A wood-fired supper room in the North Loop, Wildwood keeps a rotating list of house-made THC seltzers and spritzes alongside a serious zero-proof program. The kitchen leans seasonal and Midwestern — smoked lake fish, root vegetables, cast-iron breads — served in dark, warm rooms built for a long evening.

All THC beverages are lab-tested, and clearly dosed on the menu. Staff are trained to pace service and card every guest — the bar tops out at 5 mg per drink, well inside Minnesota’s legal ceiling.

Lake & Irving sits at the intersection of Lake Street and Irving Avenue South in Uptown Minneapolis, a few blocks east of Lake Bde Maka Ska. Chris and Andrew Ikeda — brothers, both Culinary Institute of America grads — opened it in 2013 with a menu that pulls from Chris’s years in high-end Hawaiian resort kitchens, Andrew’s California training, and the Italian grandmother who taught them the value of a good basil-macadamia pesto.

The result is a genuinely idiosyncratic gastropub. The dining room is dim, wood-paneled, and plush; the patio in back opens for summer and hosts brunch when weather allows. The menu spans an American core with Asian and Mediterranean detours — the Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich has a citywide following, the Cheeseburger arrives on a Patisserie 46 brioche bun with foie gras butter (as the Luxe Burger), the Pau Hana Burger nods to Chris’s Hawaii years (pineapple glaze, kabayaki, pickled jalapeños, smoked gouda), and the Kalua Pork Sandwich threads pineapple slaw through pulled pork. Small plates are where the kitchen really flexes: Korean Fried Cauliflower, tempura fried lion’s mane mushrooms, cold smashed fingerling potato salad with cured salmon. Brunch runs Saturday and Sunday morning — the Challah French Toast with beer syrup and the Chicken and Waffles are the crowd-pullers.

On the THC side, the drink list carries a rotating selection of cans — the specific brands change with what’s available, so ask the bar what’s cold. Thursday nights host Trivia Mafia at 8:30pm. Reservations are strongly recommended, especially for weekend brunch and Thursday trivia.

Hell’s Kitchen has been feeding downtown Minneapolis since 2002 from an underground space at 80 South 9th Street. Founded by two renegade chefs, Steve Meyer and Mitch Omer, the restaurant went 100% employee-owned on January 1, 2020, and stays fiercely independent. The dining rooms are theater: The Underground has a raised stage, a sparkly red bar, and a rotating live music calendar; The Far Side Pub is old-world cozy with hell-themed Gary Larson comic strips lining the walls; and The Minnesota Room is a shrine to the state’s wonders and colloquialisms. Ralph Steadman gonzo artwork throughout — politicians and priests eat elbow-to-elbow with tattooed musicians. Winner of over sixty-seven “best” awards and accolades in Gourmet Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, and Midwest Living.

Almost everything is made from scratch. The house-made peanut butter has a fiercely loyal following. The Mohnomin Wild Rice Porridge honors native Minnesota wild rice; the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are the brunch cult favorite; the Bison Quesabirria Tacos and Bison Bolognese carry dinner service; and the sixty-foot Bloody Mary & Screwmosa Bar (Saturday and Sunday 9am–1pm) is a downtown weekend ritual. NPR called the food “unique but not fancy, interesting but not fussy.”

On the THC side, the bar menu breaks out a dedicated “THC Beverages — Alcohol Free—21+” section under the “Lucifer’s Libations” header. Seltzers include the You Betcha lineup (Day Time Blood Orange-Lime and Night Time Blackberry-Lemon, both 5mg), Falling Knife Herbal Trip Hop Water Seltzer (5mg), and Fulton Narc Strawberry Lemonade (10mg). The Falling Knife soda pours are Drippin’ Dream Orange Cream and Grape Vape (both 10mg), and Trail Magic’s Half & Half Arnold Palmer sits in the juicy column at 5mg. To-go six-packs and gummies also available at the register.

Live music free to patrons seven days a week — folk, americana, jazz, and blues, plus occasional late-night “rock-the-house” shows Fridays and Saturdays. No outside food or beverage. Skyway-adjacent by Target Center and Target Field.