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User Rating:

2.9 out of 5 (from 36 users)

Address:

990 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis
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Tel:

(612) 343-0073

Hours:

Su-Th: 7:30am-1am

Fr-Sa: 7:30am-2am

Parking:

street parking

Outdoor Seating:

none

Smoke Level:

none - ordinance


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News Room, the ($$$)

Happy Hour & Drink Specials

Happy Hour & Drink Specials

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monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Happy Hour: $3.50 Rails, Wine, & Taps (select) + $4 Appetizers
sunday
9 pm - 12 am
$2 Harp, $5 Martinis (10oz. Absolut), $3 Cheesburger

Average User Rating: 2.9 out of 5 (from 36 users)

Based in west downtown Minneapolis, The News Room is essentially a themed restaurant and bar. From the minute you walk in, you may think why this place has what looks like newspapers plastered everywhere. And one might wonder why this is until they realize that this is, as the name suggests (whoda thunk it, no?), essentially a newsroom, minus the reporters (except for the possible Star Trib writers off-the-clock), plus a full bar. Each dining room is essentially devoted to individual sections of a newspaper (think Sports section, Entertainment section, etc). The News Room does feature some pretty sweet happy hours and a pretty good and speedy staff, so it is indeed worth checking out at certain times if you’re on a budget. The main courses in the dining room are a little pricey, but definitely no worse than many other downtown haunts. You’ll get your typical variety of downtown bar-goers here, possibly of older generations, but if theme bars are your thing, check this place out.

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Ate there this evening, and have a new favorite food! Tried the Carribean Jerk Flatbread and the raspberry mojito and both were AMAZING! Loss of one star because service could have bit a tad better. It was not bad but nothing to rave about either. I will definately be back for my new favorite meal!

-- ErinB gave this bar a 4 out of 5 at 00:46 03.15.10

Good prices and decent food. Nice atmosphere and easy to get a seat. And to the idiot who brought coffee into a restaurant from outside - it's a health code violation moron and even if it weren't, it's in really bad taste and very tacky...

-- Aaron gave this bar a 4 out of 5 at 16:36 03.05.10

Walked in for breakfast and was told we had to toss our coffee? Ate at another place who did not say that. New room loss. Why in the hell would you have such a policy?

-- pi gave this bar a 1 out of 5 at 00:21 02.13.10

I love the sunkiss martini! The bathrooms are pretty cool too!

-- KMinneapolis gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 22:19 01.18.10

good prices during happy hour, good food. HOWEVER, I am sick and tired of this one waiter during happy hour who acts disguisted when you show up five minutes before happy hour and wait to order drinks until the happy hour price starts! This should not be a surprise!!??

-- Johnny gave this bar a 3 out of 5 at 17:27 11.23.08

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