A friend of mine just asked me to recommend great places to go to in the Twin Cities. I thought I might as well share those same suggestions with the rest of the world. I’ll add to them as I think of more, but here are a few:
Food:
- Pizza place: Red’s Savoy Pizza at 421 7th St E, St Paul, MN 55101. My husband swears it’s the best pizza anywhere. It is also a bar, just to warn you.
- Greek: Christos on 2632 Nicollet Ave
- New Orleans: Copeland’s: Expensive, but delicious. In the City Center Downtown on Hennepin.
- Cafe di Napoli: 610 Marquette Ave. S., Minneapolis. Great Italian food. I’ve never been to the newly reopened one, but we used to go to the old one and the food was great!
Entertainment:
- Triple Espresso Comedy. It’s knowck your socks off funny. My stomach hurt SO bad!
- Sculpture Gardens/Walker Art Center: Free to all every Thursday evening (5–9 pm) for Target Free Thursday Nights and the first Saturday of each month for Free First Saturday.
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Admission is FREE!
- Minnesota Children’s Museum: 10 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102. For children of ALL ages!
Shopping:
- Skip the Mall of America! No one who lives there goes because they repeat stores and it’s so hard to get in and out of!
- Just walk around downtown and shop on Nicollet Avenue and 8th Street. Lots of great stores and malls and lots of fun!
Nature:
- Minnihaha Falls (another friend reminded me of this): I’ve never actually been, but I hear it’s really great!
- Como Park Zoo: a conservatory.
08/02/2008 at 9:30 pm Permalink
I would put Minnehaha Park on my list, too. And I agree with you on the Mall, (although we go there if we have to). I like Lake Calhoun, and Lake Harriet (actually, it’s fun to just drive around the lakes). And if you have a little time, take a side trip to Stillwater. It’s a beautiful old town.
08/02/2008 at 9:31 pm Permalink
oh, and we used to go to Cafe di Napoli when I was a little girl. It’s good food, and also, as I recall, inexpensive.
13/02/2008 at 10:02 pm Permalink
Now, you are making me want to take a trip out to Twin Cities. I have never been there.
15/02/2008 at 4:49 pm Permalink
I think is the longest you have gone without a blog. WHAT IS GOING ON, GIRLFRIEND???
04/03/2008 at 2:40 pm Permalink
Stumbled across your blog…as a former “Minneapolis-ite,” I just want to say first of all…you’re making me very, very homesick, lol!!!
I think Copeland’s has closed, though…
If you want another fairly expensive but delicious place to eat, try Ichiban’s. If you like seafood, I’ve heard Oceanaire is also good.
Less expensive but delicious cuisine:
Jerusalem’s (amazing Middle Eastern food)
Snuffy’s (THE best burgers ever!)
Keys Cafe (Best for breakfast – once you have eaten one of their cinnamon rolls, you will never want one from anywhere else again!).
For entertainment, I definitely second the “Triple Espresso” nomination. Check out what’s playing at Theatre in the Round or the Southern Theatre, too – very quality shows; only about $15 a ticket.
Comedy Sportz in Uptown is also a great time…