes of former fine-dining standard-bearer Restaurant Levain, Cafe Levain is a T-shirt casual, safe and sound little French-oriented bistro, with... More »
Tilia

2726 W. 43rd St., Minneapolis, MN 55410

After a career working for several of the Twin Cities' most notable restaurateurs and running some seriously ambitious kitchens at Restaurant Levain and Porter... More »
Cosmos

601 First Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55403

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... More »

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Recent Critic Reviews

Andrea Swensson writes for City Pages on Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant

There's something inherently mysterious about the Pines' dusky, timeless folk music—the way it sinks into the listener's bones like a deep winter chill, the way it only improves with time and age like a bottle of wine forgotten in the cellar for 50 years and then unearthed and uncorked. Even more mysterious is the process of watching the music emanate from the players' mouths and hands...
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Rick Mason writes for City Pages on Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant

It might be said that the riskiest thing about the sleek jazz quartet Fourplay is the name. Sure, there's a nod-and-a wink aspect, but "fourplay" more accurately indicates the true, interactive nature of founders Bob James on keyboards, Harvey Mason on percussion, and bassist Nathan East. The relative newcomer is guitarist Chuck Loeb, who in 2010 replaced Larry Carlton, who had taken over for...
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Rick Mason writes for City Pages on Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant

The Beautiful Dreamers trio is just one of the seemingly endless projects of prolific and innovative guitarist Bill Frisell. Joining him is Eyvind Kang on viola and drummer Rudy Royston, who both approach their instruments with the same virtuosic, wide-ranging versatility as Frisell and have collaborated with him in other contexts. As Beautiful Dreamers, the trio issued an eponymous 2010 album...
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Recent User Reviews

char28 wrote a review for Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
02/17/12

Have been multiple times to The Dakota, and have seen both national and local artists. Service is always excellent and the food top notch. This is one of the Twin Cities' pre-eminent venues. A night out here is always a special occasion for my wife and me.
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