Brunch

• Freehouse (get the gnocchi)

• Kenwood

• Martina (potato churros!)

• Highland Grill (phenomenal pancakes)

• Swede Hollow

• Hazel's

• The Lynhall

• Colossal Cafe (breakfast burrito!)

• Buttered Tin

• Longfellow Grill (tostadas!)

• Hen House (caramel roll and hashbrowns)

• Wilde Cafe (gluten free/vegan options)

• Hola Arepa

• Patisserie 46 + Rose Street Patisserie

• Bellecour (crepe cake and deviled eggs)

• French Hen (hashbrowns)

• Alma Cafe

• Keys Cafe & Bakery (Monte Cristo sandwich!)

• Red Rabbit

• Hi-Lo Diner (the donut with the pulled pork)

• Al’s Breakfast (greasy spoon, classic)

• Good Day Cafe (classic breakfasts)

• Rise Bagel

• French Meadow (vegan and vegetarian options; patio)

• Salut

• Nolos (tostada)

• Book Club 

• Fat Nat eggs (classic breakfasts)

• Black Coffee Waffle Bar (also great to get work done coffee shop style)

• Smack Shack (Bloody Mary Bar)

• Finnish Bistro (also great for grab and go)

• Day by Day Cafe (helps convicted get jobs again; has a koi pond!)

• Up Cafe (also great place to study)

• Reverie (vegan)

Lunch/Casual Dinner

• Young Joni (go to the hidden back bar/speakeasy as well, down alley on right side)

• Revival

• Jefe

• Cardamom @ Walker Art Center

• Billy Sushi

• The Market @ Malcolm Yards

• Owamni

• Shuang Cheng (one of the highest rated Chinese restaurants; great lunch specials)

• Aster Cafe (consistently voted #1 best first date spot; sometimes has live music for $)

• Ray J's (wings)

• Mucci's (be prepared to wait)

• Alma Cafe

• French Meadow

• Nicollet Island Inn (has groupons sometimes)

• Smack Shack

• Reverie (vegan)

• Modern Times (vegan)

• Red Cow (best burger)

• Rusty Taco

• Centro

• Beast BBQ

• Uncle Franky’s

• North East Social

• 1029 bar (dive bar with cheaper Smack Shack-style fare)

• Dusty's Dagos (hole in the wall with incredible sandwiches)

• Brasa (soooo good)

• Sample Room (tapas style, great for sharing)

• Gasthof’s (great for Oktoberfest; weekend dance floor)

• Amazing Thailand

• Gorkha Palace

• Stray Dog (large beer selection, good burgers; part of Bulldog chain)

• Karmarczuk's (Polish, with an attached deli)

• Grumpy’s (incredible tater tots)

• Pho 79 (incredible and well priced, great for lunch)

• Quang's (Vietnamese)

• Potter’s Pasties

• Tea House (best Chinese restaurant and happy hour all day Sunday)

• Crooked Pint Ale House

• Terzo

• Cecil’s (Jewish deli)

• Chimborazo (Ecuadorian)

• The Wienery

• Fika Cafe @ American Swedish Institute

• Cov (in Wayzata, but great patio over the lake)

Happy Hour

• Jefe

• Pajarito

• Masu Sushi

• Centro (tacos, margs)

• Blue Door Pub

• Red Cow

• Tiffany Sports Lounge

• Ox Cart Ale House

• Sonder Shaker

• Smack Shack

• Tea House (all day Sunday happy hour)

• Northbound Brewery

• Nye's Piano Bar

Date Night (activity with food)

• CanCan Wonderland (artist-designed mini golf course!)

• UpDown (arcade bar!)

• Wheel Fun (rent bikes and boats)

• Elsie's (bowling)

• Punch Bowl Social (bowling)

• Midtown Global Market (walk around, shop, eat; try La Michoacana Purepecha across the street while you're there!)

• Keg and Case (similar to Midtown)

• Chatterbox Pub (board games & video games)

• Share a Juicy Lucy at Matt’s Bar then at 5&8 club- see which is better (p.s. it’s Matt's)