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Skewers of meat next to pickled vegetables and red sauce on a wooden plate. — Sanjusan in the North Loop.

15 Twin Cities Restaurants That Are (Surprisingly) Open on Monday Night

Great bets for Monday night dining

by Justine Jones and Eater Staff Updated Aug 1, 2023, 2:36pm CDT

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by Justine Jones and Eater Staff Updated Aug 1, 2023, 2:36pm CDT

Many restaurants close on Mondays, taking a break on what’s typically the slowest business day of the week. This can make it tricky to score a reservation for a date night or special occasion — but more Twin Cities restaurants stay open on Monday than you might think. Here’s where to start the week at restaurants around Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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Broders' Pasta Bar

Broder’s is worthy of a Lady and the Tramp pasta moment. Try the classics — like the spaghetti carbonara, the bolognese, or the gnocchi pomodoro. (A simple eggless pasta with tomatoes and olive oil is available for vegans.) Broder’s is elegant but not overly formal — the wooden wrap-around bar is a great place to share a cozy dinner.

5000 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419

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Martina

Chef Danny del Prado’s Linden Hills restaurant Martina serves Argentinian and Italian cuisine. Order the potato churros to start, which balance a soft, creamy interior with craggy, crispy fried edges. From the grill, try the pork chop with corn puree, or the parillada for two, made with bavette, sweetbreads, chorizo, and bone marrow.

4312 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410

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A white bowl filled with spaghetti with red sauce and lobster. — Spaghetti and lobster from Martina.

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Khâluna

Khâluna by chef Ann Ahmed, one of Eater’s best new restaurants of 2022, serves mieng paa (a small plate made with puffed rice, banana blossoms, and peanuts), duck larb, and whole fried red snapper with mango tamarind slaw. Ahmed’s rainbow rice, when sprinkled with lime, turns from delicate blue to lavender. The bar menu offers cocktails with flavors of passionfruit, persimmon, and makrut lime.

4000 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409

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Sooki & Mimi

James Beard Award-winning chef Ann Kim’s Sooki & Mimi serves dishes like Korean and Mexican-influenced dishes made with heirloom corn — think mushroom birria tacos, yellow squash tamal, and galbi jjim served with tortillas. Tepache is fermented on-site.

1432 W 31st St, Minneapolis, MN 55408

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At the center of a large room with sunny gold light is a curved bar with large, round, black leather topped stools. — The bar at Sooki and Mimi.

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P.S. Steak

Housed in the 510 Groveland building near Loring Park, P.S. Steak serves some of the Cities’ best steaks in an opulent dining room and lounge. The Denver steak is exceptionally tender — the grilled asparagus with truffle vinaigrette and sauteed mushrooms are ideal veggie foils for P.S. steak’s hefty cuts of beef.

510 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

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Sanjusan

Chef Danny del Prado and Shigeyuki Furukawa’s marriage of Japanese and Italian cuisines shines in this sparse dining room on North First Avenue. The menu features vibrant dishes like crimson-hued beef carpaccio, squid ink pappardelle, and a variety of small plates and thin-crust pizza.

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33 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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A white plate close up of ravioli under shredded cheese. — Sanjusan in the North Loop.

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Spoon and Stable

Chef Gavin Kaysen’s North Loop restaurant, which dates to 1906, was once a horse stable. The menu changes often, keeping pace with Midwest seasonality, but still manages to feel timeless. Expect dishes like cappelletti with butternut squash, striped bass with collard greens, and a delicate strawberry and sorrel mille-feuille.

211 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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A delicate green and pink mille-feuille dessert in a white dish. — Strawberry and sorrel mille-feuille from Spoon and Stable.

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Maison Margaux

Chef David Fhima’s new North Loop restaurant is styled as a French brasserie. On the menu are French onion soup, steak au poivre, and racks of lamb served with Dijon cognac beurre blanc; the basement bar, cloaked in red velvet, serves burgers and lobster deviled eggs. Wine is the focus here, with more than 860 selections in house.

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224 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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A pear tart topped with whipped cream and a sprig of mint on a white and green patterned plate resting on a blue table. — Maison Margaux’s pear tart.

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Bar La Grassa

James Beard Award-winning chef Isaac Becker’s sultry Italian restaurant is a North Loop classic. Start with the soft eggs and lobster bruschetta, infused with intoxicating truffle oil. Then it’s onto the pasta: Mafalda bolognese, crab ravioli, or red wine spaghetti sprinkled with pine nuts. Bar La Grassa’s open-floor dining room is elegant and a little crowded, which gives it a convivial feel.

800 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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All Saints Restaurant

Upscale All Saints puts veggies at the forefront: roasted carrots are served with bulgur wheat and dates; a salad of tender gem lettuce is dress with a buttermilk vinaigrette. But there are plenty of meat dishes on the menu too, like duck confit with bitter greens and New York strip.

222 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414

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STEPCHLD

Chef Kamal Mohamed opened Stepchld in Northeast Minneapolis in 2021. Stop by for inventive dishes like salmon sambusas, lavender nori shrimp, burgers, and berbere-spiced birria tacos. The restaurant might be the best spot in the Cities to get a glass of orange wine (there are eight on the menu).

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24 University Ave NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

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Estelle

Estelle, an upscale but understated restaurant on St. Paul’s St. Clair Avenue, pairs breezy Spanish and Portuguese dishes like patatas bravas, shrimp al ajillo, and beet escabeche with comforting Italian pastas. The pasteis de nata, a classic Portuguese egg tart, is a flawless sweet note at the end of the meal.

1806 St Clair Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

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A plate of grilled prawns and grilled baguettes next to a plate of shaved ham and grilled baguettes, with a cocktail on the table. — A spread from Estelle.

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Handsome Hog

Chef Justin Sutherland has a steady hand at the smoker. Handsome Hog’s dry-rub spare ribs or smoked beef brisket, both served with Texas toast, are great bets. For brunch, stop in for chicken and waffles, or rock shrimp with grits. Even a bloody mary takes a Southern twist with an infusion of bourbon.

173 Western Ave N, St Paul, MN 55102

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Moscow on the Hill

Moscow on the hill serves comforting European dishes in St. Paul’s Cathedral Hill — think borscht, buttered pelmeni stuffed with pork and beef, and tender chicken Kiev. Horseradish, pepper, and caraway-infused vodkas clock in at just $5.50 a pour.

371 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102

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Pajarito

Pair a habanero margarita with sweet corn esquites and wood-fired octopus at Pajarito. The shaved beef torta, oozying jalapeno cheese, is sliced in half and served standing up in a dish of salsa roja. Pajarito has a great happy hour, too.

605 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102

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A sliced in half sandwich stuffed with beef and red pickled onions sits on its side in a low-edged bowl. — Pajarito’s popular torta.

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Broders' Pasta Bar

5000 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419

Broder’s is worthy of a Lady and the Tramp pasta moment. Try the classics — like the spaghetti carbonara, the bolognese, or the gnocchi pomodoro. (A simple eggless pasta with tomatoes and olive oil is available for vegans.) Broder’s is elegant but not overly formal — the wooden wrap-around bar is a great place to share a cozy dinner.

5000 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419

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Martina

4312 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410

Chef Danny del Prado’s Linden Hills restaurant Martina serves Argentinian and Italian cuisine. Order the potato churros to start, which balance a soft, creamy interior with craggy, crispy fried edges. From the grill, try the pork chop with corn puree, or the parillada for two, made with bavette, sweetbreads, chorizo, and bone marrow.

4312 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410

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A white bowl filled with spaghetti with red sauce and lobster. — Spaghetti and lobster from Martina.

Khâluna

4000 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409

Khâluna by chef Ann Ahmed, one of Eater’s best new restaurants of 2022, serves mieng paa (a small plate made with puffed rice, banana blossoms, and peanuts), duck larb, and whole fried red snapper with mango tamarind slaw. Ahmed’s rainbow rice, when sprinkled with lime, turns from delicate blue to lavender. The bar menu offers cocktails with flavors of passionfruit, persimmon, and makrut lime.

4000 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409

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Sooki & Mimi

1432 W 31st St, Minneapolis, MN 55408

James Beard Award-winning chef Ann Kim’s Sooki & Mimi serves dishes like Korean and Mexican-influenced dishes made with heirloom corn — think mushroom birria tacos, yellow squash tamal, and galbi jjim served with tortillas. Tepache is fermented on-site.

1432 W 31st St, Minneapolis, MN 55408

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At the center of a large room with sunny gold light is a curved bar with large, round, black leather topped stools. — The bar at Sooki and Mimi.

P.S. Steak

510 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Housed in the 510 Groveland building near Loring Park, P.S. Steak serves some of the Cities’ best steaks in an opulent dining room and lounge. The Denver steak is exceptionally tender — the grilled asparagus with truffle vinaigrette and sauteed mushrooms are ideal veggie foils for P.S. steak’s hefty cuts of beef.

510 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

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Sanjusan

33 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Chef Danny del Prado and Shigeyuki Furukawa’s marriage of Japanese and Italian cuisines shines in this sparse dining room on North First Avenue. The menu features vibrant dishes like crimson-hued beef carpaccio, squid ink pappardelle, and a variety of small plates and thin-crust pizza.

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33 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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A white plate close up of ravioli under shredded cheese. — Sanjusan in the North Loop.

Spoon and Stable

211 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Chef Gavin Kaysen’s North Loop restaurant, which dates to 1906, was once a horse stable. The menu changes often, keeping pace with Midwest seasonality, but still manages to feel timeless. Expect dishes like cappelletti with butternut squash, striped bass with collard greens, and a delicate strawberry and sorrel mille-feuille.

211 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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A delicate green and pink mille-feuille dessert in a white dish. — Strawberry and sorrel mille-feuille from Spoon and Stable.

Maison Margaux

224 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Chef David Fhima’s new North Loop restaurant is styled as a French brasserie. On the menu are French onion soup, steak au poivre, and racks of lamb served with Dijon cognac beurre blanc; the basement bar, cloaked in red velvet, serves burgers and lobster deviled eggs. Wine is the focus here, with more than 860 selections in house.

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224 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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A pear tart topped with whipped cream and a sprig of mint on a white and green patterned plate resting on a blue table. — Maison Margaux’s pear tart.

Bar La Grassa

800 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

James Beard Award-winning chef Isaac Becker’s sultry Italian restaurant is a North Loop classic. Start with the soft eggs and lobster bruschetta, infused with intoxicating truffle oil. Then it’s onto the pasta: Mafalda bolognese, crab ravioli, or red wine spaghetti sprinkled with pine nuts. Bar La Grassa’s open-floor dining room is elegant and a little crowded, which gives it a convivial feel.

800 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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All Saints Restaurant

222 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Upscale All Saints puts veggies at the forefront: roasted carrots are served with bulgur wheat and dates; a salad of tender gem lettuce is dress with a buttermilk vinaigrette. But there are plenty of meat dishes on the menu too, like duck confit with bitter greens and New York strip.

222 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414

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STEPCHLD

24 University Ave NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Chef Kamal Mohamed opened Stepchld in Northeast Minneapolis in 2021. Stop by for inventive dishes like salmon sambusas, lavender nori shrimp, burgers, and berbere-spiced birria tacos. The restaurant might be the best spot in the Cities to get a glass of orange wine (there are eight on the menu).

Open in Google Maps

24 University Ave NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

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Estelle

1806 St Clair Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Estelle, an upscale but understated restaurant on St. Paul’s St. Clair Avenue, pairs breezy Spanish and Portuguese dishes like patatas bravas, shrimp al ajillo, and beet escabeche with comforting Italian pastas. The pasteis de nata, a classic Portuguese egg tart, is a flawless sweet note at the end of the meal.

1806 St Clair Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

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A plate of grilled prawns and grilled baguettes next to a plate of shaved ham and grilled baguettes, with a cocktail on the table. — A spread from Estelle.

Handsome Hog

173 Western Ave N, St Paul, MN 55102

Chef Justin Sutherland has a steady hand at the smoker. Handsome Hog’s dry-rub spare ribs or smoked beef brisket, both served with Texas toast, are great bets. For brunch, stop in for chicken and waffles, or rock shrimp with grits. Even a bloody mary takes a Southern twist with an infusion of bourbon.

173 Western Ave N, St Paul, MN 55102

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Moscow on the Hill

371 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102

Moscow on the hill serves comforting European dishes in St. Paul’s Cathedral Hill — think borscht, buttered pelmeni stuffed with pork and beef, and tender chicken Kiev. Horseradish, pepper, and caraway-infused vodkas clock in at just $5.50 a pour.

371 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102

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Pajarito

605 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102

Pair a habanero margarita with sweet corn esquites and wood-fired octopus at Pajarito. The shaved beef torta, oozying jalapeno cheese, is sliced in half and served standing up in a dish of salsa roja. Pajarito has a great happy hour, too.

605 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102

Visit Website

A sliced in half sandwich stuffed with beef and red pickled onions sits on its side in a low-edged bowl. — Pajarito’s popular torta.

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