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Where locally inspired ingredients meet globally influenced cuisine, creating a dining experience that’s both elevated and approachable.
At LARS Restaurant & Bar, fresh, high-quality ingredients and a passion for bold flavors are at the heart of every dish. Scandinavian-inspired and Minnesota-rooted, LARS is a modern gathering place where guests can enjoy thoughtfully crafted cuisine, exceptional cocktails, and genuine hospitality. Whether starting the day with breakfast or unwinding over dinner and drinks, you'll find a warm, inviting atmosphere designed for connection, conversation, and memorable experiences.
Nestled in the heart of our hotel is a story that inspired the very essence of this restaurant: the tale of Lars, a true Renaissance man. From childhood, Lars had an insatiable curiosity—a love for travel that took him to distant lands, and a passion for books that filled every corner of his home. Though, admittedly, he wasn’t always gentle with them. Pages often peeked out at odd angles, a testament to adventures both real and imagined.
Lars also loved the great outdoors, spending countless nights camping under the stars, gathering friends around crackling bonfires, and roasting s’mores while sharing stories that last a lifetime. A passionate traveler and avid fisherman, Lars explored oceans and waterways around the world, chasing adventure from quiet northern lakes to deep-sea fishing excursions across distant coasts.
Every dish, every sip, and every corner of LARS carries a piece of him—his curiosity, his joy, and his adventurous spirit. So, pour a drink, turn the page, and raise a glass to a life well-lived, inspired by a man whose journey continues to inspire all who enter these doors.
Scandinavian inspired dishes, rooted in Minnesota flavors.
Sip on handcrafted cocktails, curated wines, and local brews designed to perfectly complement every meal and moment.
Be a part of the local culture through tasting events, live music and guest artists with Evenings at Renaissance.
Refreshing Starters
Greek yogurt, house granola, warm lingonberry-blueberry compote
Choice of berries or sliced banana, milk
Golden raisins, candied walnuts, maple-brown butter drizzle
Seasonal melons, fresh berries, toasted sunflower seeds
Classics
Two eggs any style, choice of applewood bacon or sausage, crispy hash browns or wild rice hash, choice of toast
Three eggs, choice of three items: cheddar, Swiss, goat cheese, wild mushrooms, spinach, bell peppers, onion, bacon, sausage, served with hash browns or wild rice hash and your choice of toast
Renaissance Signatures
Poached eggs, toasted brioche, smoked salmon, dill hollandaise, wild rice hash
Buttermilk pancakes folded with cooked wild rice, cinnamon-ricotta cream, warm berry compote, choice of meat
Macerated berries, maple syrup, choice of meat
Hand Helds
Toasted sourdough, smashed avocado, cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion, dill, soft egg, served with house pickles
Soft scrambled eggs, applewood bacon, cheddar, toasted ciabatta
Egg whites, Swiss cheese, sautéed oyster mushrooms, toasted ciabatta
Some Like It Cold
Chef’s inspiration
Orange, apple, cranberry, pineapple, grapefruit, V8, or tomato
Whole, skim, or almond
Fiji or Pellegrino
Some Like It Hot
Regular and decaffeinated
Awake English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Chai, Refresh Mint, Wild Sweet Orange
Ellsworth white cheddar curds, fried crisp, dill ranch, and lingonberry-harissa ketchup.
Smoked pork sausage, pickled mustard seed, apricot-lingonberry ketchup, and rye crisps.
Mini rye toasts topped with roast beef, horseradish-dill aioli, crispy onion tangles, and pickled red onion.
House-made meatballs, caraway cream gravy, lingonberry jam, potato purée, quick-pickled cucumber.
Birch-smoked BBQ, lingonberry buffalo, garlic butter & dill, or sweet chili with toasted caraway.
Lightly battered walleye, shredded iceberg lettuce, lemon-dill aioli, pickled onion, watermelon radish, wild rice crunch, and house remoulade.
Grilled chicken, basil pesto cream, roasted cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, caramelized onion, and fresh dill.
Roasted garlic tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil, flaky sea salt, and olive oil.
Roasted garlic tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, and oregano.
Charred romaine, aged parmesan, rye croutons, and anchovy-dill dressing.
Cucumber, shaved carrot, cherry tomato, pickled red onion, watermelon radish, toasted sunflower seeds, and buttermilk-dill vinaigrette.
Chicken 8, steak 19, or shrimp 12.
A creamy Minnesota staple.
Served with hand-cut fries.
Fried or grilled chicken breast, house pickles, dill-lemon aioli, shredded lettuce.
Smoked cheddar-stuffed beef patty, bacon-onion jam, house pickles.
Roasted oyster mushrooms, Swiss cheese, thyme-garlic aioli, crispy onion tangles.
Lettuce, tomato, red onion, thick-cut bacon, Havarti cheese, lingonberry mustard.
Served with hand-cut fries or wild rice pilaf.
Juniper demi-glace, potato purée, charred seasonal vegetables, crispy onion tangles.
Pan-seared walleye, Minnesota wild rice pilaf, brown butter, grilled lemon, seasonal vegetables.
Ale-battered walleye, hand-cut fries, remoulade, dill pickle slaw.
Pappardelle, oyster mushrooms, caraway cream sauce, lingonberry, fresh thyme.
Herb-roasted potatoes, shallot butter.
Toasted caraway, maple-brown butter, carrot purée.
Bacon lardons, lingonberry drizzle.
Fresh herbs.
Topped with fresh berries.
Yellow cake, ricotta filling and mini chocolate chips, mascarpone whipped cream frosting and pistachio.
A seasonal selection of Minnesota’s best ice cream.
Bulliet Bourbon, Demerara Syrup, Angostura Bitters & smoked with hickory wood.
Montelobos Mezcal, Yellow Chartreuse, Lemon Juice & Filthy Cherries.
Glenlivet 12 Scotch, Ginger Liquor, Lemon Juice, & Honey Simple Syrup.
Titos Vodka, Jalapeno Infused Simple Syrup, Lime Juice & Ginger Beer.
Bacardi Rum, Amaretto, Banana Puree, Pineapple Juice & Lime Juice.
Bulliet Bourbon, Prosecco, Angostura Bitters, Pineapple Puree & Lemon Juice.
Patron Silver, Crème de Cassis, Simple Syrup, Lime Juice & Ginger Ale.
Aperol, Triple Sec, Prosecco, Lime Juice & Simple Syrup.
Spiritless Espresso, Cold Brew & Cream.
Spiritless Bourbon, Demerara Syrup & Bitters.
Ritual Zero Proof Rum, Coconut Milk, Lime Juice & Simple Syrup.
Seedlip Grove 42 & Cranberry Juice.
Seedlip Notas de Agave, Lime Juice, Raspberry Syrup & Simple Syrup.
Ginger Syrup, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup & Mint.
Papaya Nectar, Pineapple Syrup, Ginger Syrup, Lemon Juice, & Club Soda.
Sparkling Rosé | Sonoma County
Cava Brut | Spain
Champagne | France
Sparkling Wine Brut | Napa
Rotating Minnesota local brews. Current selections: Lake Monster Como Pilsner, Lake Monster Rowboat IPA, Utepils Ewald the Golden, Lupulin Tropical Fun Pants.
Coors Light, Heineken, Heineken 0.0, Corona, Sam Adams, Blue Moon.
Guiness, Sociable Cider, Lupulin Snozzberry, Athletic N/A.
High Noon, Quirk.
Sauvignon Blanc | River Junction California
Chenin Blanc-Viognier | Napa
White Blend | California
Chardonnay | California
Viognier | Paso Robles
Vermentino | Sonoma
Chardonnay | Santa Barbara
Pinot Grigio | California
Pinot Gris | California
Sauvignon Blanc | Napa
Chardonnay | Alexander Valley Napa
Sauvignon Blanc | Napa
Chardonnay | Napa Valley
Merlot | California
Cabernet Sauvignon | California
Red Blend | California
Zinfandel | Paso Robles California
Pinot Noir | Santa Maria Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa - Sonoma
Cabernet Sauvignon | Central Coast California
Pinot Noir | Willamette Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley
Syrah | Santa Maria Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley
Pinot Noir | Sonoma Coast
Red Blend | Mountain Cuvee Proprietor’s - Napa
Zinfandel | Twin Rivers Vineyard El Dorado
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley
Specials Menu
Specialty Cocktails
Chef’s inspiration
Orange, apple, cranberry, pineapple, grapefruit, V8, or tomato
Whole, skim, or almond
Fiji or Pellegrino
Regular and decaffeinated
Awake English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Chai, Refresh Mint, Wild Sweet Orange
Greek yogurt, house granola, warm lingonberry-blueberry compote
Choice of berries or sliced banana, milk
Golden raisins, candied walnuts, maple-brown butter drizzle
Seasonal melons, fresh berries, toasted sunflower seeds
Two eggs any style, choice of applewood bacon or sausage, crispy hash browns or wild rice hash, choice of toast
Three eggs, choice of three items: cheddar, Swiss, goat cheese, wild mushrooms, spinach, bell peppers, onion, bacon, sausage, served with hash browns or wild rice hash and your choice of toast
Poached eggs, toasted brioche, smoked salmon, dill hollandaise, wild rice hash
Buttermilk pancakes folded with cooked wild rice, cinnamon-ricotta cream, warm berry compote, choice of meat
Macerated berries, maple syrup, choice of meat
Toasted sourdough, smashed avocado, cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion, dill, soft egg, served with house pickles
Soft scrambled eggs, applewood bacon, cheddar, toasted ciabatta
Egg whites, Swiss cheese, sautéed oyster mushrooms, toasted ciabatta
Ellsworth white cheddar curds, fried crisp, dill ranch, and lingonberry-harissa ketchup.
Smoked pork sausage, pickled mustard seed, apricot-lingonberry ketchup, and rye crisps.
Mini rye toasts topped with roast beef, horseradish-dill aioli, crispy onion tangles, and pickled red onion.
House-made meatballs, caraway cream gravy, lingonberry jam, potato purée, quick-pickled cucumber.
Birch-smoked BBQ, lingonberry buffalo, garlic butter & dill, or sweet chili with toasted caraway.
Lightly battered walleye, shredded iceberg lettuce, lemon-dill aioli, pickled onion, watermelon radish, wild rice crunch, and house remoulade.
Grilled chicken, basil pesto cream, roasted cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, caramelized onion, and fresh dill.
Roasted garlic tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil, flaky sea salt, and olive oil.
Roasted garlic tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, and oregano.
Charred romaine, aged parmesan, rye croutons, and anchovy-dill dressing.
Cucumber, shaved carrot, cherry tomato, pickled red onion, watermelon radish, toasted sunflower seeds, and buttermilk-dill vinaigrette.
Chicken 8, steak 19, or shrimp 12.
A creamy Minnesota staple.
Served with hand-cut fries.
Fried or grilled chicken breast, house pickles, dill-lemon aioli, shredded lettuce.
Smoked cheddar-stuffed beef patty, bacon-onion jam, house pickles.
Roasted oyster mushrooms, Swiss cheese, thyme-garlic aioli, crispy onion tangles.
Lettuce, tomato, red onion, thick-cut bacon, Havarti cheese, lingonberry mustard.
Served with hand-cut fries or wild rice pilaf.
Juniper demi-glace, potato purée, charred seasonal vegetables, crispy onion tangles.
Pan-seared walleye, Minnesota wild rice pilaf, brown butter, grilled lemon, seasonal vegetables.
Ale-battered walleye, hand-cut fries, remoulade, dill pickle slaw.
Pappardelle, oyster mushrooms, caraway cream sauce, lingonberry, fresh thyme.
Herb-roasted potatoes, shallot butter.
Toasted caraway, maple-brown butter, carrot purée.
Bacon lardons, lingonberry drizzle.
Fresh herbs.
Topped with fresh berries.
Yellow cake, ricotta filling and mini chocolate chips, mascarpone whipped cream frosting and pistachio.
A seasonal selection of Minnesota’s best ice cream.
Sparkling Rosé | Sonoma County
Cava Brut | Spain
Champagne | France
Sparkling Wine Brut | Napa
Rotating Minnesota local brews. Current selections:
Lake Monster Como Pilsner
Lake Monster Rowboat IPA
Utepils Ewald the Golden
Lupulin Tropical Fun Pants
Coors Light
Heineken
Heineken 0.0
Corona
Sam Adams
Blue Moon
Guiness
Sociable Cider
Lupulin Snozzberry
Athletic N/A
High Noon
Quirk
Spiritless Espresso, Cold Brew & Cream
Spiritless Bourbon, Demerara Syrup & Bitters
Ritual Zero Proof Rum, Coconut Milk, Lime Juice & Simple Syrup
Seedlip Grove 42 & Cranberry Juice
Seedlip Notas de Agave, Lime Juice, Raspberry Syrup & Simple Syrup
Ginger Syrup, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup & Mint
Papaya Nectar, Pineapple Syrup, Ginger Syrup, Lemon Juice, & Club Soda
Merlot | California
Cabernet Sauvignon | California
Red Blend | California
Zinfandel | Paso Robles California
Pinot Noir | Santa Maria Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa - Sonoma
Cabernet Sauvignon | Central Coast California
Pinot Noir | Willamette Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley
Syrah | Santa Maria Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley
Pinot Noir | Sonoma Coast
Red Blend | Mountain Cuvee Proprietor’s - Napa
Zinfandel | Twin Rivers Vineyard El Dorado
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley
Sauvignon Blanc | River Junction California
Chenin Blanc-Viognier | Napa
White Blend | California
Chardonnay | California
Viognier | Paso Robles
Vermentino | Sonoma
Chardonnay | Santa Barbara
Pinot Grigio | California
Pinot Gris | California
Sauvignon Blanc | Napa
Chardonnay | Alexander Valley Napa
Sauvignon Blanc | Napa
Chardonnay | Napa Valley
Bulliet Bourbon, Demerara Syrup, Angostura Bitters & smoked with hickory wood.
Montelobos Mezcal, Yellow Chartreuse, lemon juice & Filthy Cherries.
Glenlivet 12 Scotch, ginger liquor, lemon juice, & honey simple syrup.
Titos Vodka, jalapeño infused simple syrup, lime juice & ginger beer.
Bacardi Rum, amaretto, banana purée, pineapple juice & lime juice.
Bulliet Bourbon, Prosecco, Angostura Bitters, pineapple purée & lemon juice.
Patron Silver, crème de cassis, simple syrup, lime juice & ginger ale.
Aperol, triple sec, Prosecco, lime juice & simple syrup.
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