Stargazer
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1304 NE 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Stargazer is an intimate, walk-in-friendly cocktail bar in Northeast Minneapolis that opened in December 2024 in the former Dangerous Man Brewing growler room. It's a collaboration between the Travail Collective owners — Bob Gerken, James Winberg, and Mike Brown — and Robb Jones of the James Beard-nominated Meteor, who serves as beverage director and describes Stargazer as "a slightly more polished Meteor." The galaxy-themed space pours roughly 50 scratch-built drinks (no batching) organized into "constellations," alongside Italian-inspired small plates. Its non-alcoholic program is a genuine, named "Spirit-Free Sector" on the menu rather than an afterthought: zero-proof builds like the Purple Phase (Three Spirit Social, pineapple, coconut, lime), Fireless Squad (Dhos Orange, Three Spirit Livener, pomegranate, lime), Negroni Stylie, and It Was All Yellow, plus house botanical ferments and a local spirit-free sparkling option. Menus are delivered via an interactive star-map QR app.
What to order
- Purple Phase
- It Was All Yellow
- Fireless Squad
- Negroni Stylie