North Loop’s New Sports and Entertainment Venue, The Rabbit Hole, Opens February 7

The venue will combine elevated American cuisine, craft cocktails and a high-energy atmosphere for sports fans, food lovers and live music enthusiasts alike.

The Rabbit Hole, 411 N Washington Avenue, will open on Friday, February 7, just in time for Super Bowl Sunday. It will be the North Loop’s largest sports and live entertainment venue, spanning 12,000 square feet, with an additional 3,000-square-foot patio opening this spring.

Co-owned by Deepak and Sara Nath, Joe Berg, Thomas Pivec, Craig Dauffenbach and Jay Ettinger, the ownership group brings extensive experience from previous projects, including Bootleggers, The Pourhouse, The Exchange & Alibi Lounge and the Lumber Exchange Event Center.

“We are lifelong Minneapolis residents, many of us spent decades in the North Loop, and we are all die-hard sports fans,” says Deepak Nath, co-owner of The Rabbit Hole. “We saw an opportunity to create something unique in this neighborhood – a space where fans can come for the game, stay for the food and keep the energy going all night.”

Thomas Pivec is leading the culinary program with a menu that blends elevated classics with local comfort foods. Guests can enjoy game-day favorites such as a Jumbo Salted Pretzel with grain mustard and Summit beer cheese sauce, Smoked Chicken Wings, the 411 Smash Burger and “The Big Stick,” a 10-inch mozzarella stick that stretches up to eight feet. Elevated offerings such as a 14 oz grilled Sterling Silver Ribeye with truffle fries and bearnaise, Tuna Poke with fresh ginger, Fresno peppers, seaweed, avocado and wonton crisps and house-made Tater Tot Hot Dish round out the menu. Dinner will be served nightly with lunch served Friday through Sunday initially. Brunch will follow in the coming months.

The craft cocktail menu features modern twists on classics, including the RH Old Fashioned made with Rabbit Hole Distillery’s Heigold Bourbon and Filthy Cherries, and the Skrewed Up Espresso Martini made with peanut butter whiskey, vodka and espresso. Three off-the-menu Instagram-worthy cocktails have been hidden throughout the venue, accessible to order via QR codes once found. Guests can also enjoy a rotating selection of 12 draft beers, highlighting local favorites like Castle Danger Cream Ale, Fulton Lonely Blonde, along with a curated selection of wines, bottles and cans.

Designed by EK Interiors, with architecture by Little Box Inc., the venue brings together a stylish and high-energy vibe. Guests descend a staircase “down the rabbit hole” into a space filled with playful surprises and unexpected design elements. The entrance features an ultra-transparent film LED screen that transforms the windows into a dynamic visual experience. 42 high-definition, large-format TVs ranging from 65-85 inches, and a prominent 200-inch LED board behind the stage provide optimal viewing for all major sporting events. With access to the NFL Sunday Ticket and ESPN+, the venue guarantees that Minnesota sports fans can cheer on their favorite teams, including the Twins, Vikings, Wild, Lynx, Timberwolves, United FC, Gophers and more – all with the sound on for an immersive experience. Three Vestaboards will display rotating quotes and visual surprises, while a sports score ticker delivers real-time game updates.

A blend of communal spaces and cozy booths will welcome up to 700 guests, in groups large and small. The space is casual and approachable for lunch and afternoon meetings and entirely transforms for the dinner and nightlife crowd with different styles of seating and lighting. Partitions allow for a private event space, named “The Den,” which can accommodate up to 25 seated or 35 standing for private and corporate events. The main bar, lined with 12 hanging TVs, seats up to 40 guests, while a secondary back bar, which serves both indoor and outdoor spaces, seats an additional six. Garage doors lead to a multi-level private patio, set to open this spring, complete with astroturf, outdoor TVs and seating for several hundred guests. Through those windows, abundant natural light enters the subterranean space year-round, adding warmth and vibrancy to the venue.

The Rabbit Hole is more than just a sports bar – it’s a community-driven destination. Weekly events such as Trivia Mafia on Tuesdays (starting Feb 25) and Saturday afternoon Bingo (starting Feb 8) invite guests to visit beyond game days. A lineup of notable cover bands and live DJs will entertain guests Thursday through Saturday from 10 pm onward. In partnership with Firefighters for Healing, proceeds from pull tabs and Saturday bingo will benefit local firefighters, burn victims and their families. Always serving those who serve, The Rabbit Hole will offer a 25% discount for military, EMTs and first responders.

To celebrate the opening and Super Bowl LIX, The Rabbit Hole will offer happy hour from 11am-11pm on Sunday, February 9. Tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

HOURS: Monday-Thursday, 3pm-2am; Friday-Sunday 11am-2am. Happy hour will be offered from 3-6pm daily. Reservations are now available for groups of 5 or more.

Follow The Rabbit Hole on social media @therabbitholempls.