Guidebook for Minneapolis

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Guidebook for Minneapolis

Food Scene

5-minute walk. Japanese. Our favorite ramen. Roof-top seating with great view of the city.
51 locals recommend
Moto-i
2940 Lyndale Ave S
51 locals recommend
5-minute walk. Japanese. Our favorite ramen. Roof-top seating with great view of the city.
5-minute walk. Try the lunch buffet.
Emperor of India
610 West Lake Street
5-minute walk. Try the lunch buffet.
10-minute walk. Latin. A restaurant and food truck. Great brunch!
122 locals recommend
Hola Arepa
3501 Nicollet Ave
122 locals recommend
10-minute walk. Latin. A restaurant and food truck. Great brunch!
5-minute walk. Great authentic tacos.
Valeries Carniceria
3149 Nicollet Ave
5-minute walk. Great authentic tacos.
5-minute walk. Local favorite for pizza.
47 locals recommend
Pizza Lucé Uptown
3200 Lyndale Ave S
47 locals recommend
5-minute walk. Local favorite for pizza.
5-minute walk. Really good sushi happy hour.
11 locals recommend
Fuji Ya
600 W Lake St
11 locals recommend
5-minute walk. Really good sushi happy hour.
5-minute walk. Well-known local microbrewery.
53 locals recommend
LynLake Brewery
2934 Lyndale Ave S
53 locals recommend
5-minute walk. Well-known local microbrewery.
5-minute walk. Yummy artery-clogging food, and trivia on Wednesdays.
10 locals recommend
The Lyndale Taphouse
2937 Lyndale Ave S
10 locals recommend
5-minute walk. Yummy artery-clogging food, and trivia on Wednesdays.
10-minute walk. Vietnamese Famous for its pho.
56 locals recommend
Quang Restaurant
2719 Nicollet Ave
56 locals recommend
10-minute walk. Vietnamese Famous for its pho.
10-minute walk. House-made ice cream in unique flavors.
44 locals recommend
Milkjam Creamery
2743 Lyndale Ave S
44 locals recommend
10-minute walk. House-made ice cream in unique flavors.
10-minute walk. Excellent live music and restaurant.
99 locals recommend
Icehouse
2528 Nicollet Ave
99 locals recommend
10-minute walk. Excellent live music and restaurant.
10-minute walk. Where we go for Chinese.
13 locals recommend
Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Bar
2739 Nicollet Ave
13 locals recommend
10-minute walk. Where we go for Chinese.
10-minute walk. Famous donuts in crazy and delicious flavors.
106 locals recommend
Glam Doll Donuts
2605 Nicollet Ave
106 locals recommend
10-minute walk. Famous donuts in crazy and delicious flavors.
10-minute walk. Tasty cheese plate.
9 locals recommend
GYST Fermentation Bar
16 1/2 W 26th St
9 locals recommend
10-minute walk. Tasty cheese plate.
10-minute walk.
76 locals recommend
Black Sheep Coal Fired Pizza
600 N Washington Ave
76 locals recommend
10-minute walk.
10-minute drive. Our favorite pizza.
20 locals recommend
Punch Pizza Lake Calhoun
3226 W Lake St
20 locals recommend
10-minute drive. Our favorite pizza.
10-minute drive. Amazing French bakery. Try their bittersweet chocolate cookies.
41 locals recommend
Rustica
3224 W Lake St
41 locals recommend
10-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 locals recommend
Midtown Global Market
920 E Lake St
179 locals recommend
10-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 locals recommend
Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream Shop
4321 Upton Ave S
30 locals recommend
10-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 locals recommend
Minneapolis Farmers Market
312 East Lyndale Ave N
41 locals recommend
15-minute drive. All kinds of produce and prepared food.

Drinks & Nightlife

5-minute walk. Literally a 1920s speakeasy. Great food!
55 locals recommend
Volstead's Emporium
711 W Lake St
55 locals recommend
5-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 locals recommend
Up-Down Minneapolis
3012 Lyndale Ave S
93 locals recommend
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.
5-minute walk. Really fun, attracting some big names!
21 locals recommend
HUGE Improv Theater
2728 Lyndale Ave S
21 locals recommend
5-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 locals recommend
Bryant-Lake Bowl
810 W Lake St
84 locals recommend
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.
10-minute walk. A bar... with pinball... named 'Tilt'.
22 locals recommend
TILT Pinball Bar
2021 E 26th St
22 locals recommend
10-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 locals recommend
Can Can Wonderland
755 Prior Ave N
88 locals recommend
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.

Shopping

5-minute walk. Basically a natural science museum. Amazing fossils & stones!
ZRS Fossils and Gifts
3018 Lyndale Ave S
5-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 locals recommend
Karmel Mall
2910 Pleasant Ave
6 locals recommend
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.
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 St
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.
15-minute walk. The popular local bookstore. Attracts some big names for signings and other events. Right beneath Robin's office!
19 locals recommend
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave
19 locals recommend
15-minute walk. The popular local bookstore. Attracts some big names for signings and other events. Right beneath Robin's office!
10-minute walk. Asian supermarket.
Shuang Hur
2712 Nicollet Ave
10-minute walk. Asian supermarket.
5-minute walk. Greek grocery store.
Bills Imported Foods
721 W Lake St
5-minute walk. Greek grocery store.
5-minute walk. A nice liquor store with a cheese shop.
9 locals recommend
Lake Wine & Spirits
404 W Lake St
9 locals recommend
5-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 locals recommend
Bde Maka Ska
West Bde Maka Ska Parkway
375 locals recommend
15-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 locals recommend
Lake Harriet
4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy
185 locals recommend
10-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 locals recommend
Walker Art Center
725 Vineland Pl
606 locals recommend
15-minute walk. A free sculpture park next to the Walker Art Museum. Check out the sculpture mini-golf next door!

Arts & Culture

15-minute walk. A world-class art museum.
524 locals recommend
Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 3rd Ave S
524 locals recommend
15-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 locals recommend
Mill City Museum
704 S 2nd St
217 locals recommend
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.

Essentials

5-minute walk. Run by volunteers. Carries all major brands. 3 blocks away.
6 locals recommend
Good Grocer
2650 Nicollet Ave
6 locals recommend
5-minute walk. Run by volunteers. Carries all major brands. 3 blocks away.
10-minute drive. Caters to every dietary restriction imaginable.
107 locals recommend
Wedge Community Co-op
2105 Lyndale Ave S
107 locals recommend
10-minute drive. Caters to every dietary restriction imaginable.
15-minute drive.
82 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
4270 W 78th St
82 locals recommend
15-minute drive.
15-minute drive.
64 locals recommend
ALDI
1311 E Franklin Ave
64 locals recommend
15-minute drive.