Junction

A Bywater burger-and-beer hang on St. Claude with a deep tap list and a genuine neighborhood feel. The burger is legitimately great — not a bar-food afterthought — and the local draft selection gives you reason to linger. Come in the afternoon for a burger and a beer, or in the evening when the neighborhood crowd files in, and treat it as the casual anchor for a night of exploring Bywater. It is unpretentious in the way the best neighborhood spots are: good food, cold beer, no performance.