May 2, 2026
Made for the metro.
16 neighborhoods

By neighborhood

Every entry on the site, sorted by where it actually lives. Useful when you are trying to plan a single afternoon, or when a friend says "I am staying in the North Loop, where do I go?"

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51 places listed Most-listed neighborhood

Northeast Minneapolis →

Old breweries turned taprooms, working artist studios, the densest concentration of independent restaurants and music venues in the metro. The most-talked-about Twin Cities neighborhood of the last decade and the easiest to spend a whole weekend in.

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44 places listed

Downtown Minneapolis →

Hennepin Avenue theaters, the Foshay, the IDS Center, the Walker just to the west. A downtown still finding its shape, with some of the best music venues and hotels in the metro.

03
27 places listed

North Loop, Minneapolis →

Warehouse-conversion restaurants, the city's densest run of designer-menswear shops, two destination breweries, and a riverfront that connects to the Stone Arch Bridge. The polished face of downtown Minneapolis.

04
20 places listed

St. Paul (other neighborhoods) →

The rest of St. Paul, including the East Side, Payne-Phalen, and other neighborhoods that did not slot neatly elsewhere on this site.

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18 places listed

South Minneapolis →

Lake Street, Powderhorn Park, the Mississippi gorge, the Juicy Lucy origin bars on Cedar. The neighborhoods that cover the largest and most diverse stretch of the city.

06
16 places listed

West Metro (Edina, Wayzata, Excelsior) →

The west-metro suburbs ringing Lake Minnetonka. Cumin, Hello Pizza, the Hotel Landing, Bawarchi Biryanis. Worth the drive when you want a different pace.

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15 places listed

Como & Midway, St. Paul →

A long stretch of St. Paul running from the Como Conservatory through the Midway. Fasika Ethiopian, the Turf Club, the Half Time Rec, Ax-Man Surplus, Lake Monster Brewing.

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14 places listed

Downtown St. Paul →

Lowertown's warehouse district, the Saint Paul Hotel, Mickey's Diner, Mears Park, the Palace Theatre. A downtown that still feels lived-in.

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13 places listed

Linden Hills, Minneapolis →

A Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood with a tight Main-Street feel: Wild Rumpus, Birchbark Books, Sebastian Joe's, Saint Genevieve, Tilia, Martina. Walk the whole thing in 20 minutes and find a reason to come back.

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10 places listed

Whittier & Eat Street →

The corridor of Nicollet Avenue south of downtown known as Eat Street, dense with restaurants from a dozen cuisines, plus the Black Forest Inn, the new Eat Street Crossing food hall, and Luna & The Bear.

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9 places listed

Southwest Minneapolis →

The Chain of Lakes neighborhoods. Bde Maka Ska, Lake of the Isles, Lake Harriet. Beach, bike paths, the Como-Harriet Streetcar, and one of the best Saturday-afternoon walks in any American city.

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8 places listed

Uptown & Lyn-Lake →

The CC Club, Bryant Lake Bowl, Mortimer's, Khâluna, and a stretch of Lyndale Avenue that still anchors a lot of Minneapolis nightlife. Less polished than it was, more interesting in some ways.

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8 places listed

West Seventh, St. Paul →

St. Paul's long West Seventh corridor. Cossetta's, Cafe Astoria, Mucci's, plus the historic Schmidt Brewery complex.

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5 places listed

West Side, St. Paul →

The St. Paul Latino-anchored neighborhood across the river from downtown. El Burrito Mercado, Boca Chica, Panaderia La Nopalera. The most tightly-knit immigrant-built neighborhood in either city.

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4 places listed

Macalester-Groveland & Highland, St. Paul →

St. Paul's walkable south-of-Summit neighborhoods. The Nook, Quixotic Coffee, Boludo, and the kind of streets that make people seriously consider moving across the river.

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3 places listed

Cathedral Hill, St. Paul →

The St. Paul neighborhood under the cathedral. Idun, Hyacinth, Nina's Coffee Cafe, all on Selby and Western. A favorite if you want to feel like you took a small vacation without leaving the metro.