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Ike's
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Ike's is a brand new downtown retro bar and burger spot that only seems like it's been around since the dawn of time. Here, perfectly poured Prohibition-era elixirs - Sidecars made with fresh-squeezed lemon juice, utterly correct Old Fashioneds sparkling with pretty spirals of orange peel, and Cognac Alexanders made with local, hand-made vanilla ice cream, Martell cognac, dark crème de cacoa and a sprinkle of nutmeg - are the sort of wonderful, fragrant concoctions that can teach a new generation why cocktails were once the passion of a nation.
- Dara Moskowitz
Ike's Food & Cocktails, 50 S. 6th St., Minneapolis, MN; 612-746-4537
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La Belle Vie
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La Belle Vie in Minnesota, physical frostbite is combated with coats the size of garden sheds. Mental frostbite is trickier to fight. Or it was, until La Belle Vie, a Minnesota favorite, relocated to central Minneapolis and debuted a large lounge. Now, Calvados is brightened with syrup cooked from fresh quince, orange zest, herbs and white wine. Minnesota Manhattans are touched with maple syrup. Cassis mingles with herbes de provence. And each sip brings much-needed warmth.
- Dara Goldstein
La Belle Vie, 510 Groveland, Minneapolis, MN; 612-874-6440
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Speakeasy
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Speakeasy - the only marker is a red light over a red door, but the word is out among Minneapolis' Palm Pilot generation, who order Prohibition-era drinks like Sidecars, Horse's Necks and Widow's Kisses with abandon. "We're very old-school," explains owner Tamah Burke, who skips the pre-made mixers and concocts everything herself, from scratch. The ghosts of cocktails past, however, would hardly recognize the beautiful people here, with their diamond-pierced belly buttons and camera-concealing cell phones. In the old days cameras were prohibited.
- Dara Moskowitz
Speakeasy, 2817 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis 612-870-0339
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