Miguel’s guidebook
My Favorite Restaurants around the Twin Cities
Saturday night prime rib dinner for 10.99 queen size or 14.99 king size is a great bargain and great food. This place is a bar and restaurant so if they're serving dinner, you can bring your kids and sit in a booth. Clientele is diverse and the atmosphere is fun.
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NE Moose Bar & Grill
356 Monroe St NESaturday night prime rib dinner for 10.99 queen size or 14.99 king size is a great bargain and great food. This place is a bar and restaurant so if they're serving dinner, you can bring your kids and sit in a booth. Clientele is diverse and the atmosphere is fun.
Broadway Pizza has delivery or you can eat in. It's also a bar and has karaoke. Neighborhood joint that is nothing fancy but is known for good pizza using the fresh meat from the local Hackenmueller's butcher in downtown Robbinsdale.
Eagles Nest Lounge
4106 Lakeland Ave NBroadway Pizza has delivery or you can eat in. It's also a bar and has karaoke. Neighborhood joint that is nothing fancy but is known for good pizza using the fresh meat from the local Hackenmueller's butcher in downtown Robbinsdale.
Classic diner food popular with locals. Service is friendly, Rhonda remembers the orders of regulars. I've only gone for breakfast, get there before 9:30 on weekends if you want a leisurely pace. Late weekend mornings are full and busy. Prices are very reasonable for the Twin Cities and portions are hefty. Try the hearty breakfast if you're starving. Eggs Benedict or Polish scrambler are also good.
Egg House Cafe
6418 Bass Lake RdClassic diner food popular with locals. Service is friendly, Rhonda remembers the orders of regulars. I've only gone for breakfast, get there before 9:30 on weekends if you want a leisurely pace. Late weekend mornings are full and busy. Prices are very reasonable for the Twin Cities and portions are hefty. Try the hearty breakfast if you're starving. Eggs Benedict or Polish scrambler are also good.
Silly name for a Mexican restaurant serving authentic, made to order, quick meals. Wait in line, pick which meats and toppings you want for tacos, burritos. There are also full plate meals with rice and beans. Try the alambre or tortas and french fries if really hungry. Kids may like the sopes if they want to try something a little different than tacos. Beverages include Mexican pops like Jarritos, Jumex and aguas frescas like horchata and jamaica. For a quick, affordable meal, this is a good spot. Located on Central Avenue in NE Minneapolis, it is about 4 miles from Cozy Nest and not far from downtown.
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El Taco Riendo
2412 Central Ave NESilly name for a Mexican restaurant serving authentic, made to order, quick meals. Wait in line, pick which meats and toppings you want for tacos, burritos. There are also full plate meals with rice and beans. Try the alambre or tortas and french fries if really hungry. Kids may like the sopes if they want to try something a little different than tacos. Beverages include Mexican pops like Jarritos, Jumex and aguas frescas like horchata and jamaica. For a quick, affordable meal, this is a good spot. Located on Central Avenue in NE Minneapolis, it is about 4 miles from Cozy Nest and not far from downtown.
Is it 10 pm and you're hungry? Located on E. Lake Street off the Hiawatha rail line, this is one of the few places open until 11 pm Wednesday-Saturday and 10 pm on Sunday and Monday. Prices are affordable, portions are large. Typical genuine Mexican fast food.
If you're in West Saint Paul, try their other branch, open 11 AM -10 PM.
Pineda Tacos Plus
330 E Lake StIs it 10 pm and you're hungry? Located on E. Lake Street off the Hiawatha rail line, this is one of the few places open until 11 pm Wednesday-Saturday and 10 pm on Sunday and Monday. Prices are affordable, portions are large. Typical genuine Mexican fast food.
If you're in West Saint Paul, try their other branch, open 11 AM -10 PM.
Hole in the wall breakfast joint with reasonable prices, good food and service located near the University of MN. Been around for a good while with good reason.
Al's Place
2500 University Ave NEHole in the wall breakfast joint with reasonable prices, good food and service located near the University of MN. Been around for a good while with good reason.
Serving Cantonese and seafood in Dinkytown near the University of Minnesota Shuang Cheng is popular with Chinese and Americans. They have a white board with specials written in English and Chinese that typically will list some market priced fish, duck and heaping plates of green vegetables. Not your ordinary Chinese food, delicious, authentic and reasonably priced.
Shuang Cheng
1320 4th St SEServing Cantonese and seafood in Dinkytown near the University of Minnesota Shuang Cheng is popular with Chinese and Americans. They have a white board with specials written in English and Chinese that typically will list some market priced fish, duck and heaping plates of green vegetables. Not your ordinary Chinese food, delicious, authentic and reasonably priced.
Need some greasy spoon food in an old rail car in downtown Saint Paul? Open 24 hours, run and patronized by locals and visited by the rich and famous, this historic cafe is worth a trip.
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Mickey's Diner
36 7th St WNeed some greasy spoon food in an old rail car in downtown Saint Paul? Open 24 hours, run and patronized by locals and visited by the rich and famous, this historic cafe is worth a trip.
Full service Korean restaurant in Fridley, a little north of 694. Also serves sushi.
Kings Restaurant (Korean Cuisine)
1051 E Moore Lake DrFull service Korean restaurant in Fridley, a little north of 694. Also serves sushi.
Ehtiopian coffeeshop run by Gedam and her family. Tucked into a small suburban strip mall off County Road E2 from I-35W. If you like mom and pop coffee shops, this one has excellent Ethiopian coffee and you can buy whole bags of beans too. We first started visiting over a decade ago.
Limu Coffee
500 5th Ave NWEhtiopian coffeeshop run by Gedam and her family. Tucked into a small suburban strip mall off County Road E2 from I-35W. If you like mom and pop coffee shops, this one has excellent Ethiopian coffee and you can buy whole bags of beans too. We first started visiting over a decade ago.
Holy Land is a welcoming place for all. There's a large Middle Eastern grocery attached to the fast service restaurant. This is not a fancy place but the food is exceptional with high quality ingredients that can accommodate most people, even those who have dietary restrictions either for religious or health reasons. It's also great for people watching.
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Holy Land
920 E Lake StHoly Land is a welcoming place for all. There's a large Middle Eastern grocery attached to the fast service restaurant. This is not a fancy place but the food is exceptional with high quality ingredients that can accommodate most people, even those who have dietary restrictions either for religious or health reasons. It's also great for people watching.
Good Thai food open for lunch and dinner. Ideal when you have an hour for lunch and want a quick date. Clean, modern Thai decor is pleasant but not over the top. Located a little south of downtown Saint Paul on west 7th Street in a neighborhood with lots of fun shops.
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Supatra's Thai Cuisine
967 7th St WGood Thai food open for lunch and dinner. Ideal when you have an hour for lunch and want a quick date. Clean, modern Thai decor is pleasant but not over the top. Located a little south of downtown Saint Paul on west 7th Street in a neighborhood with lots of fun shops.
Maybe you didn't get tickets to the Wild game but you still want to go out and see the game. Tom Reid's is the perfect place to eat, drink and watch hockey. Located on West 7th street, close to the Xcel Energy Center.
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Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub
258 7th St WMaybe you didn't get tickets to the Wild game but you still want to go out and see the game. Tom Reid's is the perfect place to eat, drink and watch hockey. Located on West 7th street, close to the Xcel Energy Center.
Best place for kolachi and blood sausage. Been around forever. For Eastern European pastries and sausage, there is no place better. You can eat in but a lot of people get food to take and eat at home. This is just over the river from downtown.
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Kramarczuk Sausage Company
215 E Hennepin AveBest place for kolachi and blood sausage. Been around forever. For Eastern European pastries and sausage, there is no place better. You can eat in but a lot of people get food to take and eat at home. This is just over the river from downtown.
It's not easy to find Brazilian food in the Twin Cities. Hopkins is a western suburb of Minneapolis with a small, quaint downtown from when this was still a separate town from the Twin Cities metro area. Samba is run by Brazilians, plays Brazilian music, and serves high quality, typical Brazilian meals. This is a mid priced restaurant. Expect to pay $25-$35 a person if you don't skimp.
Samba Taste of Brazil
922 MainstreetIt's not easy to find Brazilian food in the Twin Cities. Hopkins is a western suburb of Minneapolis with a small, quaint downtown from when this was still a separate town from the Twin Cities metro area. Samba is run by Brazilians, plays Brazilian music, and serves high quality, typical Brazilian meals. This is a mid priced restaurant. Expect to pay $25-$35 a person if you don't skimp.
For a nice family meal at a sit down restaurant with real table cloths and traditional Greek food, Christos is perfect. On Nicollet Avenue, also known as Eat Street, this is just a bit south of downtown Minneapolis.
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Christos Greek Restaurant
2632 Nicollet AveFor a nice family meal at a sit down restaurant with real table cloths and traditional Greek food, Christos is perfect. On Nicollet Avenue, also known as Eat Street, this is just a bit south of downtown Minneapolis.
Excellent Cuban food in a small south Minneapolis restaurant covered in graffitti. Yum.
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Victor's 1959 Cafe
3756 Grand Ave SExcellent Cuban food in a small south Minneapolis restaurant covered in graffitti. Yum.
Real Carribean food. In the middle of winter, it's nice to come eat West Indian food that reminds one of somewhere tropical. This is a small restaurant with made to order food so expect to wait for your meal. It will arrive hot and fresh. Good place if you want to please both a vegetarian and a meat eater. Be aware it closes mid afternoon between lunch and dinner from 2-5 p.m.
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Harry Singh's Original Caribbean Restaurant
2653 Nicollet AveReal Carribean food. In the middle of winter, it's nice to come eat West Indian food that reminds one of somewhere tropical. This is a small restaurant with made to order food so expect to wait for your meal. It will arrive hot and fresh. Good place if you want to please both a vegetarian and a meat eater. Be aware it closes mid afternoon between lunch and dinner from 2-5 p.m.
As of winter 2020, closed until spring. Strangely ironic 1980's American preppy decor inside and an outdoor functional Ferris wheel located near the Mississippi River in NE Minneapolis on Lowry Avenue. If you're staying in town a while, there's a cheap monthly membership. Try the deviled eggs and a drink if you aren't hungry enough for a full meal. Brunch is $16.95 and includes bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Mary's.
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Betty Danger's Country Club
2501 Marshall St NEAs of winter 2020, closed until spring. Strangely ironic 1980's American preppy decor inside and an outdoor functional Ferris wheel located near the Mississippi River in NE Minneapolis on Lowry Avenue. If you're staying in town a while, there's a cheap monthly membership. Try the deviled eggs and a drink if you aren't hungry enough for a full meal. Brunch is $16.95 and includes bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Mary's.
Marna's has a modern vibe, Costa Rican food, and they will accommodate for food allergies as everything is made to order. Very tasty and in walking distance when the weather's nice.
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Marna's Eatery and Lounge
4154 W Broadway AveMarna's has a modern vibe, Costa Rican food, and they will accommodate for food allergies as everything is made to order. Very tasty and in walking distance when the weather's nice.
Both a tiki bar and a restaurant, this place is very popular. They serve alcoholic drinks in tiki glasses you can buy to take home. The interior is the kind of kitschy ambiance you might expect but the outdoor patio is set on the Mississippi river. Pizza, burgers, salads and appetizers are available for lunch and dinner. The weekend brunch is from 10-2.
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Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge
1900 Marshall St NEBoth a tiki bar and a restaurant, this place is very popular. They serve alcoholic drinks in tiki glasses you can buy to take home. The interior is the kind of kitschy ambiance you might expect but the outdoor patio is set on the Mississippi river. Pizza, burgers, salads and appetizers are available for lunch and dinner. The weekend brunch is from 10-2.
Family friendly restaurant with brewery and craft pizzas with option for gluten free crust, fair wage promise for staff in walking distance. Open until 10pm, Tuesday-Saturday and until 9 on Sundays, this is one of the later open restaurants in Robbinsdale where you can take kids.
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Pig Ate My Pizza Kitchen + Brewery
4124 W Broadway AveFamily friendly restaurant with brewery and craft pizzas with option for gluten free crust, fair wage promise for staff in walking distance. Open until 10pm, Tuesday-Saturday and until 9 on Sundays, this is one of the later open restaurants in Robbinsdale where you can take kids.
Neighborhoods
Street with historic 19th century mansions, worth driving by on the way to events in Saint Paul. At Christmas, they put on a nice lighting display. Also popular with trick or treaters on Halloween.
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Summit Avenue
Summit AvenueStreet with historic 19th century mansions, worth driving by on the way to events in Saint Paul. At Christmas, they put on a nice lighting display. Also popular with trick or treaters on Halloween.
Especially good for a night out with lots of bar and restaurant options and little boutique, hip stores.
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Uptown
Especially good for a night out with lots of bar and restaurant options and little boutique, hip stores.
Central Avenue is the place to go if you want every variety of restaurant from Ethiopian to Ecuadoran to Indian to Halal. Located in an area popular with artists. In addition to the restaurants, you'll find a variety of ethnic groceries for Middle Eastern, Indian and Latin American foods.
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Northeast Minneapolis
Central Avenue is the place to go if you want every variety of restaurant from Ethiopian to Ecuadoran to Indian to Halal. Located in an area popular with artists. In addition to the restaurants, you'll find a variety of ethnic groceries for Middle Eastern, Indian and Latin American foods.
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Winter clothing
Minnesota winters range from normal to subarctic in temperature so if you are travelling this time of year, it is essential to bring layers and proper winter clothes that include a heavy winter jacket, hat, scarf, mittens/gloves and boots. If you are from the south or somewhere without winter, you will most likely want to pack long underwear.