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Best Restaurants for Private-Dining in Minneapolis (2026)
Private dining rooms · Minneapolis · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published March 8, 2024 · Updated June 18, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
The strongest private rooms in Minneapolis sit inside a converted 1906 horse stable, a Foshay Tower steakhouse and a wood-fired Argentinian house in the old Bachelor Farmer space. None are bland hotel function suites. These six, ranked, are where to put a board dinner, a milestone birthday or a closing celebration when the room has to carry real weight.
1.Spoon and Stable
Gavin Kaysen's converted 1906 stable holds a 40-seat private room; book it when the cooking has to be the headline.
Gavin Kaysen, James Beard Best Chef Midwest in 2018, runs Spoon and Stable at 211 North First Street in the North Loop, a 165-seat room inside a 1906 horse stable. The dedicated private dining room seats up to 40, with a separate chef's counter for smaller parties, and private dinners run on bespoke prix-fixe menus rather than a fixed per-head rate.
The mountain trout with peas, artichoke and rhubarb and the dry-aged duck anchor most private menus, and the restaurant sits on the World's 50 Best Discovery list. Reserve the room through the Soigne Hospitality events team and ask for the food-and-beverage minimum for your date.
2.Mara
Three private rooms at the Four Seasons, sized 6 to 30, give Mara the most flexible private setup in the city.
Mara, Kaysen's French Riviera-leaning room inside the Four Seasons at 245 Hennepin Avenue, runs the deepest set of private spaces downtown: Marisol for up to 30 guests, Mistral for 12 and Marin for an ultra-private 6 to 8. The 2025 Marisol room added a fireplace and oversized windows over the river.
Because the three rooms scale so widely, Mara handles a six-person client dinner and a thirty-seat milestone with the same kitchen and wine program. Event menus are tailored with bespoke pairings; book through mararestaurantandbar.com or the hotel events desk.
3.Manny's Steakhouse
Three named private rooms inside the Foshay Tower, from a 14-seat hideaway to a 28-seat bullpen; the steakhouse default for corporate nights.
Manny's, in the W Minneapolis at 825 Marquette Avenue inside the historic Foshay Tower, keeps three private spaces: the Speakeasy for up to 20, the Bull Pen for up to 28 and the Hideaway for up to 14. It is regularly named among the top steakhouses in the country, and cuts run from roughly 60 to 90 dollars before the rest of the table.
The fully private Speakeasy and Hideaway suit closed-door corporate dinners, while the semi-private Bull Pen overlooks the main floor for a livelier group. Capacities shift a seat or two by date, so confirm the headcount with the events line when you book.
4.Porzana
Daniel del Prado's wood-fired room offers private spaces from 24 to 72 and a 150-seat buyout in the old Bachelor Farmer space.
Daniel del Prado built Porzana at 200 North First Street, the former Bachelor Farmer space, around an Argentinian wood-fired grill. Three private rooms scale from the 72-seat Cordoba to the 24-seat Mendoza and Cuyo, with a full buyout near 150, which makes it the best North Loop choice for a large seated dinner.
The gorgonzola striploin near 80 dollars and the wood-fired entrana sit at the centre of most group menus, with pastas in the high 20s for mixed tables. Book a specific room by headcount at porzanampls.com or through the private-events line.
5.Murray's
Two historic rooms with private entrances seat up to 26 each; the old-Minneapolis choice for a family milestone.
Murray's, third-generation family-owned at 26 South Sixth Street since 1946, splits into two private rooms with their own entrances: a Front Room for up to 20 and a Back Room for up to 26 seated, near 50 across both. The carved-tableside Silver Butter Knife Steak for two, around 148 dollars, has been the house signature since a 1951 critic's award.
This is the room for a retirement dinner or a family gathering that wants white-tablecloth tradition rather than a design statement. A/V is available in the Back Room; book through murraysrestaurant.com.
6.The Butcher's Tale
Three spaces from a 16-seat Butcher Room to a 70-seat garden atrium make this the widest single-venue range in the North Loop.
The Butcher's Tale, a North Loop steakhouse, carries the broadest spread of group spaces of any one room here: the 16-seat Butcher Room, the Bourbon Room for 32 seated or 40 standing, and a Garden Atrium that takes 70 seated or 120 for a reception. That range lets one venue handle a small board dinner and a company party on different nights.
It is the least-documented room on this list for chef and per-head pricing, so confirm both with the events team before you commit. For a large standing reception with a seated core, the atrium is the strongest pick in the neighbourhood.
Not for every group
When a buyout or a destination room is the wrong call
The Kenwood is a fine neighbourhood restaurant, but its private option is a full-restaurant buyout for up to 70 rather than a discrete room, so a party of twelve ends up paying for the whole house. If you want a closed door around a small table, the named rooms above are the better value.
Owamni, Sean Sherman's Indigenous flagship, is a destination dinner built around a communal riverfront room, not a private-events venue, and is mid-transition on its name and location. Go for the cooking, not for a board dinner.
And a closure to note: Cafe and Bar Lurcat by Loring Park, the city's banquet default for over two decades, closed in September 2025. Older guides still list it; it is gone.
How to book a private room in Minneapolis
None of these restaurants publish a fixed per-head private rate, so the figures here are food estimates before wine, tax and service; ask each events team for a quote and a food-and-beverage minimum for your date and headcount. The North Loop rooms at Spoon and Stable, Porzana and The Butcher's Tale book out first for December and graduation season.
For the widest range of room sizes, start with Mara's three Four Seasons spaces; for the deepest cooking, Spoon and Stable; for a steakhouse default, Manny's. Browse the full Minneapolis dining guide before you decide.
Frequently asked
What is the best restaurant for private dining in Minneapolis?
Spoon and Stable in the North Loop is the marquee pick, with Gavin Kaysen's cooking and a dedicated 40-seat private room inside a converted 1906 horse stable. For the most flexible setup, Mara at the Four Seasons runs three private rooms sized from 6 to 30, and Porzana offers a 72-seat room with a 150-seat buyout.
Which Minneapolis restaurant has the best private room for a large group?
Porzana in the North Loop handles the largest seated private dinners, with a 72-seat Cordoba Room and a full buyout near 150 guests. The Butcher's Tale Garden Atrium takes 70 seated or 120 for a standing reception, and Manny's Bull Pen seats up to 28. For a smaller closed-door dinner, Murray's two rooms each take around 20 to 26.
How much does private dining cost in Minneapolis?
Expect roughly 60 to 120 dollars per person for food before wine, tax and service at the steakhouse and fine-dining rooms here, with the chef-driven prix-fixe menus at Spoon and Stable and Mara running higher. None of these restaurants publish a fixed per-head private rate, so ask the events team for a quote and the food-and-beverage minimum.
Does Spoon and Stable have a private dining room?
Yes. Spoon and Stable at 211 North First Street has a dedicated private dining room seating up to 40, plus a chef's counter for smaller parties, inside a converted 1906 horse stable. Chef-owner Gavin Kaysen won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Midwest in 2018, and private dinners run on bespoke prix-fixe menus booked through the Soigne Hospitality events team.
Which Minneapolis private room is best for a business dinner?
Manny's Steakhouse in the Foshay Tower is purpose-built for it, with a fully private Speakeasy for up to 20 and a Hideaway for 14 around prime steaks. Mara's Mistral room seats 12 for a client dinner, and Spoon and Stable's private room suits a dinner where the cooking itself carries the evening.
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