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12 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches to Try Right Now in MPLS

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As this never-ending winter continues to bring wintry mixes and below-normal temps, it also gives us the chance to take in a last bite of comfort food for the season in the form of that classic: the grilled cheese sandwich. No longer just a kiddie menu special, the buttery, crusty, gooey, cheese-filled sandwich can be sophisticated and spectacular, and it seems to be showing up on menus all around town.

With fillings ranging from lobster to kimchi, bacon upgrades to blue cheese, there's something for everyone. So without further ado, we present 12 must-try grilled cheese sandwiches in Mpls/St. Paul, mapped in roughly geographic order.

Did we miss your favorite cheesy, grilled sandwich? Let us know in the comments.


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Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater

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BLB has a nice little grilled gem called the Red Barn White Cheddar Grilled Cheese. There are options to add tomato, garlic, fried egg, bacon, avocado, roasted organic chicken, or ham. The combinations are, well, not endless but you get the idea. [Photo]

Muddy Waters Bar & Eatery

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Let's get this straight, a grilled cheese with kimchi? Alright. Kimchi and cheddar cheese on Texas toast, with a side of house-made potato chips is what you'll find on the menu at this Uptown spot. [Photo]

Butcher & the Boar

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It gets downright decadent over at B&TB with their lobster grilled cheese sandwich. Make it right by adding the optional organic fried egg. [Photo]

The Lowbrow

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The Lowbrow gets highbrow when it takes aged Wisconsin cheddar or Swiss (or both!) and grills it up on this classic grilled cheese sandwich. You can add bacon, tomatoes, red onions, avocado, and/or jalapeno. [Photo]

Sun Street Breads

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Sun Street Breads knows bread. Sun Street takes its Lunch Box bread and grills it up with Swiss and Cheddar. Simple and right. [Photo]

Hell's Kitchen

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Cheese on the inside and cheese on the outside. What now? They take sourdough bread, coat it with grated Parmesan cheese on the outside, then grill it with layers of Swiss, Vermont white Cheddar and Fontina cheeses on the inside. Add bacon if you're up for it. [Photo]

Hen House Eatery

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Brand new to the game as of this week, Hen House has a whole section of grilled cheese sandwiches on its lunch menu. With options like the basic grilled cheese, a Buffalo Chicken Salad Melt with blue cheese (shown here), and a macaroni-and-cheese grilled cheese, there's something for everyone. [Photo]

Mona Restaurant & Bar

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Don't forget about Mona. The downtown spot does up a grilled cheese sandwich all classy-like by taking three cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, scallions, crushed chips, and grilling it on brioche. [Photo]

Modern Café

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Is that bread? Actually it's corn bread. The NE Mpls cafe makes their version of a grilled cheese on corn bread, pairs it with a shaved fennel salad, roasted oyster mushrooms, and sunny egg. [Photo]
The Longfellow cafe's take on the sandwich is the Maple Grilled Cheese. They grill the cheese with pickled apple, bacon jam, and drizzles of Minnesota maple syrup. [Photo]

Finnish Bistro

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This is how it is going to go down: You're going to go to Finnish Bistro and you're going to order a bloody mary. The grilled cheese? Yeah, that's the garnish. The picture speaks for itself. [Photo]

Chatterbox Pub

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Is it still technically a grilled cheese if it has this many items on it? Don't ask questions. The Lobster Grilled Cheese Club has butter poached lobster salad, black truffle mayo, organic greens, and tomato on house made brioche with melted white American cheese and caramelized onions. [Photo]

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Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater

BLB has a nice little grilled gem called the Red Barn White Cheddar Grilled Cheese. There are options to add tomato, garlic, fried egg, bacon, avocado, roasted organic chicken, or ham. The combinations are, well, not endless but you get the idea. [Photo]

Muddy Waters Bar & Eatery

Let's get this straight, a grilled cheese with kimchi? Alright. Kimchi and cheddar cheese on Texas toast, with a side of house-made potato chips is what you'll find on the menu at this Uptown spot. [Photo]

Butcher & the Boar

It gets downright decadent over at B&TB with their lobster grilled cheese sandwich. Make it right by adding the optional organic fried egg. [Photo]

The Lowbrow

The Lowbrow gets highbrow when it takes aged Wisconsin cheddar or Swiss (or both!) and grills it up on this classic grilled cheese sandwich. You can add bacon, tomatoes, red onions, avocado, and/or jalapeno. [Photo]

Sun Street Breads

Sun Street Breads knows bread. Sun Street takes its Lunch Box bread and grills it up with Swiss and Cheddar. Simple and right. [Photo]

Hell's Kitchen

Cheese on the inside and cheese on the outside. What now? They take sourdough bread, coat it with grated Parmesan cheese on the outside, then grill it with layers of Swiss, Vermont white Cheddar and Fontina cheeses on the inside. Add bacon if you're up for it. [Photo]

Hen House Eatery

Brand new to the game as of this week, Hen House has a whole section of grilled cheese sandwiches on its lunch menu. With options like the basic grilled cheese, a Buffalo Chicken Salad Melt with blue cheese (shown here), and a macaroni-and-cheese grilled cheese, there's something for everyone. [Photo]

Mona Restaurant & Bar

Don't forget about Mona. The downtown spot does up a grilled cheese sandwich all classy-like by taking three cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, scallions, crushed chips, and grilling it on brioche. [Photo]

Modern Café

Is that bread? Actually it's corn bread. The NE Mpls cafe makes their version of a grilled cheese on corn bread, pairs it with a shaved fennel salad, roasted oyster mushrooms, and sunny egg. [Photo]

Parka

The Longfellow cafe's take on the sandwich is the Maple Grilled Cheese. They grill the cheese with pickled apple, bacon jam, and drizzles of Minnesota maple syrup. [Photo]

Finnish Bistro

This is how it is going to go down: You're going to go to Finnish Bistro and you're going to order a bloody mary. The grilled cheese? Yeah, that's the garnish. The picture speaks for itself. [Photo]

Chatterbox Pub

Is it still technically a grilled cheese if it has this many items on it? Don't ask questions. The Lobster Grilled Cheese Club has butter poached lobster salad, black truffle mayo, organic greens, and tomato on house made brioche with melted white American cheese and caramelized onions. [Photo]

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