Guidebook for Minneapolis

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Guidebook for Minneapolis

Food Scene

President Obama visited this no-frills local bar in July, 2014. Try the famous Juicy Lucy cheeseburger.
178 locals recommend
Matt's Bar
3500 Cedar Ave
178 locals recommend
President Obama visited this no-frills local bar in July, 2014. Try the famous Juicy Lucy cheeseburger.
(It's inside the Target store) for when you need your Starbucks fix.
17 locals recommend
Starbucks
425 14th Ave SE
17 locals recommend
(It's inside the Target store) for when you need your Starbucks fix.
Walkable local coffee shop with an independent spirit, it's a true gathering spot for the neighborhood. Head here then walk to Powderhorn Park.
56 locals recommend
May Day Café
3440 Bloomington Ave
56 locals recommend
Walkable local coffee shop with an independent spirit, it's a true gathering spot for the neighborhood. Head here then walk to Powderhorn Park.
Delicious smokehouse food and local brews. This is my go-to spot.
82 locals recommend
Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub
2716 E 38th St
82 locals recommend
Delicious smokehouse food and local brews. This is my go-to spot.
This is a local store that focuses on fair trade coffee and sustainability (They deliver their wholesale product by bike.)
29 locals recommend
Peace Coffee
3262 Minnehaha Ave
29 locals recommend
This is a local store that focuses on fair trade coffee and sustainability (They deliver their wholesale product by bike.)
Probably the freshest local food you can find in Minneapolis. Cafeteria style/non-table service.
65 locals recommend
Birchwood Cafe
3311 East 25th Street
65 locals recommend
Probably the freshest local food you can find in Minneapolis. Cafeteria style/non-table service.
This walkable restaurant/pub has board games for your table, or play retro Nintendo here too.
29 locals recommend
The Chatterbox Club
2229 E 35th St
29 locals recommend
This walkable restaurant/pub has board games for your table, or play retro Nintendo here too.
Environmentally-forward restaurant with a farm-to-table approach. I like this place a lot!
62 locals recommend
The Tiny Diner
1024 E 38th St
62 locals recommend
Environmentally-forward restaurant with a farm-to-table approach. I like this place a lot!
Surprisingly good tacos inside this gas station a few blocks away.
Winner Gas
3333 Cedar Ave
Surprisingly good tacos inside this gas station a few blocks away.
Surprisingly excellent pizza and other noshes at this bookstore and cabaret performance space. Also home to the midtown farmer's market for both 2019 and 2020.
19 locals recommend
Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave
19 locals recommend
Surprisingly excellent pizza and other noshes at this bookstore and cabaret performance space. Also home to the midtown farmer's market for both 2019 and 2020.

Everything Else

Catch the train downtown or to the airport.
9 locals recommend
Lake St - Midtown Station
9 locals recommend
Catch the train downtown or to the airport.
The Midtown Greenway Bike and Pedestrian path will connect you the Minneapolis chain of lakes and beyond.
32 locals recommend
Midtown Greenway
Midtown Greenway
32 locals recommend
The Midtown Greenway Bike and Pedestrian path will connect you the Minneapolis chain of lakes and beyond.
Find a book and a nook at this recently remodeled library branch.
7 locals recommend
East Lake Library
2727 E Lake St
7 locals recommend
Find a book and a nook at this recently remodeled library branch.
Put a kick in your step. Take a dance lesson here.
Tapestry Folkdance Center
3748 Minnehaha Ave
Put a kick in your step. Take a dance lesson here.
Send a package home!
24 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
3033 27th Ave S
24 locals recommend
Send a package home!

Essentials

Stop here for fresh vegetables, food trucks, and live music. Open seasonally Saturdays and Tuesdays. For 2019 and 2020, market has moved to MoonPalace Books
9 locals recommend
Midtown Farmers Market
2225 Minnehaha Ave
9 locals recommend
Stop here for fresh vegetables, food trucks, and live music. Open seasonally Saturdays and Tuesdays. For 2019 and 2020, market has moved to MoonPalace Books
Big box discount groceries. You can get it all here.
118 locals recommend
Cub Foods
1104 Lagoon Ave
118 locals recommend
Big box discount groceries. You can get it all here.
Food Co-op with groceries and good coffee here. They have a good place to study, too.
80 locals recommend
Seward Community Co-op
2823 E Franklin Ave
80 locals recommend
Food Co-op with groceries and good coffee here. They have a good place to study, too.
The best butcher shop in town.
22 locals recommend
Everett's Foods & Meats
1833 E 38th St
22 locals recommend
The best butcher shop in town.

Drinks & Nightlife

This might be my favorite pub in town. Old timers, new timers, families, locals, they're all here. Live irish music, kilts, and authentic pub food.
30 locals recommend
Merlins Rest Pub
3601 E Lake St
30 locals recommend
This might be my favorite pub in town. Old timers, new timers, families, locals, they're all here. Live irish music, kilts, and authentic pub food.
Move over craft beer, this distillery hand crafts whiskey, vodka, and gin. Food trucks too.
30 locals recommend
Du Nord Craft Spirits
2610 E 32nd St
30 locals recommend
Move over craft beer, this distillery hand crafts whiskey, vodka, and gin. Food trucks too.

Shopping

It's Target.
131 locals recommend
Target
1329 5th St SE
131 locals recommend
It's Target.
Get your bike needs filled here at this local bike shop.
8 locals recommend
The Hub Bike Co-op
3016 Minnehaha Ave
8 locals recommend
Get your bike needs filled here at this local bike shop.
My friends own this store and it's a go-to place if you are into the Mid-Century look.
MidModMen+friends
2401 University Ave W
My friends own this store and it's a go-to place if you are into the Mid-Century look.

Entertainment & Activities

Powderhorn is a hub for art festivals and parades. In the winter, go sledding or rent skates for an ice skating adventure.
76 locals recommend
Powderhorn Park
76 locals recommend
Powderhorn is a hub for art festivals and parades. In the winter, go sledding or rent skates for an ice skating adventure.
The neighborhood park features a playground, fields, and a rec center.
Corcoran Park
3334 20th Ave S
The neighborhood park features a playground, fields, and a rec center.

Arts & Culture

A micro-sized movie theater for cinema lovers featuring classic movies and hard-to-find releases. Check the schedule: http://take-up.org/
25 locals recommend
Trylon Micro Cinema
2820 E 33rd St
25 locals recommend
A micro-sized movie theater for cinema lovers featuring classic movies and hard-to-find releases. Check the schedule: http://take-up.org/