Experience Rochester, MN

01/24/2025

These food pics are making us hungry! Congratulations to these Rochester Restaurant Week gift card winners, and a big thank you to everyone who shared their Restaurant Week experience with us!

🍝Chris Knight – Pictured: Victoria's Ristorante & Wine Bar
🥪 Andrew J Meissner– Pictured: Red Cow
🍨 – Pictured: Terza
🍲 – Pictured: ThaiPop

Don’t worry, there’s still time to win a gift card—just share your experience on social, tag Experience Rochester, MN + use to alert us of your post. Giveaway closes Sunday, January 26!

01/22/2025

🎲✨ Calling all gamers! Castle Con, Rochester’s weekend-long tabletop board gaming event is happening this weekend. Whether you're a seasoned strategist or just starting out, there’s something for everyone.

📅 When: January 24-26, 2025
📍 Where: Historic Chateau Theatre in Downtown Rochester, Minnesota
🎟️ Tickets: $25 for a weekend pass | $5-$15 for single days | Kids 13 & under FREE all weekend

Castle Con is Rochester’s own weekend-long tabletop board gaming extravaganza where enthusiasts of all levels can immerse themselves in a vast array of gaming experiences.

01/22/2025

Congratulations to these Rochester Restaurant Week gift card winners!

🍤Jessica Sorenson – Pictured: ThaiPop's Seafood Boil
🍔 Annette Mueller – Pictured: Saints On Second, Rochester Burger & Fries
🍽️ – Pictured: CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar $10 Lunch Special

There are still more gift cards to be given away throughout Restaurant Week! 🎁 Enter by sharing your Restaurant Week experience on social media, Experience Rochester, MN + use to alert us of your post.

For more information on participating restaurants and their special menus, visit: www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com

01/21/2025

Bleu Duck Kitchen is featuring a special "Maine to Minnesota" menu this week for Experience Rochester's Restaurant Week. It includes dishes inspired by iconic coastal eateries, including oysters, pan roasted mussels and more.

How a chance encounter at a Maine restaurant brought fresh oysters to landlocked Rochester.

01/20/2025

The countdown is over—Rochester’s Restaurant Week starts now! From Monday, January 20 through Sunday, January 26, embark on a culinary adventure with over 30 participating restaurants. These local hotspots are offering exclusive breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, making it the perfect time to explore Rochester’s vibrant food scene.

🔗A list of participating restaurants and their special menus can be found at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

Experience Rochester’s Restaurant Week is presented by Experience Rochester, MN, Explore Minnesota, Mayo Clinic and Rochester Magazine.

Bebap Korean Eats Benedict's Rochester Bleu Duck Kitchen CB3 Burgers&Brews Chester's Kitchen and Bar CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar Fat W***y's Five West Kitchen + Bar Forager Brewery Jersey Jo's Philly Cheesesteaks and More Marrow Olde Brick House - Rochester Ootori Sushi Pappy's Place Red Cow Salute Wine Bar SMOAK BBQ Snappy Stop Terza ThaiPop Twigs Tavern & Grille Victoria's Ristorante & Wine Bar Whistle Binkies Olde World Pub Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que of America Our Paladar Mill Valley Kitchen Rochester Sorellina's Zen Fusion Hibachi + Lounge Red's Savoy Pizza Chip Shots Latitude 44 Restaurant John Hardy's Bar-B-Q Lord Essex On Second

01/19/2025

Experience Rochester’s Restaurant Week kicks off tomorrow! Here are some FAQ to help you plan out your dining experience.

❓ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞? Restaurant Week is a weeklong celebration showcasing Rochester’s dynamic dining scene.

❓ 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞? Restaurant week begins Monday, January 20 through Sunday, January 26, 2025.

❓ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚? There are 30 + restaurants participating in Restaurant Week with a variety of dining options to please every taste and budget! Find a complete list of participating restaurants at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com

❓ 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗜 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧' 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗦? All special menus are listed on www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com

🎁𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬: Want to win a gift card to one of our participating restaurants? Share your Restaurant Week experience on social media using and tag Experience Rochester, MN for a chance to win!

🚎𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘! Rochester Public Transit’s on-demand microtransit service, RPT GO, will offer free roundtrip rides between southeast Rochester and downtown during Rochester Restaurant Week, from January 20 to 26. To take advantage of this promotion, riders can download the app and use the code RESTAURANTWEEK.

Experience Rochester’s Restaurant Week is presented by Experience Rochester, MN, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Magazine and Explore Minnesota

Enjoy your dining experience!!

01/18/2025

Meet some of the restaurants participating in Rochester Restaurant Week, January 20-26! This weeklong celebration will showcase Rochester’s dynamic dining scene, with more than 30 restaurants featuring promotional menus. Check back here every day to preview more restaurants.

🍥CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Burgers, Specialty Sushi Rolls, Truffle Mushroom Spaghetti, Rigatoni with Vodka Sauce, Lobster Cavatappi, appetizers and more.

🍤Pappy's Place: Lunch and Dinner, featuring their Greek Shrimp Bowl

🍔Chip Shots: Lunch and Dinner, featuring their Signature "Mid Life Crisis Burger with Fries".

🥘Latitude 44 Restaurant: Dinner, featuring House Pappardelle, Gnocchi, Mushroom Risotto desserts and more.

🥗Marrow: Dinner, featuring Little Gem Salad, Shrimp Crusted Monkfish, Smoked Pork Coppa and Danish Donuts.

🍛Olde Brick House - Rochester: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Guinness Fish and Chips, Celtic Meatloaf, Nashville Hot Mac & Cheese, Pecan Bronzed Salmon, desserts and more.

🍝Our Paladar: Dinner, featuring Pappardelle, Gnudi, Mafalde, dessert and more.

Learn more about Rochester Restaurant Week and view all participating restaurants at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

01/17/2025

Meet some of the restaurants participating in Rochester Restaurant Week, January 20-26! This weeklong celebration will showcase Rochester’s dynamic dining scene, with more than 30 restaurants featuring promotional menus. Check back here every day to preview more restaurants.

🍕Red's Savoy Pizza: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Slice Lunch Deal and Three Course Dinner including specialty pizza, any appetizer, and a slice of pie.

🍥Ootori Sushi: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Ootori Sushi Rolls, Just Awesome roll, Amazon Princess roll, Alaskan Roll & Boston Roll + Edamame + seaweed salad

🍝Victoria's Ristorante & Wine Bar: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Caesar Salad, Lasagna and Tiramisu.

🌭Snappy Stop: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Snappy hotdog combo and Single Snappy with cheese combo and malt cup.

🍚Whistle Binkies Olde World Pub: Lunch and Dinner, special feature of Binkies Stir Fry with choice chicken, steak, shrimp or veggie.

🍔CB3 Burgers&Brews: Dinner, featuring 1/3 pound BBQ Burger served with french fries.

🥩John Hardy's Bar-B-Q: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Shredded Pork Plate, signature Bar-B-Cuban Sandwich Plate, meaty half rack Rib Dinner Plate, homemade Bread Pudding and more.

Learn more about Rochester Restaurant Week and view all participating restaurants at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

01/16/2025

Meet some of the restaurants participating in Rochester Restaurant Week, January 20-26! This weeklong celebration will showcase Rochester’s dynamic dining scene, with more than 30 restaurants featuring promotional menus. Check back here every day to preview more restaurants.

🍜Bebap Korean Eats: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Haemul Jeongol (Spicy Seafood Hot Pot) serving 2-3 people.

🍗Lord Essex: Dinner, featuring Parmesan Crusted Walleye, Grilled Chicken Scampi, Grilled Ribeye, desserts and more.

🍲ThaiPop: Lunch and Dinner, featuring ThaiPop Seafood Boil (serves 2-3 people).

🍔 On Second, Rochester: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Sticky Chicken Sandwich, Saints Burger, Saints Wrap, desserts and more.

🥘Five West Kitchen + Bar: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Blackened Chicken Avocado Melt, Salmon Rice Bowl, Twin Grilled Pork Chops and more.

🥪Fat W***y's: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Fat W***y Burger, Harley Press, Chicken Patty Melt, dessert and more.

🥩SMOAK BBQ: Lunch and Dinner, featuring BBQ Plate, Broasted Chicken, Smoak’d Sandwich, dessert and more.

Learn more about Rochester Restaurant Week and view all participating restaurants at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

01/15/2025

🌟Restaurant Week Gift Card Giveaway! 🌟

We're giving away over 20 - $25 gift cards to participating Rochester Restaurant Week restaurants! YOU could be one of our lucky winners!!

It's easy to enter:
📸 Share your restaurant week experience on social media, tag Experience Rochester, MN + use to alert us of your post.

Gift Cards will be given away randomly throughout the Restaurant Week (Jan 20 -26). Winners will be notified via direct message through our Instagram and Facebook profiles.

01/15/2025

Flavor alert! 🚨Meet some of the restaurants participating in Rochester Restaurant Week, January 20-26! This weeklong celebration will showcase Rochester’s dynamic dining scene, with more than 30 restaurants featuring promotional menus. Check back here every day to preview more restaurants.

🥩Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que of America: Lunch & Dinner, featuring 25% off 4 Bone Saint Louis Style ribs with 2 sides and Pork by the pound.

🍳Benedict's Rochester: Breakfast and Lunch, featuring The Classic Benedict, California Benedict, Turkey Avocado and more.

🌮Forager Brewery: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Forager Burger, Cast Iron Mac & Cheese, Birra Tacos, Forager Noodles, Pine Creek Curry, desserts and more.

🥪Jersey Jo's Philly Cheesesteaks and More: Lunch and Dinner, featuring a cheesesteak and chicken sandwich combo.

🍝Sorellina's: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Home-made meatballs, Chicken Ravioli Emiliani, Lemon Chicken, Shrimp Francese, dessert and more.

🍣Zen Fusion Hibachi + Lounge: Lunch and Dinner, featuring House Fried Rice, Zen Burger, Tiffany’s Salmon, Chicken Hibachi, appetizers, dessert and more.

Learn more about Rochester Restaurant Week and view all participating restaurants at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

01/14/2025

Flavor alert! 🚨Meet some of the restaurants participating in Rochester Restaurant Week, January 20-26! This weeklong celebration will showcase Rochester’s dynamic dining scene, with more than 30 restaurants featuring promotional menus. Check back here every day to preview more restaurants.

🥬Mill Valley Kitchen Rochester: Dinner, featuring Sockeye Salmon, Ratatouille, Lemon Chicken and Chocolate Avocado Mouse and more.

🍝Terza: Dinner, featuring Chicken Fettucine, Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Piccata, Spaghetti and Meatballs and Crema al Limone and more.

🍔Red Cow: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Chicken Club Wrap, Tuna Melt Sandwich, Cubano Sandwich, Milkshakes, Mini Donuts and more.

🥘Chester's Kitchen and Bar: Dinner, featuring Double Cut Duroc Pork Chop, Jambalaya, Beef Stroganoff, Parmesan Walleye, dessert and more.

🥗Twigs Tavern & Grille: Lunch and Dinner, featuring Corn Esquites, Old English Fish & Chips, Waffles & Fried Chicken Tenders, Korean BBQ Chicken Bacon Swiss Sandwich, dessert and more.

🍷Salute Wine Bar: Dinner, featuring Pecan Crusted Salmon, Grilled Ribeye, Smoked Duroc Pork Chop dessert and more.

🦪Bleu Duck Kitchen: Dinner, bringing Maine to Minnesota with a special menu featuring Maine Oysters, Fried Clam Basket, Lobster Dinner, Surf& Turf Lobster roll, desserts and more.

Learn more about Rochester Restaurant Week and view all participating restaurants at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

01/13/2025

Rochester's Canadian Honker is in the running to be named the restaurant with the best breakfast in Minnesota in Minnesota Monthly's Breakfast Bracket Challenge! Voting is free, and the first round ends January 19.

Vote here: https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/breakfast-bracket-challenge/

01/13/2025

Savor the delicious flavors of Rochester, MN, with Experience Rochester's Restaurant Week, a weeklong celebration showcasing Rochester’s dynamic dining scene! From Monday, January 20 to Sunday, January 26, 2025, embark on a culinary journey with more than 30 participating restaurants offering promotional breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. A list of participating restaurants and their Rochester Restaurant Week menus can be found at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

Need a ride to your favorite restaurant? 🚎 Rochester Public Transit’s on-demand microtransit service, RPT GO, will offer free roundtrip rides between southeast Rochester and downtown during Rochester Restaurant Week, from January 20 to 26. To take advantage of this promotion, riders can download the app and use the code RESTAURANTWEEK.

Experience Rochester’s Restaurant Week is presented by Experience Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Magazine and Explore Minnesota

Bebap Korean Eats Benedict's Rochester Bleu Duck Kitchen CB3 Burgers&Brews Chester's Kitchen and Bar CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar Fat W***y's Five West Kitchen + Bar Forager Brewery Jersey Jo's Philly Cheesesteaks and More Marrow Olde Brick House - Rochester Ootori Sushi Pappy's Place Red Cow Salute Wine Bar SMOAK BBQ Snappy Stop Terza ThaiPop Twigs Tavern & Grille Victoria's Ristorante & Wine Bar Whistle Binkies Olde World Pub Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que of America Our Paladar Mill Valley Kitchen Sorellina's Zen Fusion Hibachi + Lounge Red's Savoy Pizza Lord Essex Tavern and Grill Saints On Second, Rochester

01/10/2025

Congratulations Café Steam on 10 years in the Rochester community.

CHEERS TO 10 YEARS! It feels unbelievable to say, but today marks 10 years since our opening in 2015. Countless hours making coffee, early mornings, late nights, first dates, hanging with friends, wild encounters and stories that seem almost impossible. If it can happen in a coffee shop you can bet we’ve seen it.

Today isn’t all about us! It’s also about you, our staff and this incredible community that you’ve helped build over this last decade. As usual, it’s free cookie day at all of our locations PLUS join us tonight for an open invite celebration at our Two Discovery Square location where we will be drawing for the One Year of Free Coffee contest. There will also be raffles AND our Latte Art Throwdown. Doors open at 6pm, competition starts at 7pm!

01/09/2025

The Nordic Shop in Rochester has thrived for 50 years. The latest episode of the Growing Destinations Podcast features Walter and Louise Hanson, the duo behind the Nordic Shop’s success. Their journey began with a simple passion for Scandinavian design and blossomed into a community treasure. Discover how the retail landscape has evolved and how the Nordic Shop has stood the test of time.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1918007/episodes/16403333

01/08/2025

Savor the delicious flavors of Rochester, MN, with Experience Rochester's Restaurant Week, a weeklong celebration showcasing Rochester’s dynamic dining scene! From Monday, January 20 to Sunday, January 26, 2025, embark on a culinary journey with more than 30 participating restaurants offering promotional breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. A list of participating restaurants and their Rochester Restaurant Week menus can be found at www.rochesterrestaurantweek.com.

Need a ride to your favorite restaurant? 🚎 Rochester Public Transit’s on-demand microtransit service, RPT GO, will offer free roundtrip rides between southeast Rochester and downtown during Rochester Restaurant Week, from January 20 to 26. To take advantage of this promotion, riders can download the app and use the code RESTAURANTWEEK.

Experience Rochester’s Restaurant Week is presented by Experience Rochester, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Magazine, and Explore Minnesota

Bebap Korean Eats Benedict's Rochester Bleu Duck Kitchen CB3 Burgers&Brews Chester's Kitchen and Bar CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar Fat W***y's Five West Kitchen + Bar Forager Brewery Jersey Jo's Philly Cheesesteaks and More Marrow Olde Brick House - Rochester Ootori Sushi Pappy's Place Red Cow Salute Wine Bar SMOAK BBQ Snappy Stop Terza ThaiPop Twigs Tavern & Grille Victoria's Ristorante & Wine Bar Whistle Binkies Olde World Pub Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que of America Our Paladar Mill Valley Kitchen Sorellina's Zen Fusion Hibachi + Lounge Red's Savoy Pizza Lord Essex Tavern and Grill Saints On Second, Rochester

Experience Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau presents Experience Rochester's Restaurant Week, a weeklong celebration showcasing Rochester’s dynamic dining scene.

01/06/2025

CHERISSE'S STORY: Cherisse, a Clinical Laboratory Geneticist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is featured in Explore Minnesota's Star of the North Campaign. In this video, the Bahamas native explains what brought her to Rochester and why Minnesota “has always been worth the adventure.”

While Cherisse lives nearly 2,000 miles from where she grew up in the Bahamas, she has found a warm, welcoming community, a dream career, and her home in Minnesota. Music:…