Guidebook for Minneapolis

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Guidebook for Minneapolis

Food Scene

Hottest new Mexican restaurant in town!
42 locals recommend
Maya Cuisine
1840 Central Ave NE
42 locals recommend
Hottest new Mexican restaurant in town!
Consistently voted best and biggest patio in the Twin Cities. Also, the only patio that overlooks the Mississippi River.
125 locals recommend
Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge
1900 Marshall St NE
125 locals recommend
Consistently voted best and biggest patio in the Twin Cities. Also, the only patio that overlooks the Mississippi River.
Delicious Lebanese food in the heart of NE Minneapolis.
24 locals recommend
Emily's Lebanese Deli
641 University Ave NE
24 locals recommend
Delicious Lebanese food in the heart of NE Minneapolis.
Quaint restaurant along the Mississippi River aka St. Anthony Main. Live music too!
69 locals recommend
Aster Cafe
125 SE Main St
69 locals recommend
Quaint restaurant along the Mississippi River aka St. Anthony Main. Live music too!
Best Middle Eastern restaurant in Minneapolis. Gyros, salads, tabbouleh, etc. They also have a grocery store with a great selection of ethnic delicacies.
40 locals recommend
Holy Land
920 E Lake St
40 locals recommend
Best Middle Eastern restaurant in Minneapolis. Gyros, salads, tabbouleh, etc. They also have a grocery store with a great selection of ethnic delicacies.
Best brunch in NE!
63 locals recommend
Hazel's Northeast
2859 Johnson St NE
63 locals recommend
Best brunch in NE!
Thai Food
38 locals recommend
Sen Yai Sen Lek Thai
2422 Central Ave NE
38 locals recommend
Thai Food
Local coffee shop. Chill vibes and excellent brews.
187 locals recommend
Spyhouse Coffee
945 Broadway St NE
187 locals recommend
Local coffee shop. Chill vibes and excellent brews.
Coffee Shop
14 locals recommend
Diamonds Coffee Shoppe
1618 NE Central Ave
14 locals recommend
Coffee Shop
Wood fire pizza, salad, wine, beer.
15 locals recommend
Element Wood Fire Pizza
96 Broadway St NE
15 locals recommend
Wood fire pizza, salad, wine, beer.
Wood fire pizza and salad.
20 locals recommend
Punch Pizza Northeast
210 E Hennepin Ave
20 locals recommend
Wood fire pizza and salad.
Eastern European food. A historical staple for the immigrant community of NE Minneapolis in the early 1900s.
32 locals recommend
Kramarczuk Sausage Company
215 E Hennepin Ave
32 locals recommend
Eastern European food. A historical staple for the immigrant community of NE Minneapolis in the early 1900s.
My go to restaurant.
65 locals recommend
Brasa Premium Rotisserie
600 E Hennepin Ave
65 locals recommend
My go to restaurant.
Consistently one of the highest rated restaurants in Minneapolis and my personal favorite.
91 locals recommend
Bar La Grassa
800 N Washington Ave
91 locals recommend
Consistently one of the highest rated restaurants in Minneapolis and my personal favorite.
Bar/restaurant. Best burger.
37 locals recommend
Borough
730 N Washington Ave
37 locals recommend
Bar/restaurant. Best burger.
Try their signature "Juicy Lucy."
24 locals recommend
Blue Door Pub
1514 Como Ave SE
24 locals recommend
Try their signature "Juicy Lucy."
Sushi
38 locals recommend
Masu Sushi & Robata
330 E Hennepin Ave
38 locals recommend
Sushi
Great patio.
49 locals recommend
Butcher & The Boar
901 Hennepin Ave
49 locals recommend
Great patio.
Ecuadorian cuisine.
63 locals recommend
Chimborazo
2851 Central Ave NE
63 locals recommend
Ecuadorian cuisine.
Great standard and late night happy hour specials on food and drinks.
37 locals recommend
The Sample Room
2124 Marshall St NE
37 locals recommend
Great standard and late night happy hour specials on food and drinks.
Fish and chips
66 locals recommend
The Anchor Fish & Chips
302 13th Ave NE
66 locals recommend
Fish and chips
A step above bar food. Nice outdoor patio where dogs are welcome.
20 locals recommend
Eli's East
815 E Hennepin Ave
20 locals recommend
A step above bar food. Nice outdoor patio where dogs are welcome.
Ramen and sushi.
10 locals recommend
Obento-Ya Japanese Bistro
1510 Como Ave SE
10 locals recommend
Ramen and sushi.
Best Pizza in NE!!! Make sure to check out the back bar, hidden in the alley (follow the red light).
91 locals recommend
Young Joni
165 13th Avenue Northeast
91 locals recommend
Best Pizza in NE!!! Make sure to check out the back bar, hidden in the alley (follow the red light).

Drinks & Nightlife

Best brewery ambiance in NE but the beer is just OK. Fantastic outdoor patio!
83 locals recommend
Bauhaus Brew Labs
1315 Tyler St NE
83 locals recommend
Best brewery ambiance in NE but the beer is just OK. Fantastic outdoor patio!
Known as the country club on crack, Betty's comes equipped with a ferris wheel! Have a drink and or dinner while the ferris wheel gives you skyline views of downtown Minneapolis! Mini golf is also available.
124 locals recommend
Betty Danger's Country Club
2501 Marshall St NE
124 locals recommend
Known as the country club on crack, Betty's comes equipped with a ferris wheel! Have a drink and or dinner while the ferris wheel gives you skyline views of downtown Minneapolis! Mini golf is also available.
This place is straight out of a scene from a Quentin Tarantino flick and unlike anything you've ever seen before. The zombie den serves up ghoulish cocktails, served by the living dead. Hours of operation are irregular so be sure to check before heading over.
Donny Dirk's Zombie Den
2027 N 2nd St
This place is straight out of a scene from a Quentin Tarantino flick and unlike anything you've ever seen before. The zombie den serves up ghoulish cocktails, served by the living dead. Hours of operation are irregular so be sure to check before heading over.
Consistently rated one of the top breweries in MN. Make sure to check out their peanut butter porter, its to die for. Of note, they don't have a kitchen but allow outside food and have a food truck that rotates daily.
115 locals recommend
Dangerous Man Brewing Company
1300 NE 2nd St
115 locals recommend
Consistently rated one of the top breweries in MN. Make sure to check out their peanut butter porter, its to die for. Of note, they don't have a kitchen but allow outside food and have a food truck that rotates daily.
Good late night spot for bar food and drinks. They also have darts and pool tables.
Mac's Industrial Sports Bar
310 E Hennepin Ave
Good late night spot for bar food and drinks. They also have darts and pool tables.
One of the best breweries in NE.
109 locals recommend
Indeed Brewing Company
711 NE 15th Ave
109 locals recommend
One of the best breweries in NE.
45 locals recommend
612Brew
945 Broadway St NE
45 locals recommend
Distillery specializing in deliciously dangerous cocktails.
93 locals recommend
Tattersall Distilling
1620 Central Ave NE
93 locals recommend
Distillery specializing in deliciously dangerous cocktails.
Distillery with delicious craft cocktails.
32 locals recommend
Norseman Distillery
451 Taft St NE
32 locals recommend
Distillery with delicious craft cocktails.
9 locals recommend
Fulton Brewing (NE MPLS HQ)
2540 NE 2nd St
9 locals recommend
60 locals recommend
Fair State Brewing Cooperative
2506 Central Ave NE
60 locals recommend
Specializing in cider. Great for those who are gluten free.
69 locals recommend
Sociable Cider Werks
1500 Fillmore St NE
69 locals recommend
Specializing in cider. Great for those who are gluten free.
Because it's literally at the end of the block. Dive bar with food, drinks, dart boards, and karaoke.
13 locals recommend
NE Moose Bar & Grill
356 Monroe St NE
13 locals recommend
Because it's literally at the end of the block. Dive bar with food, drinks, dart boards, and karaoke.
Also at the end of the block. Food, drinks, and an interesting breakfast party crowd.
Spring Street Tavern
355 Monroe St NE
Also at the end of the block. Food, drinks, and an interesting breakfast party crowd.
GLBT night club/bar. AWESOME patio!
31 locals recommend
LUSH
990 Central Ave NE
31 locals recommend
GLBT night club/bar. AWESOME patio!
One of the hottest karaoke bars NE has to offer.
20 locals recommend
Vegas Lounge
965 Central Ave NE
20 locals recommend
One of the hottest karaoke bars NE has to offer.
THE place for karaoke in NE Minneapolis.
21 locals recommend
The 1029 Bar
1029 Marshall St NE
21 locals recommend
THE place for karaoke in NE Minneapolis.
Most iconic music venue in the Midwest!
199 locals recommend
First Avenue
701 N 1st Ave
199 locals recommend
Most iconic music venue in the Midwest!
44 locals recommend
Able Seedhouse + Brewery
1121 Quincy St NE
44 locals recommend
Northgate Brewing
Dive bar.
30 locals recommend
Grumpy's Northeast
2200 4th St NE
30 locals recommend
Dive bar.
34 locals recommend
Insight Brewing
2821 E Hennepin Ave
34 locals recommend
Wine bar.
Stem
24 University Ave NE
Wine bar.
One of the original Minneapolis craft breweries. Beautiful outdoor space and a delicious menu.
189 locals recommend
Surly Brewing Co.
520 Malcolm Avenue Southeast
189 locals recommend
One of the original Minneapolis craft breweries. Beautiful outdoor space and a delicious menu.

Essentials

Open 24 hours.
78 locals recommend
Cub Foods
1201 Larpenteur Ave W
78 locals recommend
Open 24 hours.
More upscale than Cub Foods. Higher quality goods.
43 locals recommend
Lunds & Byerlys Northeast Minneapolis
25 University Ave SE
43 locals recommend
More upscale than Cub Foods. Higher quality goods.
Organic Co-op
71 locals recommend
Eastside Food Co-op
2551 Central Ave NE
71 locals recommend
Organic Co-op
118 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1575 Selby Ave
118 locals recommend
Closest liquor store to the house. Hole in the wall so selection is likely limited.
Gopher Liquor
335 Monroe Street Northeast
Closest liquor store to the house. Hole in the wall so selection is likely limited.
Upscale liquor store with a large selection of wine.
58 locals recommend
Surdyk's Liquor & Cheese Shop
303 E Hennepin Ave
58 locals recommend
Upscale liquor store with a large selection of wine.
50 locals recommend
CVS
2001 Nicollet Ave
50 locals recommend

Shopping

A little bit of everything. Toiletries, clothing, shoes, linen, groceries, pharmacy, over the counter medications, etc.
177 locals recommend
Target
900 Nicollet Mall
177 locals recommend
A little bit of everything. Toiletries, clothing, shoes, linen, groceries, pharmacy, over the counter medications, etc.

Arts & Culture

Nice place to get the history of Minneapolis aka Mill City. Spectacular views of St. Anthony Falls.
217 locals recommend
Mill City Museum
704 S 2nd St
217 locals recommend
Nice place to get the history of Minneapolis aka Mill City. Spectacular views of St. Anthony Falls.
Exquisite gallery, signature Minneapolis spoon and cherry sculpture, outdoor mini golf course.
606 locals recommend
Walker Art Center
725 Vineland Pl
606 locals recommend
Exquisite gallery, signature Minneapolis spoon and cherry sculpture, outdoor mini golf course.

Entertainment & Activities

Bowling alley.
29 locals recommend
Elsie's
729 Marshall St NE
29 locals recommend
Bowling alley.

Getting Around

Bike rental station.
7 locals recommend
Nice Ride Station
7 locals recommend
Bike rental station.