20 Best Cocktail Bars in Saint Paul

“Great service and food!!!!“

“Bar+Cart offers a top-notch dining experience with a vibe that is unmatched in MSP, excellent food, and amazing cocktails. The attentive staff and warm hospitality make it perfect for any occasion. Highly recommended!“

“What a great setting for the first meeting of our food review group. Attentive service, great cocktails, and decent food, all in a beautiful lounge-y intimate setting. Staff could not be more perfect.“

“Always delicious! A real treat.“

“We visited Herbst for our wedding anniversary date this year and had a great experience! We got a complimentary prosecco toast to kick things off. I got a signature cocktail that was gin based and had great flavor! Green beans (8/10), Arrabiata pasta (9/10), bread w bone marrow marmalade (7/10 - we would’ve skipped the marmalade), pork chop (8/10), mushroom chicken (10/10). We enjoyed the fresh ingredients in everything! We’d likely come back here again, as the menu rotates often.“

“Had it delivered and everything was so good. I was ordering for the potstickers but the Orange Chicken was the best we've ever had. Would go back just for the Crispy Korean Chicken wings. Every one of the dipping sauces were great too.“

“HIGHLY recommend Dark Horse. Since the reopening, anytime we come downtown St. Paul we make an effort to stop in and try something new.

Burgers 👌🏼 Pizza 👌🏼 Wings 👌🏼 Fries 👌🏼“

“Loved the space, great band (The Comebacks), and the craft cocktails are awesome. Don't miss the drink called Hot Dog Water. It's great!
It would be nice if they offered even bar snacks, chips, a Heggies ..something. But it's great either way!“

“Taco Tuesday is sooooooo good the staff is so friendly- and Peanut has the best tacos in town 10/10“

“Food was amazing servers was great and management was very friendly! Will definitely be back“

“Great people, great food, great morals. Thank you!“

“Delicious appetizers huge portions . Drinks are good aswell !“

“The Best Spicy Red salsa Green Salsa and Guacamole. I mixed them together! All the food is amazing!“

“I liked my old-fashioned. Servers were very nice but did give some mixed messages on how to order – seems like it was possible to order at the bar and then go out to the patio, but others in our group were told that if we were sitting on the patio we should go out there and wait for table service. The patio is great. Interior seemed nice enough, but I wouldn’t have wanted to sit indoors because there was an obnoxious bread kneading machine running at the embedded pizza place. Open kitchens are for the birds.

The cheapest cocktails seem to be $10 (on draft) and the priciest I remember seeing was $16. The menu runs to clear spirits like gin and tequila and vodka, but there are a few whiskey-based cocktails and you can get a flight of their three whiskeys.“

“Absolutely the worst service. This is affiliated with University Club of Saint Paul notoriously known for terrible service. No attention to detail. We were served the wrong food. The service was significantly delayed and the food was mediocre at best. Don’t spend your money here until they fix this problem.“

“We stayed at the Marriott for a show at Grand Casino Arena. Ate dinner at Smorgies. Food was very good! No waitress, you order food from the QR code at each table, then bartenders run out to you. Everyone was very friendly and accommodating! Would eat there again! Very nice outdoor seating!“

“It was amazing! Our sushi chef was Malachi and he was outstanding! Very friendly, great suggestions and the best sushi I have had in a long time!!“

“So thankful that Hope is at the hospital! During a few stays/visits here for family this has been my go to spot for something close, convenient, and tasty. Great coffee, great breakfast sandwiches, and convenient grab and go options too. Hope rules!“

“Great food, nice atmosphere and nice people! Go try their food & I will recommend to go there.“

“We had lunch at Twins Grill and were honestly surprised by how good everything was! We ordered the sweet chili bone-in wings and the Southwest grain bowl. You can never go wrong with wings, but the grain bowl was what impressed me the most—it was absolutely delicious!

Even though it’s an airport restaurant, it felt like we were eating at a regular restaurant and gave us a nice little break from the airport atmosphere. The staff was super friendly, our food came out very quickly, and our booth even had a charging station. It was also pretty affordable for the quality and amount of food we received. We would definitely eat here again!“