Bar La Grassa is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

1. Bar La Grassa

8.8
800 Washington Ave N (at 8th Ave.), Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · Warehouse District · 174 tips and reviews

Laura D.Laura Dusek: Lobster and Poached Egg Bruscetta and Black Squid Ink Pasta!

NicoleNicole: Smoked spaghetti with brown butter and lobster, gnocchi with cauliflower and orange, so good!

Chris R.Chris R: Cauliflower gnocchi is awesome. The best pasta in the US.

Broders' Pasta Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

2. Broders' Pasta Bar

8.9
5000 Penn Ave S (50th St.), Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · Fulton · 68 tips and reviews

Jeanine K.Jeanine Krier: Best pasta in town! Perfect for a cool fall evening when you are craving comfort food.

EaterEater: Broders' often has a line of pasta-hungry diners out the door. Try the fettuccine con cinghiale (pasta with wild boar, porcini mushrooms, caramelized onions, and chestunuts).

Gina G.Gina Giampaolo: Tagliarini Di Locanda Del Lupo: fresh pasta with prosciutto, truffle pesto & cream. Likely my favorite thing to eat in all of Minneapolis.

112 Eatery is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

3. 112 Eatery

8.9
112 N 3rd St (at 1st Ave), Minneapolis, MN
New American Restaurant · Warehouse District · 128 tips and reviews

A K.A K: Steak tartare, tagliatelle & foie gras meatballs, & gnocchi are amazing!

Laura N.Laura Noren: The carrots, gnocchi, and Bibb lettuce salad are all fantastic.

Dave C.Dave Coleman: Sure - tagliatelle with foie gras meatballs are amazing but so it virtually everything on the menu. Lovely all the way around.

Smack Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

4. Smack Shack

8.8
603 Washington Ave N (N 6th Ave.), Minneapolis, MN
Seafood Restaurant · Warehouse District · 153 tips and reviews

City PagesCity Pages: If you're lusting after lobster, try the lobster boil -- always a winner -- or go modern with the mac and cheese -- served with hunks of lobster and a creamy cheese sauce that tastes like a dream.

Food NetworkFood Network: Stuffs the menu with freshly made lobster rolls, po'boys and the house favorite, lobster mac and cheese. Combining lightly poached lobster meat with a fontina and Taleggio cheese sauce. Read more.

Joleen C.Joleen Charmoli: Lobster Guacamole, Lobster Mac & Cheese, and Lobster Boil are fantastic! Wonderful service and great patio to top it off! Yum :)

Mesa Pizza By The Slice is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

5. Mesa Pizza By The Slice

7.7
1323 4th St SE (at SE 14th Ave), Minneapolis, MN
Pizzeria · Dinkytown · 70 tips and reviews

Ashley W.Ashley Wengel: The tortellini pizza is great too! And definitely don't skip the pimp juice! (Ranch...lol)

Chloe C.Chloe Cole 👑: best pizza ive ever had. definitely a campus hotspot. vegetarian? try the guac burrito, avacado delight, southwest blackbean, or famous mac & cheese. come at night on a weekend for the full experience

Michael F.Michael Foehse: Great place to stumble into if you're a little tipsy in dinky-town. Try the mac and cheese pizza slice, or anything with fries on top! Easy on the wallet too!

The 1029 Bar & Smack Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

6. The 1029 Bar & Smack Shack

8.6
1029 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis, MN
Karaoke Bar · Northeast Minneapolis · 74 tips and reviews

Joe B.Joe B: Try the Lobster Mac - The cheeses Mac w the corn and all that lobster meat was almost too much for 1 person. Sooo rich, but sooo good.

City PagesCity Pages: The ridiculously rich lobster mac & cheese will erase those sunny-day longings. Spiked with a tangy bit of Taleggio cheese, and topped with crispy panko bread crumbs, this unique blend is a must try.

Britton I.Britton IV: Get the lobster mac!

Revival is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

7. Revival

8.8
4257 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Southern Food Restaurant · Kingfield · 45 tips and reviews

AnsellAnsell: The best fried chicken and macaroni & cheese I've had in the Twin Cities.

Steve S.Steve Spaulding: This place is amazing. Best fried chicken I've ever had, and the Mac N Cheese is da bomb.

Dave S.Dave Sawyer: The chicken thigh sandwich (Tennessee Hot) pairs perfectly with the creamy, savory mac and cheese side. Definitely a "Oh, hell yeah!" lunch experience for your tastebuddies.

Sorrento Cucina is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

8. Sorrento Cucina

8.5
625 Marquette Ave (In Northstar West), Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · Downtown West · 14 tips and reviews

Heavy TableHeavy Table: Our favorite is the meat lasagna, made with ground beef (as are the meatballs and bolognese). Read more.

Shaun Z.Shaun Zimmerman: The lasagna is super amazing and super filling.

Stephen S.Stephen Sawyer: Good value and quality can be found here. Their spaghetti and meatballs are simple but amazing comfort food; like getting a big hug from the one you love.

Quang Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

9. Quang Restaurant

9.2
2719 Nicollet Ave (btwn E 27th & 28th St), Minneapolis, MN
Vietnamese Restaurant · Whittier · 149 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Consistently good food, fast service, and low prices (for big portions) bring the crowds for pho and vermicelli salad. At lunch, the banh mi is one of the best on the block. [Eater 38 Member]

Chase M.Chase Maxwell: The cream cheese "wontons" are actually crab Rangoon, and they're delicious, the best in the Twin Cities. The vermicelli noodle salads are huge and delicious as well.

Amanda L.Amanda Larson: Love their vermicelli salads, especially pork with egg roll. Their take-out is incredibly quick!

Zelo is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

10. Zelo

8.7
831 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · Downtown West · 101 tips and reviews

Angelica C.Angelica Cerdeira: Great food! Shrimp starter, grains salad and chiken pasta were perfect!

Jason D.Jason Douglas: Make sure to get the Lamb Meatballs and the Ahi Tuna Crisps to start. Best Ahi Tuna I have ever tasted! ALso, the home made lasagna is the best I have ever had. Zelo is among my top 5 now!

Sally K.Sally Kane: Try the vegetarian lasagna - amazing!!!!

Rinata is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

11. Rinata

7.6
2451 Hennepin Ave (Hennepin Ave & 25th), Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · Lowry Hill East · 27 tips and reviews

joe c.joe cool: House wines are great. All homemade pastas everything we've tried on the menu has been fantastic.

ᴡ Z.ᴡ Zeigler: Best spaghetti and meatballs in town! The pizzas are killer, too!

Amanda P.Amanda Patten: Spaghetti and meatballs are awesome!

ie - Italian Eatery is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

12. ie - Italian Eatery

9.1
4724 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · Northrup · 13 tips and reviews

Fidias F.Fidias Fors: Cappuccino, meet balls , pasta!!! Everything!

Jonathan K.Jonathan Kealing: Atmosphere is nice, but food is just OK. And they have weird restrictions on what you can order on the patio. No pasta.

Darcy S.Darcy Silver: Short ribs, meatball appetizer, cauliflower & spinach fettuccine! Also Enrique is a fabulous server!

Red Rabbit is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

13. Red Rabbit

8.6
201 Washington Ave N (2nd Ave N), Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · North Loop · 22 tips and reviews

Nicholas K.Nicholas Kolnik: The pasta croquettes are not exactly what I expected, but they were deep fried fun bathing in red sauce so I had precisely zero complaints.

Steve L.Steve Lerch: Pasta is exceptional

Joel R.Joel Ramirez: Spinach and mushrooms pasta and Yuccon pizza were great.

Noodles & Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

14. Noodles & Company

7.0
3040 Excelsior Blvd, Minneapolis, MN
Asian Restaurant · West Calhoun · 17 tips and reviews

Shane M.Shane M: Mac & Cheese is the greatest.

Andrew L.Andrew Lawson: Get the Penne Rosa with feta and add the parmesan crusted chicken. Its delicious! I always get a side of potstickers.

Alexia D.Alexia D.: Truffle mac w/ broccoli and sriracha is soooo yum! Also love the potstickers...

Buca di Beppo is one of The 15 Best Places for Pasta in Minneapolis.

15. Buca di Beppo

7.5
1204 Harmon Pl (at S 12th St), Minneapolis, MN
Italian Restaurant · Loring Park · 30 tips and reviews

Calvin C.Calvin Chang: Can never go wrong with Linguine Frutti di Mare. Don't forget to try the calamaris! Ask for a bowl of marinara sauce at no extra charge if you want.

Iris G.Iris Garcia: Great service, the pastas we got were great! And a HUGE martini glass..no more like VASE of ice cream for dessert?

Sarah D.Sarah Dordal: Holy cannoli! Best server EVER! Josh is amazing!! Also, I usually am not a fan of the pasta thing, but the spicy chicken rigatoni is amazing.