Best Restaurants 2010: Readers Poll

Top Minneapolis/West Metro [top]
1. 112 Eatery
2. La Belle Vie
3. Manny's Steakhouse
4. The Oceanaire Seafood Room
5. Crave

Top St. Paul/East Metro [top]
1. St. Paul Grill
2. Pazzaluna
3. Kincaid's (includes all metro votes)
4. W.A. Frost
5. Meritage

New Favorites [top]
1. Sea Change
2. Bar La Grassa
3. OM
4. D'Amico Kitchen
5. Northeast Social

Farm to Table [top]
1. Heartland
2. Lucia's
3. Corner Table 

Bar Menu [top]
1. Barrio
2. Bar Lurçat
3. La Belle Vie
Critics: Bar Lurçat

Creative Cocktails [top]
1. Bradstreet Craftshouse
2. La Belle Vie 
3. Chino Latino
Critics: Bradstreet Craftshouse

Happy Hour Scene [top]
1. Barrio
2. Crave
3. The Local
Critics: Barrio

Wine Bar [top]
1. Lucia's
2. Spill the Wine
3. Toast
Critics: Beaujo's

Steak [top]
1. Manny's
2. Murray's
3. Capital Grill
Critics: Manny's

Pizza [top]
1. Punch
2. Pizza Lucé
3. Red's Savoy

Pork and Barbecue [top]
1. Famous Daves
2. Market BBQ
3. Rudolph's

Burgers [top]
1. The Nook
2. Matt's Bar
3. Burger Jones

Breakfast [top]
1. Hell's Kitchen
1. Keys Café (tie)
2. Good Day Café

Brunch [top]
1. Lake Elmo Inn
2. Hell's Kitchen
3. Crave
Critics: The Strip Club

Vegetarian [top]
1. Good Earth
2. Spoonriver
3. French Meadow
Critics: Spoonriver

African [top]
1. Safari Express
2. Blue Nile
3. Fasika
Critics: Fasika

British/Irish Pub [top]
1. Brit’s
2. The Local
3. Kieran’s
Critics: Anchor Fish & Chips

French [top]
1. Vincent
2. La Belle Vie
3. Meritage
Critics: Vincent

German [top]
1. Black Forest Inn
2. Gasthof zur Gemutlichkeit
3. Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter
Critics: Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter

Greek [top]
1. Christos
2. It’s Greek to Me
3. Gardens of Salonica
Critics: Christos, Gardens of
Salonica (tie)

Indian [top]
1. OM
2. Taste of India
3. India Palace
Critics: OM

Middle Eastern [top]
1. Holy Land
2. Saffron
3. Emily’s Lebanese Deli
Critics: Saffron

Chinese [top]
1. Rainbow
2. Tea House
3. P.F. Chang's

Japanese/Sushi [top]
1. Origami
2. Fuji Ya
3. Sakura

Thai [top]
1. True Thai
2. Chiang mai Thai
2. Sawatdee (tie)
Critics: Sen Yai Sen Lek

Vietnamese [top]
1. Quang
2. Ngon Bistro
3. Mai Village

Seafood [top]
1. Oceanaire
2. Sea Change
3. McCormick & Schmick's

Italian [top]
1. Pazzaluna
2. Broders'
3. Buca di Beppo

Mexican [top]
1. Barrio
2. Boca Chica
3. Masa

Special Occasion [top]
1. La Belle Vie
2. Oceanaire
3. Manny's
Critics: La Belle Vie

Service [top]
1. La Belle Vie
2. St. Paul Grill
3. Manny's
Critics: Bar La Grassa

Legends [top]
1. Murray's
2. Manny's
3. St. Paul Grill

Comfort Food [top]
1. Modern Café
2. Keys Café
3. Brasa
Critics: Modern Café

Desserts [top]
1. Café Latte
2. Lake Elmo Inn
3. La Belle Vie
Critics: Cosmos

Salads [top]
1. Café Latte
1. Crave (tie)
2. D’Amico & Sons
Critics: Good Day Café

Beer Selection [top]
1. The Happy Gnome
2. The Bulldog
3. Old Chicago
Critics: The Happy Gnome

Daytrip Restaurant [top]
1. Harbor View Cafe, Pepin, WI
2. New Scenic Café, Duluth
3. Grecco’s on the Saint Croix, St. Croix Falls, WI
Critics: A to Z Pizza, Stockholm, WI

Late-Night Dining [top]
1. 112 Eatery
2. Pizza Lucé
3. Chino Latino
Critics:  112 Eatery

Live Music [top]
1. Dakota Jazz Club
2. Fine Line
3. Famous Dave’S Uptown
Critics: Dakota Jazz Club

Neighborhood Café [top]
1. Birchwood Cafe
2. Grand Cafe
3. Wilde Roast Cafe
Critics: Grand Cafe 

Outdoor Dining [top]
1. W. A. Frost
2. Stella’s Fish Cafe
3. Seven
Critics: Bar Lurçat

Place to Take Kids [top]
1. Punch
2. Chatterbox Pub
3. Crave
Critics: Good Day Café

Top Chefs [top]
1. Tim McKee (La Belle Vie, Sea Change)
2. Isaac Becker (112 Eatery, Bar La Grassa)
3. Alex Roberts (Brasa, Restaurant Alma)