Vagabondo

Excelsior, MN · Restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Excelsior
#9
of 28 restaurants
City Percentile
33%
rating percentile
Address
Vagabondo, 205 Water St, Excelsior, MN 55331
Phone
(763) 273-1760
Website
www.vagabondomn.com
Status
Opens soon · 8 AM

Vagabondo is a restaurant located in Excelsior, MN. It is one of 28 restaurants listed in Excelsior. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Excelsior city average of 4.4 stars. It ranks #9 of 28 restaurants in Excelsior. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Vagabondo

Lunch & Brunch/Coming Soon!! Vagabondo, described as "a heartfelt return to his Sicilian roots," will open in late July at 205 Water St. in downtown Excelsior. The restaurant will take up shop in the building formerly known as Bacon Drug.

Hours

Saturday8 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 MarieT Mat · Dec 2025

Ahhh-mazing! From start to finish, everything was BEYOND our expectations. The decor and ambiance of the restaurant were top notch! Started w the salad and burrata, so so good! Gorgonzola gnocchi, bolognese & lasagne was wonderful! The gnocchi was so rich and done perfectly. The rigatoni in the bolognese was al dente and had perfect flavors. The owner was in and checked in with us, that was such a special touch, explaining when he was a little boy coming home to make gnocchi with his grandmother. It truly made for the cherry on top of the evening! We ended with stuffing ourselves with the pistachio cake, tiramisu and chocolate mousse. Could not have asked for a better experience! Thank you vagabondo!

★★★★★ 5.0 R D Algole · Feb 2026

Food was really tasty. I wish they wrote down while ordering. I ordered sicilian baked omlette pie without meat. After a while, they said cook is remaking it as they added meat. Turns out they made Ambrosia Benedict with meat and remade it. I only asked if that ambrosia benedict could be made without meat earlier before ordering omelette. Anyways, Benedict was also tasty, so it’s fine.

★★★★★ 5.0 Mark Barry · Nov 2025

The food was amazing. The flavor of every dish was savory and perfectly seasoned. Must do alert. Order the Calamari and mussels! It was a flavor bomb. I would recommend and can’t wait to try the pizza again. If you have enough room for dessert, go for the chocolate cake. Service A plus. Everyone is happy and wanting to make your experience feel good!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Karen Tan Hanson · Sep 2025

The restaurant is beautifully decorated. Service and ambience were top notch. This is definitely a popular restaurant as waits for tables (without reservations) were over an hour and a half. We ordered the pizza margherita, pasta alla norma and pappardelle pancetta carbonara. The pizza was delicious but the crust was thicker than the typical Neapolitan-style pizzas, almost closer to a Roman-style crust. The pasta alla norma was way over-salted and it was difficult to taste the actual flavors of the dish. The carbonara was delicious— highly recommended. For dessert we ordered the table side tiramisu. I’ve never had the opportunity to experience having it presented table side but since we were seated downstairs, we were told that the cart wasn’t able to come to us and we were presented with

★★★★★ 5.0 Scott · Jan 2026

Ben our waiter was AWESOME- he was energetic, very knowledgeable of the menu and gave great recommendations to us. We ordered 2 glasses of Barbers wine 1 Negroni 1 Peroni He recommended a salad that was shareable, which was absolutely delicious as well as a shareable side of cauliflower made to perfect perfection. Flavor crispness were spot on. The Sicilian pizza - was delicious, flavorful, firm, and dough cook perfectly. They use very clean ingredients and it comes out in the taste. As wonderful as all the items were - the best was still yet to come . The tiramisu. This was not the typical Italian tiramisu but Sicilian version. WOW. Perfectly balanced and sooooo good. David Fhima and team did it again. Well worth the 50 minute drive

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

RestaurantBarCafe

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