The Best Bars in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota | Eater Twin Cities

"For a tropical cocktail, look no further than James Beard Award-winner, Hai Hai. In 2017, chef Christina Nguyen and Birk Grudem transformed a divey neighborhood strip club into a lush Southeast Asian restaurant and bar, Hai Hai. The drinks here (think: chile-rum slushies with Vietnamese cinnamon grenadine and Thai tea-steeped bourbon) are juicy and balanced, an antidote to a long Minnesota winter night. The full food menu is available at the bar, too; the shrimp toast and water fern cakes are musts. Reservations are available on Resy." - Natalia Mendez