Twin Cities' Best Sports Bar

Located inside the Target Center, this basketball-themed eatery mixes entertainment with a satisfyingly non-traditional sports bar menu.

Reviews:

• “Bad place to go out to”
• “Great place to watch the games/ close to the center stage! Good food and people!”
• “Bad experience”
• “BEST HAPPY HOUR IN TOWN, 45 PLAZMA SCREEN WITH ANY GAME YOU DESIRE”
• “atmosphere”

Tips: Dessert portions are big: the carrot cake could feed a group.

NBA City Restaurant
email NBA City Restaurant

Sports restaurant-bar draws fans who love the food as much as the game.

Reviews:

• “Fun before a game”
• “Lousy food at high prices”
• “Downhill”
• “Crowded!”
• “It’s a sports bar…”

Tips: Join Champps’ Fan Club to find out about promotions and discounts. Ask the servers for more information.

Champps

A friendly attitude and phenomenal drink specials pack the bar at night with the young professionals who dine at lunchtime.

Reviews:

• “Avoid Weekday Nights”
• “GREAT PLACE”
• “Rent-a-cop security manager”
• “Best place for cheap drinks and good music”
• “Fun when you’re tanked”

Tips: Lone Tree shares space with the Annex nightclub.

Lone Tree Bar & Grill

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

Sports bar and grill offers meat-and-potatoes options and a place to watch the game.

Reviews:

• “Easy going tavern”
• “Best sports bar in Twin Cities”
• “Best Neighborhood Sports Bar!”
• “Free taco bar at 10pm”
• “Friendly bar with above average food (most items)”

Bunny’s Bar & Grill

Packer backers will find a touch of the Motherland in this downtown cheesehead hangout.

Reviews:

• “A good time & great Happy Hour”
• “College Crowd”
• “Cheap drinks, fun crowd, good times”
• “If you leave here sober, you shouldn’t have come”
• “Very Rude, Never going back”

Brothers Bar & Grill

Where hungry Timberwolves fans eat before games at the Target Center.

Reviews:

• “Enjoy A Great Time On a Saturday Night!”
• “Great food, fun on weekends”
• “Rude Bouncers”
• “Despicable”
• “Where to find Beautiful People”

Tips: Weekday lunch patrons can expect a short wait, followed by efficient table service.

Rosen’s City Tavern

A bustling cafe with lots of TVs and sports-bar fare.

Reviews:

• “Absolutely Terrible”
• “Good food and atmosphere”
• “Worst place on earth”
• “This place has it”
• “over hype”

Tips: Free Wi-Fi Internet access is available to customers.

Majors Sport Cafe