One of my favorite restaurants in Minneapolis. The chef creates a weekly menu of smaller scratch kitchen plates along with new wine pairing options. Great for date night if you are willing to spend a little extra on exceptional food. The nice thing about the menu is that there is no pressure to order a full meal. The balance of flavors in every dish is purely amazing. Their focus on sourcing natural wines and local foods is what all restaurants should be doing. Thank you, Bar Brava!
Portions were small and prices aren’t cheap, yes. But this was an outstanding restaurant with inventive and thoughtful small plates, really showcasing on unique combinations of flavors and textures. Grilled peaches, artichoke, pine nut hummus, peppers, lovage, scallions, manchego cheese? They make this combination work, and the flavors are stunning. Salad was luxurious bed of lettuce bathed in a herbaceous anchovy? dressing, with a dusting of ground nuts adding a crunch. We literally closed my eyes and savored each piece of lettuce hoping the meal wouldn’t end.
The food was fantastic and beautiful, I loved the 2 wines (one was a cherry something, the other a rose) and vermouth cocktail that I had- amazing. So cool that it's a rotating menu so we can try new things whenever we go back! Staff were super friendly and helpful with answering questions. I cannot stress enough how delicious every single bite was... The mushrooms and chicken especially!
We tried some great new wines here we hadn’t had before. The small plates were also delicious. We ordered several shareable. We will definitely be back.
We drove just across the river to ease into a cozy winter night at the quiet but steadily comfortable, jazz/R&B grooving, clean-lined wine bar close to our neighborhood. The menu is small, the vibe is Spanish tapas, and the natural wine list is committed to your enjoyment. Please scoot yourself over to Bar Brava.- Sardine toast with ricotta with mint- Smoked Brussels sprouts with chipotle aioli and cotija- Clams with parsley butter and rice dumplings- Chorizo and peppers paella- Natural wines from Old World and New, plus herbal Catalonian vermouthWine by glass ranged from $8–13 for slightly smaller pours (maybe 3.5–4 oz.?). Food are on the smallish side but two of us were satisfied with the above selections.
Bar Brava serves delicious natural wines in a great atmosphere. Our bartender was very knowledgeable about all of the wines and told us the story behind all of the ones we selected. We arrived after the kitchen was closed, but will definitely be returning to sample the food another time.
?Hold on, stop everything, lay down your weapons (forks) and open your ears (dude I’m reading this, not necessary). My experience calls for a mid-meal review?My mouth is very, very happy. Highly recommend! Will be back, very impressed!PS, smoked trout doughnuts ? ? ?
This place is AMAZING. From the wine list to the incredibly tasty food and fast friendly service, it's a 10 across the board. Four people ordered a ton of food and had about 2 glasses each and the bill was about 300.00, completely reasonable for the quality!
I’ve been wanting to try this place for about two years! Finally made it out and it exceeded my expectations! The music, venue, the beer selection and the exquisite cuisine! We had sardine, shrimp stuffed green pepper, and scallops meal. (Much fancier names on the menu lol). I personally don’t like sardines and was impressed by this appetizer. The scallops on the other hand, were unique with a peculiar taste that I recommended you try! Scallop meal was a Great conversation starter because you’ll want to find out what’s included in the yummy dish! The staff was wonderful and so engaging! Can’t wait to go back to try out other dishes.
sooo happy to have found this place in our neighborhood! wine selection was fantastic and the food was exceptional as well. definitely recommend getting the bread for an appetizer - so simple but extremely delicious. i also really loved the pork cheek with lingonberry entree. the pictures aren’t very good on this review because we were too excited to try everything to remember to snap a photo first ? we also met the owner dan, and he was very nice and knowledgeable. looking forward to returning!