Scooter's Bar Journal » Nicollet Island http://www.scootersbars.com A journal of the many places I have raised a glass or two... or twelve Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:35:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Otter’s Saloon http://www.scootersbars.com/2023/04/otters-saloon/ http://www.scootersbars.com/2023/04/otters-saloon/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2023 17:18:00 +0000 scooterj http://www.scootersbars.com/?p=12077 (Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN)

Scooter’s 1635th bar, first visited in 2023.

Otter's Saloon, Minneapolis

This tiny little karaoke dive bar was packed but a lot of fun, I’ll plan to come back here for a longer visit at some point in the future.

I had a Castle Cream Ale by Castle Danger Brewery.

Otter's Saloon, Minneapolis

Otter's Saloon, Minneapolis


617 Central Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
United States
[launch map]
(612) 331-4169
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Scooter’s 1634th bar, first visited in 2023.

Whitey's Old Town Saloon, Minneapolis

When I was 10 years old, Navin R. Johnson (and his family) taught me “Don’t trust Whitey“. But this is an awesome looking dive bar and their online menu showed a cocktail I had been looking forward to for weeks while planning this trip, so I was absolutely going to take my chances!

Bartender: “What can I get for you?”

Me: “Oh, the Maple Bacon Old Fashioned. I came here specifically for that!”

Whitey's Old Town Saloon, Minneapolis

Bartender: “Oohhhh, I’m sorry, you must have looked at our online menu. That is horribly out of date. We don’t have that anymore.”

NOOOO!!!! NAVIN WAS RIGHT!!!!! DON’T TRUST WHITEY!!!!

Bartender: “The espresso martini is pretty good.”

Whitey's Old Town Saloon, Minneapolis

Me: “Ok, I’ll take that!”

Bartender: “Oops, we’re out of martini glasses. Is a wine glass okay?”

Me: “Sure, as long as it’s still the same amount.”

Whitey's Old Town Saloon, Minneapolis

Don’t worry, Trey Westbrook, despite this being named “Probably The Best Espresso Martini In The Whole World”, yours is still better. :)

Other pics from this visit:

Whitey's Old Town Saloon, Minneapolis

I was hungry but wanted something quick, so I got the fried walleye strips appetizer.
Whitey's Old Town Saloon, Minneapolis

Technically this is a trough, but only if you and your very close friend are more slender than most. For those of us with BMIs over about 6, this is effectively just a wide urinal.
Whitey's Old Town Saloon, Minneapolis


400 E Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55414
United States
[launch map]
(612) 623-9478
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