12 Places to Celebrate the Start of 2012

Hit the lanes and bowl or just grab a bite to eat while counting down the hours until the new year at Tuttle’s.

• Location: 107 Shady Oak Rd., Hopkins

Get a pizza to share or just some drinks at the bar at Pizza Luce.

• Location: 210 Blake Rd., Hopkins

For the carnivore inside of you, head to Wild Boar to usher in a new year.

• Location: 1022 Mainstreet, Hopkins

This classic Hopkins bar has seen its fair share of New Year's and has a great menu to help you celebrate this one.

• Location: 819 Mainstreet, Hopkins

Lindee’s is as close to the country as it gets in Hopkins and will let you say “howdy” to the new year.

• Location: 919 Cambridge St., Hopkins

Celebrate the holiday with drinks or a bite to eat at this Hopkins mainstay on Mainstreet.

• Location: 814 Mainstreet, Hopkins

If sports are your thing, check out the Big Ten for New Year's and watch any of their numerous big screen TVs.

• Location: 1106 Mainstreet, Hopkins

BLVD Kitchen & Bar

Enjoy drinks or a plentiful menu at this cool new bar

• Location: 11544 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka

Cooper Pub

This new Irish-style bar in St. Louis Park is hugely popular and is sure to be packed for New Year's.

• Location: 1607 Park Place Blvd., St. Louis Park

Kip’s Irish Pub

Celebrate New Year's the Irish way at Kip’s, just a short drive from Hopkins in St. Louis Park

• Location: 9970 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park

Bunny’s Bar & Grill

Another great local bar, Bunny’s is a great place to watch the game and then count down the hours to the new year.

• Location: 5916 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park

Tavern on France

Also just a short drive from Hopkins, Tavern has a great menu and drink selection to help you celebrate the new year.

• Location: 6740 France Ave., Edina