Twin Cities' Best College Bar

Located near campus with pool tables, dart boards and TVs, this is the quintessential college bar.

Reviews:

• “Sally’s Rocks!”
• “Go for the atmosphere – not the food”
• “Best campus bar”
• “Great fish fry!!”
• “Do Not Enter”

Tips: The bar’s namesake, Sally the cartoon squirrel, is a tongue-in-cheek reference to U of M mascot Goldy Gopher.

Sally’s Saloon & Eatery

You can’t go wrong with a menu of nearly 400 different brews, free peanuts and a basement overflowing with popcorn.

Reviews:

• “Large beer menu, lazy service”
• “This is where the boys are”
• “Low-key place to hang out with friends”
• “It’s a Bar”
• “Big Beers”

Tips: Dine on stuffed burgers upstairs in the pub or head downstairs to the peanut bar, which features free peanuts and popcorn. Bar food of a slightly higher order is available, including artichoke dip and miniature corn dogs.

Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar

A Dinkytown favorite bringing coffee by day, drinks and live music by night.

Reviews:

• “Awesome music – TERRIBLE table service”
• “Kitty Cat Klub is PURRRRfect!”
• “Great place to meet friends for coffee or drinks”
• “Fun, hidden gem”
• “Great fun!”

Tips: Parking is tough. You’ll have better luck getting a spot at a meter a block or two to the west.

Kitty Cat Klub

Highland Park bar boasts a popular dance floor and sports lounge.

Reviews:

• “FILTHY ladies room . . . and they serve food! "
• “Top Bar in the Twin Cities”
• “Eh…. ok”
• “Great neighborhood bar”

Tips: The kitchen closes at 10pm Sundays and at 11pm all other nights.

Tiffany’s Sport Lounge

Modeled after a log cabin, this downtown Minneapolis refuge draws crowds with live music and good beer.

Reviews:

• “Good drinks”
• “Ruined our New Years”
• “Clean, FUN, and great prices.”
• “Most fun I’ve had downtown in a while! "
• “Dodge the Lodge!!”

Tips: Score one of the cozy leather couches to snuggle up in along the wall.

The Lodge Bar

Enjoy a tasty sub while watching the Gophers on the tube.

Reviews:

• “Subs are GREAT!”

Tips: Park for free after 6pm on Washington and there’s often parking near the TCF bank.

Big Ten Restaurant & Bar – U of M

A narrow, rustic watering hole that serves University of Minnesota students and the Metrodome’s pre- and postgame crowds.

Reviews:

• “Best wing special”
• “My favorite neighborhood bar”
• “Cheap beer, GREAT food!”

Tips: Consider parking at the adjacent lot, walking to the game, then ending your evening here.

Bullwinkle’s Saloon

A Dinkytown music venue catering to the U’s student population.

Reviews:

• “dinkytown’s “non-college-kid” crowd!"
• “Best of Dinkytown”
• “a blur”

Tips: There’s fries-and-nachos bar food, along with tasty breakfast items served all day, including some of the lightest, fluffiest pancakes in town.

Dinkytowner Cafe

The very picture of a college bar, this is the U’s unofficial heart.

Reviews:

• “Great Beer Selection, awesome location”
• “Two stars and not one mostly because of location.”
• “Stub & Herbs is the #1 campus bar”
• “Horrible”
• “Good specials”

Tips: Where to eat and drink in the neighborhood.

Stub & Herb’s

This college-crowd dance club in a strip mall packs ’em in.

Reviews:

• “Fight club”
• “Best place to mingle”
• “NOT GOOD OR SAFE!”
• “Careful of the Trigger Happy Law Enforcement”
• “Best Staff other than the owner”

Tips: The cushy “VIP” lounge is spacious, but VIPs are selected randomly from the staff each night starting at 11pm.

Stargate Bar & Nightclub

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