Lake Wine & Spirits

What a fabulous shop. They always have the most amazing cheese, speciality meats, olives, crackers, fresh dried pasta and the best freaking sandwiches.

FRESH ALTERNATIVE AWARD 🫑
CLEAN DELI AWARD 🥇

I visited this tiny delicatessen with a longtime bestie. We stopped by May 15th-a sleepy sunny Sunday afternoon around 2:15 pm. The shop was not busy, but steady.
It’s located on West Lake street in the center of Minneapolis, and holds some of the finest freshest tastes you’ll find anywhere. The secret here are the original owners’ recipes, which were curated over time. A liquor store is attached as well. We didn’t go in, but apparently they have a large selection of different liquors.
A small hole-in-the-wall with traditional meats and a huge selection of different cheeses, olives, marinated mushrooms, specialty nuts, jams, jellies, bbq sauces, specialty crackers, coffees, drinkables, and water crackers. They also have fudge for your sweet tooth!
Obscure selections keep you on your toes!

Huge chalkboard shows you all the sandwich selections, and their daily specials. A tiny table with 2 chairs is a quaint place to wait for your order-and be ready to wait a little bit, because everything is made fresh for you, once you order. You don’t just get a pre-made sammich that’s been laying there for hours!

We ordered 2 sandwiches: The Club, which was ham & turkey piled high with cheddar and arugula & a special mayonnaise with thinly sliced red onions and tomato on steamed ciabatta bread. Also we ordered the Ham & Jal, Ham, cheddar, arugula and tomatoes with a spicy homemade jalapeño jelly on steamed ciabatta bread. Both sandwiches were amazingly delicious and the bread warm and wonderful. Yummmmm
We complimented our meals with a couple selections of “Uglies” brand potato chips, we chose BBQ and Jalapeño flavors. They were great! Just as good or better than the regular brands.

Well folks lemme tell ya: this is a diamond in the rough and you’d best try it out if you’re in the area. Neighborhood is bouncing back strong after a tough couple years and it shows. New updates, new feel to the area. Minneapolis once again does not disappoint!

We also picked up some ‘sample cheeses’ small inexpensive cutoffs from the larger hunks of cheese just right to grab a few and take home for a cheese plate taste-test. I grabbed a container of marinated mushrooms (sorry no pic- they were so good they were inhaled)! These mushrooms popped in your mouth, you could tell they were so fresh. And the marinade! SO GOOD.

Everything was so noticeably fresh that each bite was a pleasure!
I will be back - because I need to try more of their freshly made sandwiches.
Service presented nicely wrapped in white butcher paper. Very clean tasting. Friendly and efficient staff.

Prices were around $10 for each meal.
WTP AWARD ✅

Highly recommended! We WILL be back!

They’ve got everything I ever need and their sandwich shop is great! Also I don’t like tomatoes and when I ordered it without the woman working suggested I do the sweet peppers instead and she was so right! Definitely ordering them on my sandwich every time.

Love these guys (all genders!). They always find me a great wine based on their vast knowledge! And the little cheese shop lady knows her products well and is such a delight!

What a cool place with much more than booze. Met some really nice people, sampled and bought some cheese. Great selection of bourbon, unfortunately, most already in my cabinet. I look forward to my return to try some deli sandwiches.

Excellent customer service and product selection. Independently owned liquor store that has not sold out to the mainstream wines and spirits you will see at most liquor stores. You will find some real gems here that you can not find anywhere else, it is obvious the staff is well educated on product selection. As you enter there is a $6 wine wall on the left side, you will find some real bargains here on wines. Pricing is fair on all wines and spirits.
The sandwich and cheese shop attached to the front of the store is really well run as well. Delicious fresh sandwiches and cheese.

Love the six bottles of wine for $36, and their sandwiches are delicious! Great little specialty cheese and grocery shop attached.

Let’s talk about the cheese shop inside this place.

They serve, hands down, the best sandwiches in uptown. Undisputed champions- and the competition in this town is tough. I’ve tried them all and they never disappoint me. High quality ingredients, creative combinations, great variety of options.

The liquor store itself is a nice enough place with a good wine selection.

It’s often a one stop shop for any quick dinner that you can trust to be delicious.

Very polite and nice they never give me hard time while shopping ! They even have dog treats !

I visit the sandwich shop in Lake Wine & Spirits weekly for their Greenway sandwich. The staff in the sandwich shop are extremely nice, they know me on a first name basis and know exactly what I want and how to make it. The liquor store is also pretty good, a very extensive selection.

Selection is large in terms of craft beers, wines, and liquor. Space is clean, and staff is always friendly. Also their wine deal, 6 for $36 is a pretty incredible deal. Their deli though is definitely what sets them apart, delicious hot and cold sandwiches, along with any other snack (meat/cheese/crackers) you could think of -- all with a super nice staff!

I wish I could give both the liquor store and the cheese shop their own 5 star rating! The liquor store packs a lot of good options at good prices, and the cheese store is a genuinely delightful treat. Try the Heidi Ho for a sandwich that's just amazing.

Wow I just got into my car and this dang sandwich smelled too good so I started CHOWIN. They even asked if I needed napkins and i haphazardly said ‘no, I have them at home.’ You should see my face right now it’s so gross and full of food

But for real what a nice gem of a spot with really nice people working. They even have cheese samples! I have only tried one sandwich but it SLAPS. I’ll have to tell all my friends so I can have more excuses to come here.

Always got what I NEED😂 Great atmosphere and friendiest staff

It's literally a block away from my house the staff is all very courteous and knowledgeable about many different kinds of spirits and wines they also have a cheese and meat shop next to it if you'd like to pair your wonderful Spirits with some fancy cheeses or Meats

The sandwiches are scrumptious! There’s a fabulous selection of cheeses and very friendly service! Many wines for sale…

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place before! I’ve been a regular customer over the 11ish years I’ve lived in uptown. I have never once had an experience that was less than stellar!

Lots of dog lovers here, and even one cashier always and I mean always remembers how many dogs I have, regardless if they’re with me or not and sends treats with me home even!

The cheese shop is also bar none, one of my most favorite happy places. Employees clearly have a passion for quality and customer service.

My dogs literally tug me into here as soon as we get close by.

Being new to Minnesota, I think the whole separated liquor store is a pretty weird concept, but I'm glad we've been trying different ones to see what's inside because the cheese shop inside has some of the best sandwiches you will ever try. And I'm saying that after just moving here from New Orleans.

Great local store. Very knowledgeable staff and strong selection of wine beer and spirits and great prices.

They have so much variety in their store, the staff is awesome, knowledgeable and provides fast efficient service! The cheese shop has wonderful imported food and makes the best gourmet sandwiches. It my go to spot whenever I'm in the area.