Guidebook for Minneapolis
Food Scene
5-minute walk. Japanese. Our favorite ramen. Roof-top seating with great view of the city.
51 habitants recommandent
Moto-i
2940 Lyndale Ave S5-minute walk. Japanese. Our favorite ramen. Roof-top seating with great view of the city.
Emperor of India
610 West Lake Street5-minute walk. Try the lunch buffet.
10-minute walk. Latin. A restaurant and food truck. Great brunch!
122 habitants recommandent
Hola Arepa
3501 Nicollet Ave10-minute walk. Latin. A restaurant and food truck. Great brunch!
Valeries Carniceria
3149 Nicollet Ave5-minute walk. Great authentic tacos.
Pizza Lucé Uptown
3200 Lyndale Ave S5-minute walk. Local favorite for pizza.
Fuji Ya
600 W Lake St5-minute walk. Really good sushi happy hour.
LynLake Brewery
2934 Lyndale Ave S5-minute walk. Well-known local microbrewery.
5-minute walk. Yummy artery-clogging food, and trivia on Wednesdays.
10 habitants recommandent
The Lyndale Taphouse
2937 Lyndale Ave S5-minute walk. Yummy artery-clogging food, and trivia on Wednesdays.
Quang Restaurant
2719 Nicollet Ave10-minute walk. Vietnamese Famous for its pho.
Milkjam Creamery
2743 Lyndale Ave S10-minute walk. House-made ice cream in unique flavors.
Icehouse
2528 Nicollet Ave10-minute walk. Excellent live music and restaurant.
Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Bar
2739 Nicollet Ave10-minute walk. Where we go for Chinese.
10-minute walk. Famous donuts in crazy and delicious flavors.
106 habitants recommandent
Glam Doll Donuts
2605 Nicollet Ave10-minute walk. Famous donuts in crazy and delicious flavors.
GYST Fermentation Bar
16 1/2 W 26th St10-minute walk. Tasty cheese plate.
Black Sheep Coal Fired Pizza
600 N Washington Ave10-minute walk.
Punch Pizza Lake Calhoun
3226 W Lake St10-minute drive. Our favorite pizza.
10-minute drive. Amazing French bakery. Try their bittersweet chocolate cookies.
41 habitants recommandent
Rustica
3224 W Lake St10-minute drive. Amazing French bakery. Try their bittersweet chocolate cookies.
10-minute drive. Lots of stalls, like Philadelphia Terminal Market or San Francisco's Ferry Building.
179 habitants recommandent
Midtown Global Market
920 E Lake St10-minute drive. Lots of stalls, like Philadelphia Terminal Market or San Francisco's Ferry Building.
10-minute drive. Local favorite for ice cream. Try the Nicollet Pothole. Discounts when the weather gets below freezing!
30 habitants recommandent
Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream Shop
4321 Upton Ave S10-minute drive. Local favorite for ice cream. Try the Nicollet Pothole. Discounts when the weather gets below freezing!
15-minute drive. All kinds of produce and prepared food.
41 habitants recommandent
Minneapolis Farmers Market
312 East Lyndale Ave N15-minute drive. All kinds of produce and prepared food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Volstead's Emporium
711 W Lake St5-minute walk. Literally a 1920s speakeasy. Great food!
Entertainment & Activities
5-minute walk. Basically Chucky Cheese for 80s/90s kids, with lots of modern and vintage arcade games, skee-ball, pizza, beer, and no cover charge! Must be 18+. Expect it to be crowded in the evening, but light during the afternoon.
93 habitants recommandent
Up-Down Minneapolis
3012 Lyndale Ave S5-minute walk. Basically Chucky Cheese for 80s/90s kids, with lots of modern and vintage arcade games, skee-ball, pizza, beer, and no cover charge! Must be 18+. Expect it to be crowded in the evening, but light during the afternoon.
HUGE Improv Theater
2728 Lyndale Ave S5-minute walk. Really fun, attracting some big names!
5-minute walk. Vintage bowling alley. Each Monday is "Cheap Date Night": get two entrées, a bottle of wine or two beers, and a round of bowling for $28.
84 habitants recommandent
Bryant-Lake Bowl
810 W Lake St5-minute walk. Vintage bowling alley. Each Monday is "Cheap Date Night": get two entrées, a bottle of wine or two beers, and a round of bowling for $28.
TILT Pinball Bar
2021 E 26th St10-minute walk. A bar... with pinball... named 'Tilt'.
15-minute drive. A bizarre, hilarious, enormous mini-golf course designed by local artists, with a large vintage video arcade and a bar with "adult" milkshakes and other intriguing drinks. So popular that it tends to be pretty crowded, but worth seeing at least once.
88 habitants recommandent
Can Can Wonderland
755 Prior Ave N15-minute drive. A bizarre, hilarious, enormous mini-golf course designed by local artists, with a large vintage video arcade and a bar with "adult" milkshakes and other intriguing drinks. So popular that it tends to be pretty crowded, but worth seeing at least once.
Shopping
ZRS Fossils and Gifts
3018 Lyndale Ave S5-minute walk. Basically a natural science museum. Amazing fossils & stones!
5-minute walk. A Somali shopping mall, located underneath the mosque two blocks north. Take a look at lots of interesting fabrics and other goods.
6 habitants recommandent
Karmel Mall
2910 Pleasant Ave5-minute walk. A Somali shopping mall, located underneath the mosque two blocks north. Take a look at lots of interesting fabrics and other goods.
15-minute walk. A local chain that repurposes used clothes. Sells great vintage clothing, costume pieces, and everything else, all at a really good price.
Ragstock
1433 W Lake St15-minute walk. A local chain that repurposes used clothes. Sells great vintage clothing, costume pieces, and everything else, all at a really good price.
15-minute walk. The popular local bookstore. Attracts some big names for signings and other events. Right beneath Robin's office!
19 habitants recommandent
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave15-minute walk. The popular local bookstore. Attracts some big names for signings and other events. Right beneath Robin's office!
Shuang Hur
2712 Nicollet Ave10-minute walk. Asian supermarket.
Bills Imported Foods
721 W Lake St5-minute walk. Greek grocery store.
Lake Wine & Spirits
404 W Lake St5-minute walk. A nice liquor store with a cheese shop.
Parks & Nature
15-minute walk. Swimming, paddle boats, kayaks, and more! Surrounded by walking and biking paths.
375 habitants recommandent
Bde Maka Ska
West Bde Maka Ska Parkway15-minute walk. Swimming, paddle boats, kayaks, and more! Surrounded by walking and biking paths.
10-minute drive. Beautiful rose garden, gorgeous mansions, a little streetcar that goes around the park, and great walking trail.
185 habitants recommandent
Lake Harriet
4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy10-minute drive. Beautiful rose garden, gorgeous mansions, a little streetcar that goes around the park, and great walking trail.
15-minute walk. A free sculpture park next to the Walker Art Museum. Check out the sculpture mini-golf next door!
606 habitants recommandent
Centre d'art Walker
725 Vineland Pl15-minute walk. A free sculpture park next to the Walker Art Museum. Check out the sculpture mini-golf next door!
Arts & Culture
Institut d'art de Minneapolis
2400 3rd Ave S15-minute walk. A world-class art museum.
15-minute walk. An old grain mill that exploded, then was abandoned, then was turned into a museum of local history. Much more fun than it sounds! Great for all ages.
217 habitants recommandent
Mill City Museum
704 S 2nd St15-minute walk. An old grain mill that exploded, then was abandoned, then was turned into a museum of local history. Much more fun than it sounds! Great for all ages.
Essentials
5-minute walk. Run by volunteers. Carries all major brands. 3 blocks away.
6 habitants recommandent
Good Grocer
2650 Nicollet Ave5-minute walk. Run by volunteers. Carries all major brands. 3 blocks away.
10-minute drive. Caters to every dietary restriction imaginable.
107 habitants recommandent
Wedge Community Co-op
2105 Lyndale Ave S10-minute drive. Caters to every dietary restriction imaginable.
Trader Joe's
4270 W 78th St15-minute drive.
ALDI
1311 E Franklin Ave15-minute drive.