Guidebook for Minneapolis
Food Scene
Gandhi Mahal Restaurant
3025 East Franklin AvenueThe best Indian Food restaurant in the Twin Cities!
Midori's Floating World Cafe
3425 East Lake StreetQuaint Japanese restaurant. Excellent sushi!
El Nuevo Rodeo
2709 E Lake StMexican resturant
Town Talk Diner & Gastropub
2707 E Lake StGastropub
Addis Ababa Restaurant
2713 E Lake StAfrican restaurant
African Paradise Restaurant
2700 E Lake StAfrican restaurant
Denny's
2700 East Lake Street Breakfast
Himalayan Restaurant
2910 E Lake StHimalayan Food
Latin Fusion. Great restaurant, margaritas, and discounts on Taco Tuesdays!
32 locals recommend
Sonora Grill
920 E Lake StLatin Fusion. Great restaurant, margaritas, and discounts on Taco Tuesdays!
The local Irish Pub. One of the best Scotch selections in the midwest!
30 locals recommend
Merlins Rest Pub
3601 E Lake StThe local Irish Pub. One of the best Scotch selections in the midwest!
International Cuisine Bar and Grill
3508 E Lake StOn the Mississippi River Parkway. Close to hiking, jogging, biking trails.
41 locals recommend
Dunn Brothers Coffee
4648 E Lake StOn the Mississippi River Parkway. Close to hiking, jogging, biking trails.
Peace Coffee
3262 Minnehaha AveClose by for good coffee.
Hi-Lo Diner
4020 E Lake StBreakfast
Sightseeing
This 1883 bridge crosses the Mississippi and is the most scenic setting in the Twin Cities.
250 locals recommend
Stone Arch Bridge
100 Portland AveThis 1883 bridge crosses the Mississippi and is the most scenic setting in the Twin Cities.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park with water falls and hiking trail down to the Mississippi River.
613 locals recommend
Minnehaha Falls
4801 S Minnehaha DrBeautiful park with water falls and hiking trail down to the Mississippi River.
City hiking or jogging along the Mississippi River. 2 mile, 45 minute hike from Dunn Brothers Coffee on Lake St and River Parkway, north to the Franklin Avenue Bridge, south on the eastern side of the river to the Lake Street Bridge, and back across to Dunn Brothers.
6 locals recommend
West River Parkway
West River ParkwayCity hiking or jogging along the Mississippi River. 2 mile, 45 minute hike from Dunn Brothers Coffee on Lake St and River Parkway, north to the Franklin Avenue Bridge, south on the eastern side of the river to the Lake Street Bridge, and back across to Dunn Brothers.
Shopping
Target
1329 5th St SEAll the basics.
Midtown Global Market
920 E Lake StCross cultural slice of Minneapolis
Mall of America station
Ikea WayGood for mall walking in the dead of winter
Essentials
Cub Foods
1104 Lagoon AveGrocery
Seward Community Co-op
2823 E Franklin AveGood (expensive) food co-op.
United States Postal Service
3033 27th Ave SPost Office
East Lake Library
2727 E Lake StPublic Library
Fairview Clinics - Riverside
606 24th Ave SHospital and ER
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
800 E 28th StHospital and ER
Getting Around
Lake Street Station
2220 E Lake StMidtown Blue Line Light Rail Transit Station (LRT)
Drinks & Nightlife
Minnehaha Lake Wine & Spirits
2613 E Lake StClosest liquor store
Zipps Liquors
2618 E Franklin AveGood selection