We Love Uptown Minneapolis!
Uptown is home to many great small businesses, both retail and restaurants. Unique spots are one of one - unique to themselves.
Here's a selection, among a great many more, which will make 2024 in Uptown fun.
The Granada hosts early bird specials from 4-6 and 8-10pm that include ½ price local craft taps. While 4pm might indeed be early for some, we definitely recommend you grab a few friends and feel like a star at the Granada Theater.
If the ramen noodle is an institution then its headquarters is Moto-i Ramen and Sake house. Get the Classic Bowl with beef and bacon and be thankful you are so close to a noodle heaven.
The Barbette Restaurant has just the solution if you and at least twenty of your closest friends want to get together for copious amounts of champaign. The Trapeze party event space is available for booking for just such an occasion.
There is no time or event where a hoagy sandwich is not appropriate. Morning, lunch, dinner, midnight - a good hoagy solves the problem. The new Chicago's Very Own joint at Lake and Lyndale serves up the classics with cookies and popcorn. First served in 1966, their Supreme Steak hoagie will bring back memories or create new ones.
Send Sweet Treats! At Top Crow Bakery, they deliver seasonal pastries to the Uptown Area. Sign me up!
If you miss a Twin Cities Exclusive at the Uptown, don't fret — the Lagoon Cinema is likely to pick it up. It also features the area's finest first-run independent films and foreign language cinema in a luxurious and locally flavored setting.
If your other car is a bike or you are looking to use the bike lane more, check out Perennial Cycle. Electric bikes like the Linus Ember are sleek, spunky, and don't need a monthly parking contract.
The Minneapolis Chain of Lakes is the only scenic byway in the US entirely inside of an urban area. What's that mean for you? Lots of room to move and only a short ride to the nearest pub.
The Black Forest Inn has been serving wiener schnitzel and other savory authentic German foods since before most of us were in tiny lederhosen. Of course spring is the best time to visit their Beer Garden. If you need another reason, the Black Forest Inn is indeed haunted.
The Primitiva Collective is an Uptown boutique featuring not one but 30 individual women artisans. Drop in at their space for classes, healing services, and to get amazing locally-made jewelry and wares. Check out this short news spot by Kare 11.
Bryant Lake Bowl: I don't know who flew their drone through the doors of the Bryant Lake bowl, but they are flippin' Top Gun. This video bowled me over. See the video and then get some lane time at a Minneapolis Uptown classic.
Finding restaurants serving organic and chemical-free ingredients isn't as hard as it used to be. But Agra Culture has hit a home run with their Agra Bowls. Simple but delicious, super healthy but affordable, this Uptown location has all the ingredients in a restaurant that make it a daily favorite.
Black Walnut Bakery is the real deal. Made from scratch pastries that could give Paris shops a run for their money. Full lunch menu and awesome café vibe.
The Hairless Dog is an Uptown original that crafts amazing NA beers for those who need to stay sharp. Available at retailers like Hennepin Lake Liquors.
Wheel Fun Rentals reopens on April 30th. Take a spring day to tour Lake Bde Maka Ska by paddle board or pedal power.
Red Cow takes the traditional burger and makes makes it a hallowed meal. Vegan burger options mean everyone can experience deliciousness. The Uptown location seats indoors, on the awesome patio, or does takeout.
Sooki & Mimi exemplifies what makes Uptown great - a tasty blend of cultures and ideas.
Tare Market -Minnesota's first zero waste home goods store is set to expand into a new location on Broadway. The crowd funded expansion shows that plastic-free sustainable shopping is practically genius.
Living in Uptown
A historic community invested in each other. A gateway to the Minneapolis chain of lakes. A hub of flavors and ideas. If Uptown is where you want to be, there are may excellent apartment options. Check out Tree Tops, AVID, Anderson Holmes and Hennepin Apartment Homes for current availability or contact us at uptown@hegenes.com
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