Acoustic Café
77 lafayette at 3rd, downtown. 507 453.0394, (http://www.theacoustic.com/). a relaxing atmosphere serving excellent sandwiches and coffee, there is music performed live every weekend. about $5-$10 per person.
Green Mill
1025 hwy 61 east, connected to the holiday inn, underneath sugarloaf. 507 452.5400, (http://www.greenmill.com/...). pizzas, pastas, sandwiches, salads. a nice, but not too expensive restaurant serving mainly italian cuisine, $10-$15 per person.
Jefferson's Pub & Grill
Center street at the river, downtown. (http://www.winonaradio.co...). a fun restaurant serving american foods, it has a nice gameroom upstairs. about $5-$10 per person.
Lakeview Drive-Inn
610 east sarnia, by the big lake. 507 454.3723, (http://www.lakeviewdrivei...). the oldest restaurant in winona, lakeview makes its own root beer and has carhop service. "cruise nights", every wed. from 6-9pm in the summer, feature dozens of locally owned classic vehicles.
Signatures
22852 county road 17, in pleasant valley. 507 454.3767, (http://www.signatureswino...). a nice restaurant serving various cuisines. open m-s 11-2 and 5-9, sun. 10-2 and 5-8.
Zaza's
529 huff street. 507 452.9292, (http://www.myzazas.com/). sports bar & pizzaria located across the street from the wsu main campus. pizzas 'zas, sandwiches, burritos, calzones, chicken wings, pastas, $5-$15 per person.
Great Hunan Restaurant
A Chinese place in a small storefront on 3rd street. If you want a fancy dining experience, this would not be it. However, if you want some delicious and inexpensive food, come here.
Bloedow Bakery
451 east broadway at laird. pronounced like 'playdough'. in the words of one blogger, "putting a bloedow's doughnut next to a krispy kreme doughnut is like parking a ferrari next to a pinto."