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Where to eat in St. Paul: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in St. Paul, MN, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 29 picks in the city, of which 4 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan St. Paul for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Mickey's Diner

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $14 a person · 36 7th St W

Open since 1960 or earlier

The 1939 dining car downtown, reopened in October 2024: hash browns, smashed burgers and shakes.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Groveland Tap

Burgers · $ · about $16 a person · 1834 St Clair Ave

Eats Ranked pick

A Mac-Groveland tap with a long list of beers and a well-seared Juicy Lucy.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Myriel

American & Other · $$$ · about $90 a person · 470 Cleveland Ave S

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Midwest winner 2025 (Karyn Tomlinson)

Day 2: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Cafe Latte

Coffee & Café · $ · about $14 a person · 850 Grand Ave

Eats Ranked pick

Grand Avenue's cafeteria-style comfort food for 40 years, with a pizza and wine bar.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Hoa Bien Vietnamese Restaurant

Vietnamese · $$ · about $32 a person · 1105 University Ave W

Eats Ranked pick

Frogtown's Vietnamese kitchen, serving traditional dishes since 1978.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Mucci's Italian

Italian · $$ · about $45 a person · 786 Randolph Ave

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Hospitality semifinalist 2025

Day 3: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Trung Nam French Bakery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 739 University Ave W

Eats Ranked pick

A French bakery with Vietnamese flair on University Avenue in Frogtown, serving banh mi.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Cecils Deli & Restaurant

Sandwiches & Deli · $$ · about $32 a person · 651 Cleveland Ave S

Eats Ranked pick

Highland Park's deli for more than 70 years: pastrami on rye and matzo ball soup.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Joan's in the Park

American & Other · $$ · about $45 a person · 631 Snelling Ave S

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Hospitality semifinalist 2026

About $302 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

20 more places to eat in St. Paul

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Hyacinth · Italian · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Neumann's Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
Boca Chica Restaurante Mexicano y Cantina · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Sweeney's Saloon · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Sawatdee Saint Paul · Thai · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Bangkok Thai Deli · Thai · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
DeGidio's Restaurant & Bar, St. Paul · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Mancini's Char House · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Karibu Grocery & Deli · African · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
El Burrito Mercado · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
The Nook · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Moscow on the Hill · European · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Soul Lao · Southeast Asian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
W.A. Frost & Company · Healthy & Vegan · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Afro Deli & Grill · African · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Ruam Mit · Thai · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Blue Door Pub · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Hmongtown Marketplace · Southeast Asian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Hmong Village Shopping Center · Southeast Asian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.