Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in Twin Cities / Northern Suburbs

OpenTable

Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for the best value restaurants in Twin Cities / Northern Suburbs? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Buona Sera

4.9

4.9 (2325)

$30 and under

Italian

Champlin

About the restaurant

Buona Sera is a cozy neighborhood restaurant and wine bar featuring the wonderful and authentic Italian recipes of renowned chef, Raffaele Virgillo. When you walk in the door you're treated like family. Enjoy good food, good wine, good company and of course, a Good Night.

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Camryn

Dined on Apr 22, 2025

Always amazed by this place. My favorite place to go out for a nice quiet dinner. Delicious food and friendly staff makes for a great experience.

Barzini's Italiano

4.5

4.5 (238)

$30 and under

Italian

Coon Rapids

About the restaurant

Barzini's Italiano offers an intimate yet classic dining experience. Our dining room is set in the theme of the classic 1972 movie The Godfather! The vibe is cozy, intimate as well as visually stimulating! Great for a date night, Anniversary celebration or just looking for a great meal at a good price. Everything that comes out of our kitchen is made from scratch with extra attention to detail. We take pride in our food, atmosphere and impeccable service!! We have a selection of wines that pair beautifully with each meal. While our menu is short and sweet our severs and chefs will go above and beyond to make your experience personable and truly one of a kind! We have 5 star reviews on many sites and they are all true!! A truly unique, entertaining and one of a kind delicious dining experience!! We promise to provide you with an evening you will be talking about for a long time!! The food is to die for and the experience is unforgettable!!

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Mary

Dined 5 days ago

The food was outstanding! A quiet and quaint small Italian restaurant with great ambiance. A player piano plays very quietly and it was easy to converse with companions. The spaghetti sauce was the best I’ve ever tasted, shrimp scampi and chicken Alfredo were delicious. We all agreed to comeback next week and order a new dinner. Don’t miss out on this gem in Anoka!

Maynards - Rogers

4.6

4.6 (493)

$30 and under

American

Rogers

About the restaurant

Maynard’s in Rogers opened in 2004 with a mission to provide amazing food as well as impeccable service. We proudly aim to be the place the locals are proud to call home, but also a place for a great pit stop on your hwy 94 commute!

Maynard’s is locally owned and operated and is proud to give back to the communities it serves. We truly enjoy contributing in any way we can –from donating a percentage of sales to our local food shelf and sports teams, to grilling burgers at the Rogers high school football games.

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Kortney

Dined 7 days ago

Great restaurant, everyone there is super friendly and has an amazing patio and the inside is very nice as well. Food is amazing and great flavor

Baldamar

4.8

4.8 (7163)

$31 to $50

Steak

Roseville

About the restaurant

If you're going to take your name from a badass like the patron saint of blacksmiths, you better be able to back it up. Baldamar marks the turning point where we usher in the new standard for style, service and steak. It means the menu’s made with old-world craft at its core and modern day meat eaters in mind — with flavors forged in fire and folded into pure primal perfection. It’s where every steak is aged 40 days and 40 nights for a taste of biblical proportion, and where crazy-fresh seafood means it was caught during your morning commute. At the bar sits every spirit imaginable, and someone who isn’t afraid to use them. This is more than a new steakhouse. It’s a line in the sand. It’s not just where you celebrate special occasions. It’s where you create them.

*A 20% Service Fee is added to all groups of 6 or more.

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Melissa KVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Amazing dining experience as always! Friendly, professional and attentive service along with the delicious starters and entrees ensures for a great dining experiences. Baldamar never disappoints!

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Chianti Grill - Roseville

4.8

4.8 (6807)

$30 and under

Italian

Roseville

About the restaurant

Nestled near Rosedale Center and Snelling Avenue, Chianti Grill is a celebrated culinary gem, proudly recognized as an OpenTable All-Around Best Restaurant winner. We delight your palate with a vibrant fusion of authentic and contemporary Italian cuisine, alongside aged Angus steaks and seafood. Our dishes are expertly paired with an impressive wine list featuring exquisite selections from California, Italy, and beyond. Experience our welcoming atmosphere and exceptional service ensuring every visit to Chianti Grill is simply the best!

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Leigh

Dined 1 day ago

What a pleasant place to have dinner. The food and drinks were great, the service was excellent and most importantly we could actually hold a conversation and hear each other.

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Porterhouse Steak and Seafood - Little Canada

4.8

4.8 (7297)

$50 and over

Steak

Little Canada

About the restaurant

Porterhouse Steak and Seafood offers casual-fine dining with a Supper Club atmosphere. The menu consists of premium steaks aged a minimum of twenty eight days, fresh fish & seafood. All entrees are served with a choice of House, Caesar or Spinach salad, bread and choice of Potato or Vegetable.

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Debbie

Dined on Apr 16, 2025

Excellent food & service. Best steak we have ever had.

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4.7

4.7 (188)

$30 and under

American

New Hope

About the restaurant

We promise one thing at Pub 42; there will be a culinary culture both from a food and beverage perspective. And we want you — as a guest — to be part of it!

We’re community-connected, food-driven, and are going to raise the bar. And we’re going to do this together.

Top review

Dined 6 days ago

Our group of 6 retired teachers love this place for lunch and chats.

The Ball Park TC

4.4

4.4 (52)

$31 to $50

American

Blaine

About the restaurant

Every plate at The Ball Park is thoughtfully curated to serve you the best quality ingredients, robust flavors, and unforgettable experience. We are proud to source locally.

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Jody

Dined on Apr 10, 2025

The noise from batting simulators during bingo is extremely annoying. I know the simulators came first but perhaps fill the ones farthest away from bingo caller .

CRAVE - Roseville

4.5

4.5 (1188)

$30 and under

American

Roseville

About the restaurant

CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar was built out of a passion to create a dining experience unlike any other. We combine quality-sourced ingredients, chic ambiance, outstanding service, and diverse menu choices to create an unforgettable dining experience. The energy of the restaurant is all encompassing – the buzz of guests and staff, the warm and open design, the modern sushi bar, the fresh spin on American cuisine, and the sense of discovery around every corner. A CRAVE guest will leave knowing they experienced just the right mix of great food, entertainment, and service in what can only be defined as The CRAVE Experience.

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Todd

Dined on Apr 20, 2025

Food, service and atmosphere were amazing! Wonderful Easter holiday brunch with family!

Granite City Food & Brewery - Maple Grove

4.5

4.5 (2379)

$30 and under

American

Maple Grove

About the restaurant

With its warm, inviting, and modern design, Granite City Food & Brewery’s expansive interior features a spacious and comfortable dining room, four-sided modern, full-service bar, as well as an outdoor patio. The on-site brewery, with award-winning hand-crafted micro-brews, is visible from the main dining and bar areas. The restaurant also showcases an open kitchen featuring chef developed, handcrafted made-from-scratch cuisine, including innovative signature entrees, flatbreads and more.

Granite City Food & Brewery’s signature brews, which are made on-site, include The Duke (Pale Ale), The Bennie (Bock), The Northern (American Style Light Lager) and The Stout. Seasonal brews are featured throughout the year.

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Marilyn

Dined 4 days ago

I ordered grilled salmon, it was delicious! Waitress was pleasant.

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Mother's Day Brunch Buffet

Experience

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