Guidebook for Minneapolis
Food Scene
Borough
730 N Washington AveStellar restaurant & cool speak-easy bar below.
Bar La Grassa
800 N Washington AveWorth the trip to Mpls. This restaurant is incredible.
Wilde Cafe & Spirits
65 SE Main StOne of my favorite cafes. Go here for brunch.
A great coffee shop & apparently some sort of web designer vortex as well.
15 locals recommend
Moose & Sadie's
212 3rd Ave NA great coffee shop & apparently some sort of web designer vortex as well.
Smack Shack
603 N Washington AveFun bar and delicious sea food. The Lobster Roll is the truth.
Old money meets new money and the results are hilarious and delicious.
13 locals recommend
The Monte Carlo
219 3rd Ave NOld money meets new money and the results are hilarious and delicious.
Corner Coffee
514 N 3rd StHumble place with live music and coffee to make you feel alive.
The Bachelor Farmer Cafe
200 N 1st StThose crazy Swedes make some incredible food here.
Origami
30 N 1st StA Mpls staple sushi joint.
Sapor
428 North Washington AvenueRight next door and greatly underrated.
112 Eatery
112 N 3rd StAll factors considered, probably the best restaurant in MN.
Butcher & The Boar
901 Hennepin AveI would eat here even if I knew it was human.
Haute Dish
119 N Washington AveFancy midwest. So, so fancy and so, so good.
Be'Wiched Deli
800 N Washington AveBest sandwiches in town. Pile it on.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fancy mixologists making you fancy drinks in their fancy speak-easy style bar.
37 locals recommend
Borough
730 N Washington AveFancy mixologists making you fancy drinks in their fancy speak-easy style bar.
So trendy it hurts but a seriously great bar. Speak easy. Look for the purplish door.
59 locals recommend
Marvel Bar
50 2nd Avenue SouthSo trendy it hurts but a seriously great bar. Speak easy. Look for the purplish door.
Toast Wine Bar & Cafe
415 N 1st StGreat little hideout.
Arts & Culture
Great bar, excellent patio, good place for a small show and "Transmission", the best dance party in town every Wednesday night.
15 locals recommend
Clubhouse Jager
923 N Washington AveGreat bar, excellent patio, good place for a small show and "Transmission", the best dance party in town every Wednesday night.
Acme Comedy Co.
708 N 1st StGreat comedy club in the basement. Stumbling distance.
The Fine Line Cafe
318 N 1st AveCatch a local band!
Jetset bar
115 N 1st StSuper fun gay dance club no matter which way you swing.
Aria
105 N 1st StAn absolutely gorgeous venue. If there's anything going on you must go.
Bunkers Music Bar & Grill
761 N Washington AveAll sorts of dance.
The Lab Theater
700 N 1st StThe Guthrie unplugged.
Walker Art Center
725 Vineland PlA place to get modernly confound art-ed.
Beautiful space station posing as one of the best theaters in the world.
376 locals recommend
Guthrie Theater
818 S 2nd StBeautiful space station posing as one of the best theaters in the world.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Soon to be the new Vikings Stadium
Everything Else
One of the world's most beautiful ballparks. I hear they sometimes play baseball there too. Also, where you grab the light rail to the airport.
236 locals recommend
Target Field
1 Twins WayOne of the world's most beautiful ballparks. I hear they sometimes play baseball there too. Also, where you grab the light rail to the airport.
Grab a kayak, put it in the river and paddle up to Psycho Suzies for great pizza and insane tiki drinks.
6 locals recommend
ABOVE THE FALLS SPORTS
Grab a kayak, put it in the river and paddle up to Psycho Suzies for great pizza and insane tiki drinks.
Yoga Center of Minneapolis
103 N 2nd StBreathe in, breathe out.
Shopping
Martin Patrick 3
212 3rd Ave NOne of the world's few awesome men's stores.
North Loop Wine & Spirits
218 N Washington AveLocal liquor store is 2 blocks away.
Entertainment & Activities
Ice Arena At the Depot
300 Washington Avenue SouthSkate in the summer. Skate in the winter. Their water is always frozen.