If you are looking for the traditional best fine dining, Cosmos in downtown Minneapolis is a AAA Four Diamond restaurant, as is 20.21, the Wolfgang Puck restaurant in the Walker Art Center.
Zagat has plenty of picks for Minneapolis and St. Paul covering a wider range of budgets.
What if your definition of 'best' isn't the finest gourmet food in designer surrounding? Try hipster rags City Pages and Vita.mn restaurant guides for offbeat and quirky choices.
Or is 'best' the restaurants which came to national attention for their unique dining environments? Food Network has visited Minneapolis and St. Paul several times and featured many local establishments. Here's the best of local diners, drive-ins and dives.
