Petite León
Daniel del Prado’s Kingfield restaurant doing modern Latin with serious technique. The brunch program is widely regarded as one of the best in the city. The dinner menu reaches across the Americas with a coherent point of view.
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.
Daniel del Prado’s Kingfield restaurant doing modern Latin with serious technique. The brunch program is widely regarded as one of the best in the city. The dinner menu reaches across the Americas with a coherent point of view.
A small Kingfield deli that opened with one mission: do the slow-roasted meats well, build the bread program around them, and let the menu stay tight. The result is one of the most exciting lunch counters in the metro. Order whatever the chalkboard tells you to.
Tabletop grills, a long list of marinated meats, and a generous spread of banchan. The room runs late, which has made it a regular stop for the after-work and pre-show crowds.
A neighborhood sushi spot with a baseball-card streak and a focus on responsibly sourced fish. The yakisoba dog is a longtime regular, and the daily specials are usually where the kitchen has the most fun.
A tiny shop turning out flavors that swing from nostalgic to slightly weird. The lineup rotates often, the burgers from the same kitchen are quietly excellent, and the room stays open later than most.
A south Minneapolis shop quietly making ice cream from Minnesota dairy and seasonal ingredients. The flavor list is short on any given day and reads like a farmers market summary.
Open until 2am with the kitchen cooking until 11. A workable late stop if your group still wants to grill meat at the table after most other rooms have started flipping chairs.
The largest independent bookstore in the Upper Midwest, with a serious used-book program in the back. Strong staff picks, consistent author events, and one of the better magazine racks in the city. A reliable Saturday afternoon.