Fun     Dining     Shopping     Bookstores     Groceries and Beverages

Fun

• Northrup King Building is home to more than 200 tenants including a creative center with at least 190 artists. History of the building in Hennepin History, vol. 80, no. 3.
• Scavenger hunt (check the price and try Promo code for 20% off: MINNEAPOLISFUN
• Midtown Greenway, a 5.5-mile long former railroad corridor in south Minneapolis with bicycling and walking trails. Access from the Urban Cabin is six blocks north on Chicago. See Hennepin History for background.
• Pillsbury House Theatre: Across 35th Street on the corner at 3501 Chicago Avenue: Mainstage and Chicago Avenue Project
• Minneapolis Institute of Art
• Minnesota History Center (see frig door)
• Hennepin History Museum (see frig door)
• Weisman Art Museum at University of Minnesota
• StevenBe yarn store (even if you don’t knit)
• Science Museum of Minnesota
• Walker Art Center and its sculpture garden
• Guthrie Theater
• Brave New Workshop (comedy, stand-up)
• Paisley Park

Architecture and History

• Six Sisters of the Minneapolis Sunnyside Addition
• Hennepin History Museum (see frig door)
• Positively Fourth Avenue: Tracking the early footsteps of photographer Gordon Parks, Hennepin History, vol. 78, no. 2, 2019
• Brew Houses of Lowry Hill East, Hennepin History, vol. 78, no. 2, 2019
• Members of Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums
• Purple Places: A Digital History Tour of Prince’s Minneapolis
• Historyapolis
• Lake Minnetonka History tour, Hennepin History, vol. 79, no. 3, 2020

Dining

One review site to consult: heavytable.com

Nearby

• May Day Café, six blocks east on 35th, breakfast and bakery especially
• Reverie Cafe and Bar, 1517 E 35th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407, six blocks east on 35th. Entire menu is plant-based. Beth recommends it.
• Tiny Diner, five blocks southeast, 1024 East 38th Street 55407
  Breakfast especially. Dogs welcome outside.
• Pat’s Tap, just across Interstate 35W, 3510 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408
• Matt’s Bar, 3500 Cedar Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407
• Hola Arepa, just across Interstate 35W, 3501 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408 Has patio.
• Jakeeno’s Pizza & Pasta, 3555 Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55407
• Smoke in the Pit barbecue, 3733 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
  Scotty and Caitlin recommend it.
• Taqueria Los Ocampo, five blocks north, 801 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Tasty quick lunch or dinner spot. Also in St. Paul at  895 Arcade Street 55106

Farther afield but worth the drive

• The Kenwood Restaurant, 2115 W 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55405, next door to Birchbark Books
• Northbound Smokehouse Brewpub, 2716 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406: yummy food, nice patio, homebrew, and fancy-schmancy cocktails
• George and the Dragon, 813 West 50th Street 55419
• Italian Eatery, 4724 Cedar Avenue 55407
• Wise Acre Eatery, 5401 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419
• Brasa Premium Rotisserie, 600 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55414; 812 West 46th Street Minneapolis, MN 55419777 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
• Broders’ Cucina Italiana, 2308 W 50th St, Minneapolis, MN 55410 — the deli across the street is good. One of Tim and Alison’s favorites. Does not take reservations but will call when table is ready.
• Rincon 38, recommended by Mat and Cathy; not verified in wake of pandemic, arson and looting
• Revival, recommended by Mat and Cathy; not verified in wake of pandemic, arson and looting

Shopping

• St. Vincent de Paul thrift store, 2939 12th Avenue So, Minneapolis, MN 55407
• Salvation Army thrift store, 3740 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
• Ace Hardware, 3805 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409
• Walgreen’s, 4323 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
• CVS pharmacy is inside Target, 2500 E Lake St Minneapolis, MN 55406
• Target, 2500 E Lake St Minneapolis, MN 55406

Bookstores

• Magers and Quinn (great collection of used and new books in Uptown, which is chockablock with people, shops, etc., so you likely have to pay to park in ramp, so if you are adventurous, consider the bus; and within walking distance of Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun), 3038 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
• Birchbark Books (Louise Erdrich), 2115 West 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55405
• Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
• Boneshaker Books, 2002 23rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Groceries and Beverages

• Half a block west at the traffic light: Toni’s Market, 3500 Chicago Ave 5540
• Three blocks east: Sam’s Market & Meat. 1532 E 35th St,. Minneapolis, MN 55407
• ALDI, 2929 27th Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406
• Cub Foods, 2850 26th Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55406
• Seward Community Co-op, 317 E. 38th St., Minneapolis, MN 55409
• Lunds & Byerlys in Uptown, 1450 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
• Kowalski’s Market, 5615 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417
• Chicago Lake Liquors, 825 E Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55407 (recommended for website and atmosphere). Remember, no liquor, wine or beer available in grocery stores, but now you can buy alcohol on Sunday.
• South Lyndale Liquors, 5300 Lyndale Avenue South , Minneapolis 55419
  (Tim and Alison recommend for wine selection).