Best bar menu - Spoon and Stable - 2015 Best of MN

May 14, 2015 at 12:54AM
Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis March 27, 2015. (Courtney Perry)
The smallish but satisfying bar menu at Spoon and Stable includes one of the city’s great bar snacks. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here's a tip for getting into hyper-popular Spoon and Stable sans reservation: nab a seat in the smallish lounge. Your reward? Chef/owner Gavin Kaysen's equally smallish but satisfying bar menu, home to one of the city's great bar snacks in the form of swoon-worthy arancini, skillfully fried, dual-bite spheres of fontina-loaded Arborio rice that are freckled with decadent traces of black truffle. Don't miss the octopus, carefully poached and braised into an agreeable toothiness, then marinated in harissa for a nudge of spicy heat before it hits the grill. The grilled oysters are superb, and kudos to the platter of mustards, beautifully pickled vegetables and thin-sliced house-cured hams. 211 N. 1st St., Mpls.; 612-224-9850;spoonandstable.com

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