Guidebook for Minneapolis

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Guidebook for Minneapolis

Food Scene

Counter-style global-inspired food. Next door is Milkjam, an inventive ice cream place with justifiably long lines.
49 locals recommend
World Street Kitchen
2743 Lyndale Ave S
49 locals recommend
Counter-style global-inspired food. Next door is Milkjam, an inventive ice cream place with justifiably long lines.
Great for date nights or dinner with friends. The surrounding area of Linden Hills is fun to explore.
60 locals recommend
Tilia
2726 W 43rd St
60 locals recommend
Great for date nights or dinner with friends. The surrounding area of Linden Hills is fun to explore.
Some of the best coffee in the Twin Cities! (We might be biased.) Also sells fresh-baked bread and excellent pastries and cakes.
41 locals recommend
Rustica
3224 W Lake St
41 locals recommend
Some of the best coffee in the Twin Cities! (We might be biased.) Also sells fresh-baked bread and excellent pastries and cakes.
A deli and bakery that is very popular for lunch -- and has good wifi for those looking for a spot to work.
18 locals recommend
yum! Kitchen and Bakery
4000 Minnetonka Blvd
18 locals recommend
A deli and bakery that is very popular for lunch -- and has good wifi for those looking for a spot to work.
Reliable spot for burgers and beer.
55 locals recommend
Red Cow 50th & France
3624 West 50th Street
55 locals recommend
Reliable spot for burgers and beer.
Great Neapolitan style pizza! Order online and select eat in to skip the line, which can get quite long. They have a Bambini pizza for kids.
20 locals recommend
Punch Pizza Lake Calhoun
3226 W Lake St
20 locals recommend
Great Neapolitan style pizza! Order online and select eat in to skip the line, which can get quite long. They have a Bambini pizza for kids.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bustling place that started as a food truck. Great cocktails and food!
122 locals recommend
Hola Arepa
3501 Nicollet Ave
122 locals recommend
Bustling place that started as a food truck. Great cocktails and food!
Chill distillery in an unassuming part of St Louis Park. Excellent cocktails.
The Dampfwerk Distillery Cocktail Lounge
Chill distillery in an unassuming part of St Louis Park. Excellent cocktails.

Parks & Nature

This beach is tucked away behind a tuft of trees, meaning that you can find either sun or shade pretty much any time of day. To reach it you take a gravel trail that starts near the intersection of Cedar Lake Parkway and 21st Street. We recommend parking on a side street; the lot immediately in front of the beach is permit parking only. Only outhouse available, and no water tap. A lifeguard is on duty infrequently.
38 locals recommend
Cedar Lake Point Beach
Cedar Lake Parkway
38 locals recommend
This beach is tucked away behind a tuft of trees, meaning that you can find either sun or shade pretty much any time of day. To reach it you take a gravel trail that starts near the intersection of Cedar Lake Parkway and 21st Street. We recommend parking on a side street; the lot immediately in front of the beach is permit parking only. Only outhouse available, and no water tap. A lifeguard is on duty infrequently.
A quiet garden with easy hiking trails inside Theodore Wirth Park (which offers longer trails for the more adventurous). Check out the nature center if it's open!
32 locals recommend
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
1 Theodore Wirth Pkwy
32 locals recommend
A quiet garden with easy hiking trails inside Theodore Wirth Park (which offers longer trails for the more adventurous). Check out the nature center if it's open!
Larger sandy beach with cordoned-off swimming area, picnic tables, bathroom, and drinking water.
38 locals recommend
Cedar Lake Point Beach
Cedar Lake Parkway
38 locals recommend
Larger sandy beach with cordoned-off swimming area, picnic tables, bathroom, and drinking water.
Playground, tennis courts, loop for running/walking. Great sledding hill in the winter!
Fern Hill Park
Playground, tennis courts, loop for running/walking. Great sledding hill in the winter!

Essentials

82 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
4270 W 78th St
82 locals recommend
118 locals recommend
Cub Foods
1104 Lagoon Ave
118 locals recommend
33 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3060 Excelsior Blvd
33 locals recommend
Affordable Trader Joe's-type store with excellent produce, meat counter, and deli.
11 locals recommend
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
2100 W 80th 1/2 St
11 locals recommend
Affordable Trader Joe's-type store with excellent produce, meat counter, and deli.
Excellent bread, pastries, pies, and coffee.
Honey & Rye Bakehouse
4501 Excelsior Blvd
Excellent bread, pastries, pies, and coffee.

Everything Else

Lovely independent kids bookstore with a resident chicken!
34 locals recommend
Wild Rumpus Books
2720 W 43rd St
34 locals recommend
Lovely independent kids bookstore with a resident chicken!

Arts & Culture

A hotspot for galleries and studios, within walking distance from excellent cafes and restaurants.
13 locals recommend
Northeast Minneapolis Arts District
13 locals recommend
A hotspot for galleries and studios, within walking distance from excellent cafes and restaurants.