2916 Hennepin Ave. S. : Minneapolis, MN 55408 : 612-824-7878
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 If you're a hot enough country, you're cool enough to have your cuisine represented at red-hot Chino Latino-Mexico, Thailand, Jamaica, Polynesia, Korea, take a bow, you're in! And if you're hot enough to sip powerful, fruity, yummy drinks in a dazzling sort of red-toned Blade Runner sequel of a... More >> |
| Uptown/ Eat Street |
Korean, Mexican, Seafood, Sushi, Thai, Wine Bar |
Coat Check, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$$ |
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3101 E. 42nd St. : Minneapolis, MN 55406 : 612-729-5507
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 Are you from Chicago? Are you dying to talk to someone about the Bears? Do you have a deep and haunting fear that your child may grow up not being able to tell a Maxwell Street Polish from a sport pepper? If any or all apply, head on down to Chris and Rob's (formerly Joey D's), a dog-and-beef... More >> |
| Seward/ Longfellow/ Minnehaha |
American, Pizza |
Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
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214 E. 4th St. : St. Paul, MN 55101 : 651-224-6000
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 The St. Paul Christos (closed for renovations until December 2011) has one of the most fabulous of all restaurant spaces. Seated high on a platform in the middle of the soaring, neoclassical train depot, one expects Mel Gibson to hurry through with a briefcase of cash, or some French... More >> |
| St. Paul (Downtown) |
Greek, Mediterranean |
Takeout |
$, $$ |
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4307 Upton Ave. S. : Minneapolis, MN 55410 : 612-926-0222
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 Minnesota's first butcher shop specializing in the products from local family farms that are ethically and environmentally responsible, Clancey's is truly a gem. Stop here for some of the best ingredients available, honest, in the whole darn country. Clancey's owner, Kristin Tombers, has deeply... More >> |
| Edina |
Deli |
Takeout |
$ |
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5036 France Ave. S. : Minneapolis, MN 55410 : 952-920-1860
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 With its red-and-black color scheme and bull-themed decor, Cocina del Barrio in downtown Edina looks a lot like its sister tequila bars in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul, right down to the gothic candelabra drowning in drippy white wax. But the third of Ryan Burnet and Tim Rooney's Barrios... More >> |
| Edina |
Latin American, Mexican |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party |
$$ |
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3764 Nicollet Ave. : Minneapolis, MN 55409 : 612-354-2971
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 Authentic Ecuadorian cuisine joins the growing Mexican/Latin restaurant row on Eat Street's southern stretch. Tables are filled with a largely Latin clientele and the melodramatic music videos feature Spanish songs. Cocina offers the standard tacos and arepas, plus harder-to-find fare like... More >> |
| Kingfield |
Latin American, Mexican |
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$ |
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651 Nicollet Mall : Minneapolis, MN 55402 : 612-333-1485
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 Cocoa & Fig makes scones, brioche, and chocolate bouchons, macarons, carrot cake sandwich cookies, and quiche, but it's best known for its cupcakes, which are among the best in the Twin Cities. While the cupcake's cake is uniformly excellent, what truly distinguishes the sugary treats is their... More >> |
| Minneapolis (Downtown) |
Bakery |
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$ |
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1839 E. 42nd St. : Minneapolis, MN 55407 : 612-729-2377
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 The ironically named Colossal Cafe--the place can't have more than a dozen chairs--offers several light, fresh, and novel approaches to what can otherwise be the heaviest meal of the day. The rich and substantial apple, walnut, and brie flappers are things of wonder-fluffy and elegant without... More >> |
| Powderhorn |
American, Breakfast, Diner |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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2558 Lyndale Ave. S. : Minneapolis, MN 55405 : 612-871-2360
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 Sure, coffee is a staple for those looking to get some work done fast. But for lower-key job duties or term papers, sometimes you just want a pint. When you want to do some less high-maintenance thinking, Common Roots Cafe fulfills those needs. A cute spot with community in mind, the new-ish... More >> |
| Uptown/ Eat Street |
Cafe, Coffeehouse |
Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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3912 Sunnyside Road : Edina, MN 55424 : 952-920-6881
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Happy Days has led us to believe it was conventional in the 1950s to have endless access to real ice-cream malts, real handmade burgers, real golden fries, real neon out front, and real crowds inside--and the Convention Grill fulfills these conventions enthusiastically and well. More >> |
| Edina |
American, Diner |
Kid Friendly, Takeout |
$ |
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1607 Park Place Blvd. : Minneapolis, MN 55416 : 952-698-2000
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 The fare at Kieran Folliard's St. Louis Park pub is generally boorish, aside from the tasty fish and chips and the knockout tomato soup, but the space is pretty and the taps fast-flowing with UK beers. More >> |
| Golden Valley |
Burgers, Sandwiches |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining |
$, $$ |
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211 W. Seventh St. : St. Paul, MN 55102 : 651-222-3476
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 Where the cheap meet to eat elite treats. Well, maybe we're not cheap, exactly, but we're thrifty. We know that we can walk into Cossetta with a date on our arm and a pair of sawbucks in our pockets, get slices of pizza enlivened by spicy sauce, salads full of oil-cured olives and zingy... More >> |
| St. Paul (Downtown) |
Deli, Health, Italian, Pizza |
Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$, $$ |
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1603 W. End Blvd. : Minneapolis, MN 55416 : 952-933-6500
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 With its combination of American fare and sushi, and hip-but-casual ambiance, Crave is a likeable, popular spot: Applebee's for yuppies. The sushi is good--try the crispy rice cakes piled with spicy tuna--as are the lunchtime soups and sandwiches, though the dinner entrees tend to be pricey and... More >> |
| Golden Valley |
American, Sushi |
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$, $$ |
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3403 Lyndale Ave. S. : Minneapolis, MN 55408 : 612-824-3868
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 Crema is one of the most creative and original bits of Minnesota food life. So why do you think it's merely an ice-cream shop that closes in the winter? It doesn't, in fact. Nowadays it's open year-round, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner along with the coffee drinks and ice cream. That food... More >> |
| Uptown/ Eat Street |
Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Wine Bar |
Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$, $$ |
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2339 Central Ave. NE : Minneapolis, MN 55418 : 612-782-0169
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 Nicole and Meerwais Azizi's bakery and counter-service restaurant offers what is inarguably the Twin Cities' finest Afghan pizza. Order one and you'll receive a groaning platter spilling over with a vast slab of pillowy roasted Afghan bread glazed with a light tomato sauce and smothered with a... More >> |
| Northeast Minneapolis |
Bakery, Deli, Fusion, Health, Middle Eastern, Pizza |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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6408 Bass Lake Road : Crystal, MN 55428 : 763-533-4900
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 The Crystal Bistro is known to regulars as Hadi's place, for the owner is always on the floor, recommending the lentil soup his wife makes, the pasta dumplings his mother is famous for, the hot sauce his little son slurps up like soup. The bistro is just that kind of family place: Here's where... More >> |
| Crystal |
Afghan, Fusion, Mediterranean |
Kid Friendly, Takeout |
$, $$ |
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3338 University Ave. SE : Minneapolis, MN 55414 : 612-378-4818
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 Have you been good? Very good? If not, you'd better clean your room and find some old lady to help across the street so that someone will buy you something from Cupcake, the new, stylish University Avenue coffee shop and bakery. Don't know which of Cupcake's 30-some cupcakes to try? How about... More >> |
| University |
Bakery, Cafe, Health, Ice Cream |
Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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1000 Nicollet Mall : Minneapolis, MN 55403 : 612-378-4818
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 The bright orange van parked along Nicollet Mall doesn't look that conspicuous until you notice the cartoon cupcakes painted on its exterior, and the small tray mounted on its hood to hold the coffee fixings. The vehicle comes from St. Paul's Cupcake cafe on University Avenue and usually... More >> |
| Minneapolis (Downtown) |
Bakery, Dessert, Street Food |
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$ |
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4201 Nicollet Ave. : Minneapolis, MN 55409 : 612-822-5327
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 This casual family restaurant doesn't seem to have changed over the course of its 60 years of doing business. Despite the Irish name and heritage, it boasts an all-American menu: Think hamburgers, spaghetti and meatballs, and pot roast. Solid, reassuring execution of Midwestern favorites makes... More >> |
| Kingfield |
American |
Takeout |
$, $$ |
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802 Mainstreet : Hopkins, MN 55343 : 952-681-7834
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 Curry 'n' Noodles distinguishes itself from the typical Indian restaurant for its menu's geographic depth: There are northern-style kebabs and southern-style curries, along with Indo-Chinese dishes of the east not commonly seen at the average American Punjabi-focused eatery. Some of these... More >> |
| Hopkins |
Chinese, Indian |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining |
$ |
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555 Nicollet Mall : Minneapolis, MN 55402 : 612-342-2700
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 Need bread and Parmesan for dinner? To D'Amico, for an airy ciabatta and a chunk of imported reggiano. Dog ate your birthday cake? To D'Amico for a lush chocolate-mascarpone torta! On a diet? Green salad! Dispirited? Coffee! Getting married? Catering! No wonder these things are spreading across... More >> |
| Minneapolis (Downtown) |
Deli, Italian, Pizza |
Catering, Family Style, Kid Friendly, Takeout |
$ |
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1100 Harmon Place : Minneapolis, MN 55403 : 612-338-1877
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 The owners of Nala Pak take Indian food upscale, both in ambiance (it's in the former home of Willie's Wine Bar in downtown Minneapolis) and fare. The wide-reaching menu includes everything from snack foods found in India's streets to Continental-style fare served in its fancy hotels. It... More >> |
| Minneapolis (Downtown) |
Indian |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$$ |
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Nicollet Mall & 8th St. S. : Minneapolis, MN 55402 : 612-836-7636
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 Weather permitting, the bright yellow truck stationed outside the IDS center on Nicollet Mall serves sandwiches--BLTs, grilled cheese with cabbage slaw, and smoked chicken apple chutney, for example--salads, and homemade sodas. More >> |
| Minneapolis (Downtown) |
American, Street Food |
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$ |
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11780 Fountain's Way : Maple Grove, MN 55369 : 763-493-9815
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 When you want to rid the earth of some zombies, ride a faux snowmobile through flaming skies, drink insane shooters made with Red Bull and every DuKuyper flavored alcohol imaginable, there's only one spot in the metro to go: Dave & Buster's. Granted, it's not for people who believe the first... More >> |
| Maple Grove |
American |
Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining |
$, $$ |
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17 N. 7th. St. : Minneapolis, MN 55403 : 612-338-1828
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 First Avenue is still a place a teenager might feel reluctant to let her mother survey before dropping her off for a concert, but its bar-restaurant, the Depot, looks squeaky enough to belong in a suburban shopping mall. The space feels rather cavernous and kind of generic, save for the... More >> |
| Minneapolis (Downtown) |
American |
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