The North 40 Tavern

Opens SEPTEMBER 20th!
10 AM - 1 AM 7 DAYS A WEEK!

189 Winona St W
West Saint Paul, MN, 55118
hello@thenorth40tavern.com

(651) 227-5770

You might be wondering, Why “The North 40”?
There’s actually some old history to it.

When Minnesota became a state in 1858, the land across the river from downtown belonged to the township of West St. Paul. Not much later, the city of Saint Paul wanted the land directly across the river for themselves after they built a bridge to create easier access crossing the Mississippi river from Downtown Saint Paul.

16 years later, the city of Saint Paul passed legislature to move the boundary of Saint Paul from the Mississippi River edge to where it currently rests on the Annapolis Street boundary...

All but 40 acres.

Philip Crowley was an Irish immigrant and owned the farm land on those 40 acres where our tavern proudly resides.

Philip was superintendent of Dakota County schools and was avid about remaining a Dakota County resident. It’s not officially known how Philip convinced the city of Saint Paul to redraw the city boundary lines to accommodate his farm, but they did.

The North 40 Tavern honors the history of this bold individual and what makes this special patch of town historically all its own.