The Nook 

492 Hamline Ave S St Paul, MN (651) 698-4347

Hamburgers 
Reopened after a fire burned down the restaurant, the Nook serves up some amazing stuffed burgers

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Psycho Suzie's Motor Lounge 

2519 Marshall St NE Minneapolis, MN (612) 788-9069

Pizza 
Bamboo tiki bar

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Matt's Bar 

3500 Cedar Ave S Minneapolis, MN (612) 722-7072

Traditional American Hamburgers 
Camille visits Matt's Bar, a legendary Minneapolis eatery that claims to have invented and perfected the infamous "Jucy Lucy" cheeseburger

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5-8 Club 

5800 Cedar Ave S Minneapolis, MN (612) 823-5858

Traditional American Hamburgers 
Camille journeys to The 5-8 Club. This former speakeasy turned restaurant claims to have created the most delicious "Juicy Lucy" cheeseburge

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The Blue Door Pub 

1811 Selby Ave St. Paul, MN (651) 493-1865

Andrew makes a stop here, where they’ve taken the classic, local Juicy Lucy hamburger in a new direction.

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Kramarczuk's  

215 E Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN (612) 379-3018

Eastern European Polish & Czech 
Eastern European comfort food.

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Smack Shack 

1st Ave N and 4th St N Minneapolis, MN

a food truck cranks out fresh lobster rolls that do double duty in a dive bar

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Salt Tart Bakery 

920 E Lake St # 158 Minneapolis, MN (612) 874-9206

Andrew Zimmern - Coconut Macaroons

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Nye's Polonaise Room  

112 E Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN (612) 379-2021

Steakhouse Traditional American 
Dive / Polka Bar combo

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Al's Breakfast 

413 14th Ave SE Minneapolis, MN (612) 331-9991

Traditional American 

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Lola 

5557 XERXES AVE S Minneapolis, MN (612) 424-8338

Pizza 
Unusual Pizza

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Bryant Lake Bowl 

810 W Lake St Minneapolis, MN (612) 825-3737

Traditional American 

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Colossal Cafe 

1839 E 42nd St Minneapolis, MN (612) 729-2377

Sandwiches European 
a tiny breakfast and lunch spot serving up a scratch made meatloaf sandwich topped with cranberry compote

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The Weinery 

414 CEDAR Ave S Minneapolis, MN (612) 333-5798

Traditional American 

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Victor's 1959 Cafe 

3756 Grand Ave S Minneapolis, MN (612) 827-8948

Cuban Caribbean 

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Q Fanatic BBQ  

180 Miller Rd Champlin, MN (763) 323-6550

BBQ

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Donatelli's 

2692 County Rd E E White Bear Lake, MN (651) 777-9199

Italian Pizza 

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Punch Neapolitan Pizza 

704 Cleveland Ave S St. Paul, MN (651) 696-1066

Pizza 
Adam stops in for a slice of the Margherita D.O.C. – a pizza so good that it's been given an Italian government mark of authenticity.

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Gasthof zur Gemutlichkeit and Mario's Keller Bar 

2300 University Ave NE Minneapolis, MN (612) 781-3860

German 
Gasthof offers a Meterbratwurst, a grilled German Bratwurst one meter (just over three feet) in length and served with two side items (Adam

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Izzy's Ice Cream  

2034 Marshall Ave Saint Paul, MN (651) 603-1458

Ice cream throwdown. Winner: Jeff Sommers

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Broders 

5000 Penn Ave S Minneapolis, MN (612) 925-9202

Italian 
there's a family-run Italian deli crankin' out what the locals love - pizza and totally fresh pasta

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Grand Ole Creamery 

750 Grand Ave St. Paul, MN (651) 293-1655

Mexican 
The Grand Ole Creamery has a nostalgic ice cream parlor feel, making it a great place for dessert after dining at a St. Paul hot-spot. Try o

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Brasa Premium Rotisserie 

600 E Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN (612) 379-3030

Southern Eclectic & International 

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Dari-ette Drive In 

1440 E Minnehaha Ave St. Paul, MN (651) 776-3470

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Happy Gnome 

498 Selby Ave St. Paul, MN (651) 287-2018

The Happy Gnome is the place to go to experience the craft of beer and cuisine together. The bar/restaurant has 70 brews on tap as well as b

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Emily's Lebanese 

641 University Ave NE Minneapolis, MN (612) 379-4069

Lebanese 

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Burger Jones 

3200 W Lake St Minneapolis, MN (612) 746-0800

Hamburgers 
a local favorite that challenges customers to eat a massive burger piled high with everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to chicken frie

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Famous Dave's BBQ 

4264 Upton Ave S Minneapolis, MN (612) 929-1200

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The Anchor Fish and Chips 

302 13th Ave Ne Minneapolis, MN (612) 676-1300

English 
Traditional fish and chipper, fries are fried in beef fat

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Town Talk Diner 

2707 1/2 E Lake St Minneapolis, MN (612) 722-1312

Traditional American Hamburgers 

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Haute Dish 

119 Washington Ave N Minneapolis, MN (612) 338-8484

Cuban South American 
Andrew visits this restaurant to come up with his own take on traditional Midwestern hotdish.

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Marla's Carribean Cuisine 

3761 Bloomington Ave Minneapolis, MN (612) 724-3088

Caribbean 
In Minneapolis, the Caribbean joint cranking out spicy chickpea and blazing oxtail stews

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The Modern Cafe CLOSED 

337 13th Ave NE Minneapolis, MN (612) 378-9882

Californian Traditional American 

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Rackshack BBQ 

2925 Cliff Rd E Burnesville, MN (952) 736-3004

Adam hits The Rack Shack for a Hobo, a BBQ smoked potato piled high with BBQ sour cream, BBQ beans, cheesy mac, corn bake, brisket, Claire s

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Brit's Pub 

1110 Nicollet Ave Minneapolis, MN (612) 332-3908

10,000 sq foot bowling green on their roof plaing lawn bowling which has been around since 13th century England.

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Angel Food 

86 S 9th St Minneapolis, MN (612) 238-1435

Angel Food bakery and coffee bar is constantly in action, watch them work on your way to work as you grab a baked good and flavor your coffe

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Fulton Brewery 

414 6th Ave Minneapolis, MN (612) 333-3208

Sampled some local beer for free

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Tilia 

2726 W 43RD ST Minneapolis, MN (612) 354-2806

Italian Vegetarian 
Fish Taco Torta

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Travail 

4154 W Broadway Ave Robbinsdale, MN (763) 535-1131

Vegetarian American 
Andrew gets a unique take on farm fresh food at one of the most innovative restaurants in the Twin Cities and in the US.

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Good Day Cafe 

5410 Wayzata Blvd Minneapolis, MN (763) 544-0205

Apple Souffle Pancake

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Maria's Cafe 

1113 E Franklin Ave Minneapolis, MN (612) 870-9842

Latin American 
Venezuelan Corn Cakes - Breakfast $6.57

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Pizza Luce 

119 N 4th St Minneapolis, MN (612) 333-7359

Pizza Fast Food 
Baked potato pizza.

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Black Sheep Coal Fired PIzza 

600 Washington Ave N Minneapolis, MN (612) 342-2625

Pizza 
Mushroom Pizza

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Sonora Grill 

920 E LAKE ST Minneapolis, MN (612) 871-1900

Mexican Spanish 
Sonora style hot dog.

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Buster's on 28th 

4204 28th Ave. Minneapolis, MN (612) 729-0911

the neighborhood gastropub serving up serious sandwiches piled with steak and braised beef

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Casper and Runyons 

995 Seventh St W St Paul, MN (651) 228-9925

Juicy Lucy stuffed cheese burger

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Tin Cup 

1220 RICE ST St. Paul, MN (651) 487-7967

MVFN challenger attempts The Lucy Challenge – 45 minutes to finish 2, 1-lb. fully loaded spicy jucy lucy’s plus 2-lbs of fries!

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The 1029 Bar 

1029 Marshall St Ne Minneapolis, MN (612) 379-4322

Local cop bar, but one of the best dive bars in the city

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Piccolo 

4162 Pilot Knob Rd Minneapolis, MN (651) 454-1212

Pizza 
Tony visits Chef Douglas Flicker, who challenges the local food scene at his restaurant Piccolo where he serves up beautifully prepared smal

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Mojo Monkey 

1169 7th St W Saint Paul, MN (651) 224-0142

Mojo Monkey is recreating classic dinner desserts into handheld donuts that are sure to perk up your tastebuds.

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