Quixotic Coffee
A small St. Paul roaster running a comfortable Highland Park cafe. The single-origin pour-overs are the move. The space is small and full on weekend mornings, but the weekday afternoons are quietly perfect.
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.
A small St. Paul roaster running a comfortable Highland Park cafe. The single-origin pour-overs are the move. The space is small and full on weekend mornings, but the weekday afternoons are quietly perfect.
The Nook opened in 2000 and the "Nookie Burger" is now frequently in the top of every Juicy Lucy ranking written about the metro. Bonus: there is a basement bowling alley with paper-and-pencil scoring. Order the burger, get a beer, roll a few games. A perfect Twin Cities night.
A small St. Paul cafe that quietly out-brunches half its more famous peers. Vietnamese coffee, hash heavy with crisped potatoes, a patio that fills by 9:30. Tip your server, the line will be longer next time.
Half neighborhood bar, half pilgrimage site for the Juicy Lucy. The four-lane basement bowling alley is the best kind of relic. Order the Nookie Burger, get a beer, do not think too hard about it.