Up Yonder
Up Yonder sits at 1615 West Highway 61 in Grand Marais, right at the Harbor Light building on the edge of uptown, and it’s the pitstop after a day on the North Shore. Skiers coming off Lutsen Mountains, paddlers back from the Boundary Waters, hikers off the Superior Hiking Trail, snowmobilers finishing a run up the Gunflint Trail — they all end up here. The room is proper North Shore: warm, worn-in, pool table and darts inside, yard games and an outdoor stage in back, TVs for the game, pull tabs for a slow afternoon.
The kitchen turns out elevated bar food that punches above the room. The duck wontons — six deep-fried, filled with duck meat and cream cheese, served with Thai chili sauce — have achieved regional legend status; regulars order them every visit. Beyond that: Angus burgers, flatbread pizzas (BBQ chicken pineapple, Buffalo chicken, steak & pepper), a chicken parmesan panini, cheese curds, and rotating specials pulling in whatever’s local and in season.
On the THC side, Up Yonder became a 23rd State on-premise retail partner in January 2026 — the Minneapolis-based, woman-owned cannabis beverage brand founded by Leah Kollross in 2023. The anchor pour is Fresh Press, 23rd State’s flagship 10mg THC + 10mg CBG pear-cider-inspired sparkling can, alongside their broader lineup of infused sparkling drinks. Two-a-day possible: WTIP trivia nights, live music on the indoor stage year-round and the outdoor stage in warmer months, and karaoke keeps the room going late. Open until midnight most nights, 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Takeout available with a $2 fee.
Indeed Brewing Company
Indeed Brewing opened its doors on 15th and Quincy in August 2012, becoming the first production brewery in Northeast Minneapolis to run its own taproom. Fourteen years later it’s still one of the neighborhood’s anchors — sixteen tap lines, a Main Taproom, an auxiliary bar called The Ox for private events and slam poetry, a Rec Hall for games, and the Beeryard, a vast outdoor patio that fills up on any warm afternoon.
On the food side, chef Ann Kim’s Pizzeria Lola operates its wood-fired oven in the Beeryard every day of the week — order from your table, pick up at the truck. Kim’s signature Korean BBQ pizza (short rib, scallion, sesame) shares the menu with a Tavern Pie (pepperoni, jalapeño, hot honey), the Perfect Pickle Pie (sour pickles, ranch, potato chips), and vegetarian standouts like the mushroom Forager and the Old Reliable red-sauce cheese.
On the THC side, Indeed has been in the game since the earliest days after Minnesota legalized hemp-derived beverages in 2022. The current sparkling THC lineup runs eight cans deep and covers real range: Two Good Lavender Lemon (2mg THC / 2mg CBD, the gentlest starter drink in the state), High Fiver Citrus Grass (5mg / 5mg CBD), Chamomile Dreams Turn Down (5mg / 10mg CBN, sleep-forward), Tropical Blast Turn Up (5mg / 100mg caffeine, energy-forward), and the higher-dose Orange Burst, Pink Burst, and White Gummy Double High Fiver (all 10mg / 10mg CBD). MDS Sports rounds it out — a 10mg THC sports drink with electrolytes and 180mg of caffeine, in a category of one. THC beverages are cans only on premise. Dogs on the patio, kids until 8pm, and every Wednesday 100% of taproom net proceeds go to a local nonprofit through Indeed We Can.
Lyons Pub
Lyons Pub has been Downtown Minneapolis’s neighborhood Irish pub since 1984. It sits at 16 South 6th Street between Hennepin and Nicollet, tucked underneath the skyway system — you can walk down from the Embassy Suites lobby by day, or come in from the sidewalk at night when the skyway closes and the ID checks tighten up. The room feels older than it is: dark wood, a long bar, self-serve popcorn that stays out all night, TVs tuned to whichever game is on.
The food is exactly what you want from a pub this old — a Juicy Lucy, a proper Fish & Chips with beer-battered cod, a Prime Rib Sandwich on a Kaiser roll that regulars come back for, and the kind of Corned Beef and Cabbage that turns into a St. Patrick’s Day pilgrimage. Kitchen and bar are open until 2 a.m. six nights a week (Sunday closed). Reservations are taken, delivery goes out through DoorDash and Grubhub, and the patio opens whenever Minneapolis weather permits it.
On the THC side, Lyons pours Gigli, a Minneapolis-based brand that launched from Kaskaid Hospitality in 2023. Gigli’s lineup includes THC cocktails (Blood Orange Margarita, Pineapple Mojito, Raspberry Mule, Blueberry Lemonade, Strawberry Spritz, Cherry Limeade) and Zero-line seltzers in citrus and mango, all in 5mg and 10mg pours. Rotating selection by the can — ask the bartender what’s cold.
Minneapolis Cider Company
Minneapolis Cider Company is where Trail Magic was born. In August 2022, weeks after Minnesota legalized hemp-derived THC beverages, the cidery’s co-founder Jason Dayton and his team went from initial idea to launched brand in eighteen days — the fastest new-product launch the company had ever done. Trail Magic became the first THC beverage sold in Minnesota, and the taproom at 701 SE 9th Street became the place to drink one at its source.
The 701 SE 9th space is a former factory in Marcy-Homes, converted into a cavernous room anchored by a working cidery, two indoor pickleball courts, board games, a big outdoor patio, and a French crêperie called Breizh Kitchen operating out of the corner. The drink menu covers craft cider (dry Brut, seasonal releases, small-batch experiments), Royale-style cider cocktails, wine, house-made craft cocktails, and Trail Magic THC beverages by the can — iced tea and lemonade in Classic, Peach, and Strawberry (5mg and 10mg), Lime Margarita (5mg and 10mg), and a low-dose Sparkling Mimosa (3mg).
In December 2022 the team ran a four-day pop-up they billed as Minnesota’s first THC beverage taproom, over at BŪCH Fermentary on Quincy Street, with 30+ drinks from 16 Minnesota companies on offer. The pop-up is over; the permanent home is here, and Trail Magic has since spread to hundreds of MN retailers and restaurants. Dogs welcome on the patio, kids at all ages during daytime, and pickleball rentals bookable by the court.
Earl Giles Restaurant & Distillery
Earl Giles is a distillery, a bar, a flavor lab, and a full-service restaurant, all under one 18,000-square-foot roof in Northeast Minneapolis. The 60-foot copper-fronted cocktail bar sits amid over 600 plants and anchors a scratch kitchen turning out wood-stone-fired pizzas, shareable plates, and a weekend brunch. Every syrup, elixir, and spirit on the menu is made in the building — the Drinks Apothecary onsite houses 600+ globally sourced extracts — and the same obsessive flavor work goes into their craft THC beverage line.
The THC list runs deep. Housemade sodas and tonics infused at 5mg and 10mg (Electric Lemonade, Ectochill, Chronic Tonic) sit alongside a “Piff Ton” family of 10mg cans (Sourtangie, Pineapple Kush, Snowman, Layer Cake) and the Green Standard, a rare 5mg THC / 10mg CBG / 25mg CBD full-cannabinoid mocktail. The house policy asks guests to stay in one lane — alcohol or THC — for the duration of a visit, a thoughtful call in a state where the two now share a menu.
Named for a real-life 1888-born Minnesota pharmacist, pilot, and Prohibition-era bootlegger who ran booze across the border disguised as apothecary medicine, Earl Giles opened the Logan Park facility in 2022. Founder Jesse (Earl) Held brings 25+ years behind bars into the space’s Cocktail Study Hall classes, immersive dinners, and weekly happy hours. Walk in or book ahead.