Casual watering hole with great patio, craft beer & fish fry




























"Sweeney’s, a beloved neighborhood bar, has one of St. Paul’s best craft beer lists. A handful of local favorites are complemented by a rotating list of brews and ciders for variety’s sake. The happy hour (every day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) is killer, and in the summer, Sweeney’s opens its huge, multi-story patio, but it’s also hard to imagine a cozier winter evening than traipsing through the snow for a basket of plump, dry-rubbed chicken wings and an IPA." - Natalia Mendez


"Sweeney’s, a beloved neighborhood bar, has one of St. Paul’s best craft beer lists. A handful of local perennials (Surly Furious, Liftbridge’s Farmgirl, etc.) are complemented by a rotating list of brews and ciders for variety’s sake. The happy hour (every day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) is killer, and in the summer, Sweeney’s opens its huge, multi-story patio — though it’s hard to imagine a cozier evening than traipsing through the snow for a basket of plump chicken wings and an IPA." - Justine Jones


"A visit to this St. Paul watering hole feels like a trip back in time a decade or two, with prices to match. Tacos are $1.75 during the daily 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. happy hour, with domestic beer for $4 and rotating cocktail specials ringing up from $5 to $7." - Alex Lodner

"Sweeney’s brick-lined patio is built for happy hours with wings and beer." - Justine Jones

"The self-branded “second best bar in St. Paul” serves top-notch fish and chips, made with hand-dipped battered pollack and served with a zesty jalapeno tartar sauce and fries." - Stacy Brooks, Eater Staff