YOUR SPORTS BAR IN THE HEART OF UPTOWN, MINNEAPOLIS

A Watch Bar Built for Uptown Fans

Our Services

Maris Watch Bar pairs a full-service sports-viewing experience with a scratch kitchen and craft bar. We broadcast NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, and soccer across wall-to-wall 4K screens with premium surround sound, host private draft parties and team celebrations, and run nightly food and drink specials. From Margarita Monday flights to daily 4–7 PM happy hour and late-night weeknight deals, there is always a reason to pull up a stool. Event bookings for groups of 5 to full-venue takeovers can be reserved directly at our contact page, or by calling 612-605-4848.

The Benefits

What makes Maris worth the trip in a district with more than 20 bars within a three-block radius? Sightlines built for the game, a menu crafted for the fanatic — smashburgers, Mini-Apolis sliders, flatbread pizzas, traditional wings, and nachos — and a bar program of martinis, old fashioneds, and margarita flights. Walkable from the Uptown Transit Station and the Midtown Greenway, free of the downtown parking hassle, and loud, proud, and kick-off ready every night of the week.

Our Location

You will find us at 1300 Lagoon Ave #150, Minneapolis, MN 55408, in the historic 1300 Lagoon building one block north of West Lake Street and steps from Hennepin Avenue. We sit within the Calhoun Isles community of southwest Minneapolis, minutes from Bde Maka Ska, Lake of the Isles, and Calhoun Square. Uptown is centered at roughly 44.94889°N, 93.29861°W, about two miles southwest of Downtown Minneapolis with quick access to I-35W, I-394, and I-94.

Our Friendly Staff

Good drinks, good people, great food — that is the promise. Our bartenders and servers know the regulars by name, know which game is on which screen, and know how to keep a draft party humming. Whether you are catching the Vikings on a Sunday or hosting a birthday takeover, the Maris team treats Uptown like the neighborhood it is.

Demographics

Because Uptown has no official boundaries, population counts vary widely depending on how the district is drawn. Broader definitions that include the surrounding Lowry Hill East, East Bde Maka Ska, South Uptown, and East Isles neighborhoods put the area's population around 30,564, while a narrowly defined "Uptown" statistical area is cited as small as 1,242 residents (633 men, 609 women). Both describe the same place at different scales — the figures below reflect the broader district.

Uptown is known as a young, walkable, renter-heavy district. According to U.S. Census figures, the area's population was 30,564, split roughly evenly between 15,947 men and 14,617 women, with a median age of 29. The community recorded about 19,314 White residents, 4,930 Black residents, 4,729 Hispanic residents, 1,630 Asian residents, 514 Native American residents, and 32 Native Hawaiian residents.

Households skew small and urban: the average household size is 2.05 and average family size is 3.19, across 15,033 housing units that are roughly 75% renter-occupied. Education levels run high, with about 40% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 84.9% holding at least a high-school diploma. Reported median household income was $34,216 and median family income $38,634. The Minneapolis area code is 612.

Companies & Economy

Uptown's economy runs on retail, dining, nightlife, and independent small businesses rather than large corporate headquarters. Local Uptown shops and spots include:

• Calhoun Square — 3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408 · (612) 824-1240 — Uptown's landmark retail, dining, and entertainment complex at the corner of Hennepin & Lake
• Birchbark Books & Native Arts — independent bookstore and Native arts shop
• Curioso Coffee Bar — neighborhood coffee bar
• Odd Mart, Staff Meeting, and Vital Print Press — local Uptown small businesses
• Abdallah Candies — historic confectioner with Uptown origins, profiled on the Lake Street Council's "Museum in the Streets" Uptown Tour

For wider context, the broader Minneapolis corporate base anchors the regional economy, including Target Corporation (1000 Nicollet Mall), U.S. Bancorp (800 Nicollet Mall), Ameriprise Financial (707 2nd Ave S), and Xcel Energy (414 Nicollet Mall), all in downtown Minneapolis.

Maris Watch Bar adds to that local economy from 1300 Lagoon Ave #150, joining the more than 20 bars and dozens of restaurants that draw crowds from across the Twin Cities metro.

History of Minneapolis

Minneapolis grew up around the only natural waterfall on the Mississippi River, the Falls of St. Anthony, which powered the flour and lumber mills that made the city a 19th-century industrial powerhouse. The community of St. Anthony was platted in 1849, the city of Minneapolis was incorporated in 1867, and the two merged in 1872.

By the late 1800s Minneapolis was the flour-milling capital of the world, home to firms that grew into General Mills and Pillsbury. Today Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and the county seat of Hennepin County, sitting at approximately 44.97997°N, 93.26384°W. The State of Minnesota is centered near 46.7296°N, 94.6859°W. With St. Paul, it forms the Twin Cities — the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

Arts & Culture

Uptown's signature cultural event is the Uptown Art Fair, one of the most respected fine-art festivals in the country. Held every year on the first full weekend of August around the Hennepin Avenue and West Lake Street intersection, the fair draws hundreds of thousands of visitors and brings together local, national, and international artists who exhibit and sell original work. Media on display span paintings, sculpture, photography, pottery, jewelry, glass, clothing, and mixed media, alongside live music, street food, and family activities. The fair traces back to 1964 and preserves the artist culture that has defined the district since the 20th century — the same bohemian energy that musician Prince celebrated in his song "Uptown." It remains the best weekend of the year to experience the neighborhood's creative roots.

• Uptown Theatre — 2906 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408 — the historic marquee that gave the district its name
• Granada Theater — 3022 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408 — historic Uptown music and events venue
• The Green Room — Uptown live-music and nightlife venue
• Walker Art Center — 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403 · (612) 375-7600
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden — 726 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403 — home of the iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry
• Guthrie Theater — 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55415 · (612) 377-2224
• Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) — 2400 Third Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404 · (612) 870-3000
• Orchestra Hall (Minnesota Orchestra) — 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 · (612) 371-5656
• Uptown Art Fair — held annually around Hennepin Ave & West Lake Street on the first full weekend of August; founded 1964

Famous Landmarks

• Uptown Theatre marquee — 2906 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
• Spoonbridge and Cherry — Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, 726 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403
• Calhoun Square — 3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408 — landmark Uptown shopping center at Hennepin & Lake
• Lake Harriet Bandshell — 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55409
• Stone Arch Bridge — 100 Portland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401 — historic span across the Mississippi at St. Anthony Falls
• Bde Maka Ska — the largest lake in Minneapolis and the western edge of Uptown