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.
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Costa Blanca Bistro
2416 Central Ave NEA 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.
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Young Joni
165 13th Avenue NortheastBook 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.
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Sen Yai Sen Lek Thai
2422 Central Ave NEGet takeout from here and walk down the street to Fair State to eat.
Hang with all the hipsters at this great coffeehouse.
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Spyhouse Coffee
945 Broadway St NEHang 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 NEThis 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.
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Tattersall Distilling
1620 Central Ave NEThis 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.
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Indeed Brewing Company
711 NE 15th AveGreat 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.
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Fair State Brewing Cooperative
2506 Central Ave NEThe only co-op (I think!) brewery in the country.
Bar Brava
1914 North Washington AvenueI 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.
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Eastside Food Co-op
2551 Central Ave NEThis organic grocery store is a quick trip south on Central. They have a full selection of organic and locally sourced food.
Quick Wash - Columbia Heights
4315 Central Ave NEThe laundrymat is opened 7am to 10pm daily.
Cub - St. Anthony
3930 Silver Lake Rd NEA 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.
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Walgreens
627 W Broadway AveThere 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.
Top Valu Liquor
2105 37th Ave NEOne 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.
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Heights Theater
3951 Central Ave NEThis 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
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Saint Anthony Main
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
Amacebiso ngesixeko
Ukuhamba-hamba
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.
Ungaphoswa
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.