"Dakota is Jazz Club, Bar & Restaurant in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities entertainment scene. One of few establishments to serve a full, chef-driven menu paired with world-class music performances seven nights a week, the Dakota is more than a restaurant and more than a music club; it's where love of great food and great music come together as a seamless duet. In addition to being a nationally recognized Twin Cities live music institution for over 30 years, we offer a full service, critically acclaimed restaurant with special event options available for weddings of all sizes for lunch, dinner, and live entertainment."
Food The Dakota proudly supports locally owned, sustainably operated farms. Our meat is all natural, no added hormones or antibiotics. We source our seafood from responsible and well-managed operators. Our coffee is organic certified, shade grown, and fair trade–purchased by the roaster from small-farmer cooperatives.
Derik Moran Derik displays his background as a visual artist through everything, from his plate designs, occasional artwork on our menus, to his tattoos. Derik grew up in a food-producing family that raised produce, made cheese, baked bread and caught and processed fish. Starting his career in the kitchen at age 11, Derik became executive chef at Tagalong Golf Club and Resort in Wisconsin at age 18 and later worked at Relais and Chateau Property, Canoe Bay. Working locally at Porter and Frye’s and Nick and Eddie’s before the Dakota, Derik has plenty of experience. But experience alone does not account for Derik’s inventiveness and originality – his inventive food and ability to be so creative within such tight parameters demonstrates that he’s not only comfortable and practiced as a chef, but that he loves and respects food.