Guidebook for Minneapolis

Christina
Guidebook for Minneapolis

Food Scene

What can I say? There are lots and lots of amazing food options in the Twin Cities, these are just a selection that are pretty close to the apartment.
A wonderful little tapas restaurant about 2 miles south on Central.
11 locals recommend
Costa Blanca Bistro
2416 Central Ave NE
11 locals recommend
A wonderful little tapas restaurant about 2 miles south on Central.
Book a reservation before your trip to make sure you can get in. This restaurant is the most recent opening of James Beard Semi Finalist Anna Kim. The pizzas are amazing and so is everything else.
91 locals recommend
Young Joni
165 13th Avenue Northeast
91 locals recommend
Book a reservation before your trip to make sure you can get in. This restaurant is the most recent opening of James Beard Semi Finalist Anna Kim. The pizzas are amazing and so is everything else.
Get takeout from here and walk down the street to Fair State to eat.
38 locals recommend
Sen Yai Sen Lek Thai
2422 Central Ave NE
38 locals recommend
Get takeout from here and walk down the street to Fair State to eat.
Hang with all the hipsters at this great coffeehouse.
187 locals recommend
Spyhouse Coffee
945 Broadway St NE
187 locals recommend
Hang with all the hipsters at this great coffeehouse.
This is pretty good and on the plus side? You can walk down the block to it.
Filfillah Middle Eastern Restaurant
4301 Central Ave NE
This is pretty good and on the plus side? You can walk down the block to it.

Drinks & Nightlife

There are lots of breweries and distilleries - all less than five miles from the house.
This is a great distillery with a great selection of cocktails.
93 locals recommend
Tattersall Distilling
1620 Central Ave NE
93 locals recommend
This is a great distillery with a great selection of cocktails.
Great taproom, stop by for a pint and check out the food truck parked outside. These changes weekly and daily.
109 locals recommend
Indeed Brewing Company
711 NE 15th Ave
109 locals recommend
Great taproom, stop by for a pint and check out the food truck parked outside. These changes weekly and daily.
The only co-op (I think!) brewery in the country.
60 locals recommend
Fair State Brewing Cooperative
2506 Central Ave NE
60 locals recommend
The only co-op (I think!) brewery in the country.
I haven't been here, but I have heard great things.
Bar Brava
1914 North Washington Avenue
I haven't been here, but I have heard great things.

Essentials

Groceries, liquor and other essentials are right here.
This organic grocery store is a quick trip south on Central. They have a full selection of organic and locally sourced food.
71 locals recommend
Eastside Food Co-op
2551 Central Ave NE
71 locals recommend
This organic grocery store is a quick trip south on Central. They have a full selection of organic and locally sourced food.
The laundrymat is opened 7am to 10pm daily.
Quick Wash - Columbia Heights
4315 Central Ave NE
The laundrymat is opened 7am to 10pm daily.
A more traditional grocery store.
9 locals recommend
Cub - St. Anthony
3930 Silver Lake Rd NE
9 locals recommend
A more traditional grocery store.
There is a closer Walgreen's at 49th and Central, but this handy search tool won't pull it up. There is also a MedExpress urgent care right next door.
15 locals recommend
Walgreens
627 W Broadway Ave
15 locals recommend
There is a closer Walgreen's at 49th and Central, but this handy search tool won't pull it up. There is also a MedExpress urgent care right next door.
One of two city-owned liquor stores.
Top Valu Liquor
2105 37th Ave NE
One of two city-owned liquor stores.

Entertainment & Activities

This is a great older cinema that has been lovingly restored. In the summer stop at the Dairy Queen next door.
23 locals recommend
Heights Theater
3951 Central Ave NE
23 locals recommend
This is a great older cinema that has been lovingly restored. In the summer stop at the Dairy Queen next door.

Neighborhoods

Running along the river in northeast Minneapolis, you can drive the old cobblestone. There are great little restaurants and a movie theatre. If you have time take a stroll across the Stone Arch Bridge
18 locals recommend
Saint Anthony Main
18 locals recommend
Running along the river in northeast Minneapolis, you can drive the old cobblestone. There are great little restaurants and a movie theatre. If you have time take a stroll across the Stone Arch Bridge

City advice

Getting around

This is not a public transportation friendly city.

If you're going to skip a rental car, that is great! However, then you'll want to stay relatively close to where you plan on spending most of your time. Buses are really the only public transportation that runs everywhere.
Don't miss

Northeast Farmer's Market

Located on University Ave, just south of Broadway, it's less than 10 minutes from here. The market runs May through September.