Need a little Twin Cities help

I'll be in Minneapolis on business a few times over the next 5 or 6 weeks. Staying in downtown (sans auto) and would like some wine friendly recos. Good food (preferably not expensive) with a decent-by-the-glass wine list would be ideal.
Thanks.
Bill

Hi Bill,
Try Fugaise -just across the bridge from DT. French-fusion with a solid list. If you don't like the wines, BYOB, there's a great wine shop across the Street -Surdyks.
Brit's is good for english fare (if English fare is good?), but it's a good place for a pint.
The Modern Cafe is Northeast (an easy cab ride or a long walk with a good list and great cheap food.)
La Belle Vie (French) is wonderful, has a superb wine list but is $$$.
If you like Spanish food, Solera is DT and is one of the best Tapas bars in the country -great list (all Spain and Portugal though) WOW -great Sherries!
Jean Georges has a restaurant in the Chambers hotel across Hennepin from Solera.
Plenty of Steak joints, Mortons, Manny's, Ike's and Murray's. All have decent enough wine lists.
A short Cab ride Uptown to Barbette is a good idea. Cheap AND great Bistro with an interesting list.
I don't eat in St. Paul very often, but WA Frost may be the best restaurant that side of the river.
Moscow on the Hill for Russian and a LARGE SELECTION OF VODKA -across the street from Frost.
There are a TON of good and cheap and ethnically diverse restaurants if you head south of DT on Nicollet Ave. Some with wine, some not -don't walk.

Cool. I can use this the next, next time I'm up there. My next trip (on the 29th) I'm going for company dinner being held at the Radisson in Plymouth and won't have time to get downtown.

What do you know about good places out on the west side - Plymouth, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie?

Cool. I can use this the next, next time I'm up there. My next trip (on the 29th) I'm going for company dinner being held at the Radisson in Plymouth and won't have time to get downtown.

What do you know about good places out on the west side - Plymouth, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie?

There is a great Italian Restaurant in Long Lake called Ravello. Smart wine list, great food. Long Lake is just west of Minnetonka. In Excelsior there is it's sister Restaurant called Biella. Both excellent.