Estelle serves fresh Southern European fare — Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian dishes — with standout pastas, tapas, and inventive cocktails in a cozy, chic spot.
"Employing flavors and culinary traditions he experienced while traveling along the southern coast of Europe, chef Jason Hansen marries Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian comfort foods with all the seasonal ingredients and inspiration that Minnesota has to offer. In Estelle’s signature cheeseburger, beef from Osceola, Wisconsin, is served with Spanish patatas bravas; on the dessert menu a Portuguese pasteis de nata sits alongside a rich chocolate budino inspired by the “snack pack” puddings that dominated American middle school cafeterias in the early aughts." - Julie Yu
"Chef Jason Hansen’s Estelle pairs breezy Spanish and Portuguese dishes like patatas bravas, shrimp al ajillo, and beet escabeche with comforting Italian pastas, anchoring St. Paul’s Mac Groveland neighborhood with its dreamy date-night atmosphere. The pasteis de nata, a classic Portuguese egg tart, is a flawless sweet note at the end of the meal. Slip into the cozy adjoining bar for an herbaceous nightcap (think charred rosemary vodka, plum honey shrub, etc.)." - Justine Jones, Eater Staff
"Chef Jason Hansen’s Estelle pairs breezy Spanish and Portuguese dishes like patatas bravas, shrimp al ajillo, and beet escabeche with comforting Italian pastas, anchoring St. Paul’s Mac Groveland neighborhood with its dreamy date-night atmosphere. The pasteis de nata, a classic Portuguese egg tart, is a flawless sweet note at the end of the meal. Slip into the cozy adjoining bar for an herbaceous nightcap (think charred rosemary vodka, plum honey shrub, etc.)." - Eater Staff
"Estelle’s narrow slip of a cocktail bar feels more like a scene from the East Village than St. Paul, serving yuzu-infused sangria, Old Fashioneds with a peppery bite, and Spanish G&Ts. Make it a nightcap after enjoying Estelle’s breezy menu of Spanish and Portuguese dishes like patatas bravas, shrimp al ajillo, and pasteis de nata, which you can find at the bar or next-door in the dining room." - Justine Jones
"A snug, low-lit side bar offering yuzu-infused sangria, Spanish G&T, patatas bravas, shrimp al ajillo, and pasteis de nata." - Justine Jones
