Kelly's Depot Bar

Kelly's Depot is a neighborhood bar, with lots of characters, good food and drinks.  It's a small place with ample parking right in Lowertown St. Paul, right across the street from the new Union Depot.  The burgers are great!  The staff are really friendly and th eprices affordable.

Great little local bar, somewhat off the beaten path of Lowertown. Vibe is old school blue collar without any pretentiousness. Think dark colors, dart machine, good jukebox, guys rolling dice on the bar. Friendly bartenders and cheap drinks. Great place to unwind with a beer and watch the game. It can be pretty quiet at off times due to the out of the way location, but even though we were (literally) the only ones there on a recent Sunday night, I never felt like the bartender was trying to shoo us away so he could close it up for the night. Definitely recommended if you're in the area.

This is one of the great hidden gems in St. Paul (along with Spot Bar). It's a neighborhood dive bar, but not one of those hipster-ridden dive bars with pre-Rollins Black Flag on the jukebox and an angry bartender with an ironic mustache who seems to be smoking 45 minutes out of every 60 he is working, but a real good ol' fashioned Minnesota blue collar dive bar. The staff here is extremely nice, especially Renee behind the bar. The decor is warm and unostentatious, with a nice mix of thirsty locals, personable drinkers, suspect bearded guys in faded jean jackets way too absorbed in their newspapers and a smattering of families eating lunch. The pours are generous and the prices are great. The huge bonus here is that the burgers are like manna from heaven. Maybe it's because I tend to come here alone on Friday afternoons to unwind and have a scotch or four, but I always leave very satisfied...and a bit drunk...which makes everything better. I love just sitting at this old school bar and shooting the shit with the guys at the bar here too, good people eat and drink here. Come on in some Friday afternoon and buy me a scotch, I'll repay the favor.