Guidebook for Saint Paul
Food Scene
Friendly servers, excellent coffee and baked goods. One block from our home!
8 locals recommend
Claddagh A Wee Shop
612 Selby AveFriendly servers, excellent coffee and baked goods. One block from our home!
Popular neighborhood spot all hours of the day. Three blocks from our home!
40 locals recommend
Nina's Coffee Cafe
165 Western Ave NPopular neighborhood spot all hours of the day. Three blocks from our home!
Red Cow
393 Selby AveFantastic burgers! Two blocks from our home!
Delicious baked goods - cookies, cakes, cupcakes - and a coffee bar. Also, breakfast and lunch menu. Food is fresh and delicious. One block from our home!
A Piece Of Cake
485 Selby AvenueDelicious baked goods - cookies, cakes, cupcakes - and a coffee bar. Also, breakfast and lunch menu. Food is fresh and delicious. One block from our home!
Drinks & Nightlife
Neighborhood pub. Great patio in the summer. Friendly, down-to-earth staff. Three blocks from our home.
16 locals recommend
Sweeney's Saloon
96 Dale St NNeighborhood pub. Great patio in the summer. Friendly, down-to-earth staff. Three blocks from our home.
Slightly upscale - delicious menu options and lots of beer choices! One block from our home.
47 locals recommend
The Happy Gnome
498 Selby AveSlightly upscale - delicious menu options and lots of beer choices! One block from our home.
Great selection of craft beers. Good food and service. One block from the house.
17 locals recommend
The Muddy Pig
Great selection of craft beers. Good food and service. One block from the house.
Shopping
Our neighborhood wine shop has a wonderful selection of high-quality wines, beers and spirits at great prices. The owner is a good friend of ours. Less than a block away!
Solo Vino
517 Selby AveOur neighborhood wine shop has a wonderful selection of high-quality wines, beers and spirits at great prices. The owner is a good friend of ours. Less than a block away!
An eclectic collection of local artists, gifts, stationery, jewelry, clothing, books, and home goods.
14 locals recommend
CorAzoN
526 Selby AveAn eclectic collection of local artists, gifts, stationery, jewelry, clothing, books, and home goods.
Unique, handmade gifts from around the world including fair trade baskets, jewelry, crafts and other items from international artisans.
6 locals recommend
Ten Thousand Villages
520 Selby AveUnique, handmade gifts from around the world including fair trade baskets, jewelry, crafts and other items from international artisans.
Sightseeing
Minnesota State Capitol Mall
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.About a mile from our home.
Rugged stone, massive scale, fine detail and ingenious mechanical systems recall the powerful presence of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway. Guides lead tours that help you imagine family and servant life in the Gilded Age mansion, the setting of the public and private lives of the Hill family.
The James J. Hill House is a National Historic Landmark.
71 locals recommend
James J. Hill House
240 Summit AvenueRugged stone, massive scale, fine detail and ingenious mechanical systems recall the powerful presence of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway. Guides lead tours that help you imagine family and servant life in the Gilded Age mansion, the setting of the public and private lives of the Hill family.
The James J. Hill House is a National Historic Landmark.
Essentials
A block from our home, this is the place to shop local! The produce is always fresh and most of it comes from local farms. Wonderful deli, soup and salad bar, and coffee and smoothies!
75 locals recommend
Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op
622 Selby AveA block from our home, this is the place to shop local! The produce is always fresh and most of it comes from local farms. Wonderful deli, soup and salad bar, and coffee and smoothies!
Getting Around
The city bus stops on our corner and can easily get you to the main transit station in Downtown St. Paul. Our bus line also takes you to the light rail train (about 5 minutes away) that runs between Downtown St. Paul and Downtown Minneapolis.
28 locals recommend
Union Depot station
240 E Kellogg BlvdThe city bus stops on our corner and can easily get you to the main transit station in Downtown St. Paul. Our bus line also takes you to the light rail train (about 5 minutes away) that runs between Downtown St. Paul and Downtown Minneapolis.
This location has pick up and drop off service to get you from our house to the Enterprise office.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1161 University Ave WThis location has pick up and drop off service to get you from our house to the Enterprise office.
Arts & Culture
An interactive museum with both permanent and changing exhibits, the Minnesota History Center hosts concerts, lectures, family days and other special events throughout the year. The building is also home to the Minnesota Historical Society library and archives, a research destination for schoolchildren, family historians and academics.
138 locals recommend
Minnesota History Center
345 W Kellogg BlvdAn interactive museum with both permanent and changing exhibits, the Minnesota History Center hosts concerts, lectures, family days and other special events throughout the year. The building is also home to the Minnesota Historical Society library and archives, a research destination for schoolchildren, family historians and academics.
The Ordway, recognized as one of the U.S.’s leading not-for-profit performing arts centers, is home to a wide variety of performances throughout the year that encompass the finest in American musical theater, world music, dance, and vocal artists in its Music Theater and Concert Hall.
65 locals recommend
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington StThe Ordway, recognized as one of the U.S.’s leading not-for-profit performing arts centers, is home to a wide variety of performances throughout the year that encompass the finest in American musical theater, world music, dance, and vocal artists in its Music Theater and Concert Hall.