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Dining - Minneapolis Fine Dining Recommendations

Minneapolis is popular for its range of restaurants both ethnic and American and can be easily toured by tourists whilst staying at one of the Minneapolis four star hotels. For the tourists, it takes weeks to sample some of the dishes in some of the must visit restaurants. Some of the restaurants in this city cater to a variety of budgets. One such expensive restaurant is Cosmos which offers eclectic dishes. A must try dish here is crab cakes along with caviar or the kimchee cream cheese and pear ginger sauce. Heartland and Kincaid's offer moderate budget dishes. Whereas, Bar Abilene, Black Forest Inn, Café Brenda and Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurants offer cheap budgetary dishes.

Arezzo Ristorante-5057 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410, 612-285-7444
This place offers authentic Neapolitan décor along with cuisine and features the famous thin crust pizza, an array of pasta, meat, seafood dishes and poultry dishes. The atmosphere is also casual and charming.

Babalu-800 Washington Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401, 612-746-3158
The place serves excellent quality food and beverages and one can expect sizzling atmosphere here. The dishes are delicious and the place is also frequented by some local celebrities.

Fat Lorenzo's-5600 Cedar Ave S, (@ 62/Crosstown), Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612-822-2040
The place is a neighborhood pizzeria and has won many diners choice awards. The extra large pie weighs five pounds and a must try dish. The atmosphere is fun and friendly with the tables topped with some tomato sauce cans on which a pie is placed to cool on the table.

First Course-5607 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417,612-825-6900
The place serves a range of food which includes Eclectic, Mediterranean and American. The elegant ambiance has dimly lit environment where one can get to eat the meal either inside the restaurant or dine outdoors in the fresh air.

Joe's Garage Restaurant- 1610 Harmon Place, (Hennipen/Maple), Minneapolis, MN 55403, 612-904-1163
This place offers a pleasing menu which includes salads, soups, pasta, burgers and various entrees featuring fish, seafood, poultry, vegetarian food and many other dishes. There is also distinguished wine selection along with imported beers.

La Bodega Restaurant & Lounge- 3001 Lyndale Ave S, (@ Lake St), Minneapolis, MN 55408, 612-823-0307
Here, there are more than 50 Mediterranean style dishes on the menu. Some of the must eat dishes are grilled prawns, roasted pork, chilled octopus and anchovy toast. Other than that, half of the menu items are vegetarian. The wine collection is also extended with Spanish and Italian wines.

5-8 Club- 5800 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612-823-5858
Founded in 1928, this place sticks to the traditional restaurant values. One of the famous dishes here is the juicy Lucy burger, which is a half pound burger stuffed with customer's choice of cheese. There are also an extensive menu collection of sandwiches, salads and other delicious burgers.

Al Vento - 5001 34th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612-724-3009
This restaurant serves Italian food. The dishes are too delicious to resist and the ambiance too is quite comfortable and friendly. Other than that, one needs to make prior reservations and book a table.