Food & Drink

Comments (0) BEST RESTAURANT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING - 2007

The Oceanaire

The Oceanaire

1300 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-333-2277

Map & Details>>

Readers' Choice: The Oceanaire
Oceanaire's menu is famously ever-changing, depending on what fish markets worldwide have to offer, and that element of surprise is part of the thrill of dining there. But the tab for the pristine, exotic, just-flown-in raw materials adds up fast, which is why we like going to Oceanaire when someone else's black AmEx will settle the check. That said, there's much on the menu that's worth the price: Specialties—all of them à la carte—can include Costa Rican dayboat mahi-mahi ($25.95, or $28.95 "blasted" with lime-soy glaze), sushi-grade Florida black grouper, "Black and Bleu" blue marlin steak ($28.95), or California dayboat swordfish ($29.95). Sides run the gamut from matchstick fries ($4.95) to asparagus with hollandaise ($11.95 on a recent visit, but price varies). The website is updated every day to reveal what's available for that evening. Oceanaire also offers an obscenely elegant wine list: As long as someone else is re-mortgaging the house for your dining pleasure, get your lips on the Verget Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a 1999 white Burgundy that could make Chicken of the Sea dance on your tongue. Sound expensive? It is. But as long as some other sucker has been hornswoggled into paying for this, you might as well have the meal of a lifetime.

Download our Free Best Of App

My Voice Nation Help
0 comments
Sort: Newest | Oldest
©2013 City Pages, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places Minneapolis / St. Paul

    Voice Places

    Find everything you're looking for in your city

  • Happy Hour App

    Happy Hour App

    Find the best happy hour deals in your city

  • Daily Deals

    Daily Deals

    Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city