The Boreal House
Contemporary American · 330 North 57th Avenue West, Duluth, MN 55807
About The Boreal House
The Boreal House is a sit-down restaurant and bar on North 57th Avenue West, in the block of Spirit Valley that has been west Duluth's commercial centre since the neighborhood was its own city.
Spirit Valley matters to buyers looking anywhere in west Duluth, because it is the one place on this side of town with a walkable commercial street rather than a strip. A restaurant of this kind, rather than another tavern, is part of what has changed here over the past decade, and it is the sort of business that makes a west-side address feel less like a compromise.
On sourcing, and it is thinner than this entry's confidence might suggest. The address is agreed between a directory listing and the OpenStreetMap record for the building, so the location is reliable. Beyond that, nothing is first-party: the domain associated with the business returns an empty page with no readable content, so this guide cannot confirm the menu, the hours, or that it is currently trading. Call before you go.
Good to know: full bar, sit-down dining, Spirit Valley location.
Neighborhoods it serves
West Duluth's main street, with a ski hill at the end of it.
DenfeldThe most house per dollar in Duluth, and a high school worth the walk.
CodyA quiet slope above the Spirit Valley main street, with a creek through the middle.
Norton ParkWhere the Munger Trail starts, between two creeks on the river.
IrvingFlat streets, a real playfield and a point of land on the bay.
OneotaThe 1856 townsite the city grew over, at the foot of the Bong Bridge.
SmithvilleRiver-corridor housing below, Bardon Peak above, and a radical labor college in its past.
Where these facts come from
- Area directory listing plus the OpenStreetMap record for 330 North 57th Avenue West, which agree on the address. The domain OpenStreetMap tags for this business returns an empty shell with no readable content, so it is not cited and nothing here is first-party confirmed
Last reviewed 2026-08-14 by Guide editorial.