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Counter Intelligence

Eateries open, close and change chefs and menus at a fast clip. Our weekly report keeps you up to date.

Pop-up darling Jook Sing now has a permanent home at Steady Pour

It’s a new era for this swank northeast Minneapolis cocktail den, with a Chinese-American menu that blends flavor and nostalgia.
February 6, 2026
Jeff and Ari Seidenstricker with Mike Yuen and Tony Gao

Reservations are open for Rosalia’s new St. Louis Park location

Plus: A new fund to help restaurants, Dahlia bakery is here, a new Irish pub for the North Loop, adios to Hey Y’all Tipsy Taco Bar and more.
February 3, 2026
Rosalia Margherita Pizza and a gluten free pepperoni pizza.

L.A.-inspired, organic cafe Parcelle adding a Wayzata location

Plus: A new red-sauce restaurant in Robbinsdale, and knafeh and all things sweet coming to the Mall of America.
January 27, 2026

Edina’s newest cocktail den comes with a vinyl soundtrack

Plus: Bar Harmony and Maverick’s Pizza are closing, Mandalay Kitchen damaged after car accident and more restaurant news.
January 20, 2026

Petite Leon is now Company Bar, and it opens this week

Plus: Farina Rossa returns as a full-time restaurant, new Burger Dive opens at Rosedale, Love Pizza shifts to freezer cases and more food news.
January 13, 2026
Food and drinks at Company Bar.

St. Paul’s Meritage to spin off a steak frites restaurant

Chef Russell Klein hopes to take one of his most popular menu items to the suburbs as a standalone restaurant.
January 12, 2026

When one taco stand closes, another opens at Graze Food Hall

Berto’s by Travail will replace Nixta’s taco outpost Tixtli. Plus new pizza at Bauhaus, new lineup for El Sazon’s gas station dinners and more restaurant news.
January 6, 2026
A tray filled with tacos and fresh garnishes.

Marc Heu’s pop-up in Minneapolis is going to be permanent

Plus: Clean-eating cafe Parcelle expands, Young Joni building has a buyer and a new Indian restaurant in Rochester.
December 30, 2025

Sweet Lou’s bringing its burgers and craft sausages to St. Louis Park

Plus: TGI Fridays in Maple Grove has been filled, Animales expands menu, closings and more restaurant news.
December 23, 2025
The Kielbasa with whole grain mustard, apple sausage and scallions from Sweet Lou's Craft Sausage & Butchery food truck.

Two Mixed Up and its smash burger are now in the Minneapolis skyway

Plus: Minneapolis bakery on the move, a restaurant refresh and so long to the downtown Bruegger’s.
December 16, 2025
A burger with cheese, special sauce and fries.

Farina Rossa staying open despite Fair State’s taproom closure

Plus OG Zaza keeps expanding, stoner subs, a new vegan cafe, bakery openings, holiday market and more.
December 9, 2025
A charred crust pizza on a picnic table patio is topped with fresh salad greens and fried crispy cheese bits.

Minnesota’s first co-op brewery says it will close after this weekend

The Minneapolis brewery told its members it was no longer a “fully functional business.”
December 5, 2025
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