Nov 15, 2012 · Filed under: Map; The Best Restaurants for a Romantic Date Night in the Twin Cities. Cozy pasta spots, intimate tasting menus, and sparkling brasseries

Jan 16, 2025 · Fragrant bites of carbonara and brandy pours in basement speakeasies: These are the ingredients of a romantic date night in the Twin Cities. From prix fixe tasting menus to a vintage bowling alley, Minneapolis and St. Paul have an array of romantic restaurants to choose from, all with different price points and tastes.

Nov 19, 2024 · After nearly 15 years on University Avenue, Tea House remains a staple for excellent Chinese fare — Szechuan in particular. It’s a great place to dine family-style: Mix and match between a steaming bowl of thick, supple kudai lamb noodles (a street food from China’s Shaanxi Province); the whole braised Anhui walleye; or the classic kung pao chicken, peppered with crispy peanuts.

Jan 13, 2025 · Reverie, one of the Cities’ finest vegan restaurants, serves a great brunch. Swing by this casual, sunny Powderhorn spot for breakfast burritos stuffed with coconut achiote beans; vegan Benedicts served with biscuits and rooibos tomato jam; and French toast topped with mango jerk sauce and a dollop of coconut-lime creme fraiche.

Jan 21, 2025 · Head to Day by Day Cafe on West Seventh Street for a classic eggs-and-bacon breakfast around the $10 mark. Other dishes — like the country-fried steak and biscuits and gravy — are just a few dollars more, though the best deal on this menu is the early bird special, a diner-style breakfast platter of eggs, potatoes, sausage, or bacon, and pancakes for $10.99 on weekdays and $12.59 on weekends.

Nov 5, 2024 · Sakura has been a part of the Twin Cities’ sushi scene for more than 30 years. The sashimi menu is extensive — try the fatty salmon, surf clam, or wasabi flying fish egg — while the specialty rolls cover all the classics (tempura, caterpillar rolls, etc.) and expand beyond them, featuring ingredients like chicken tempura, mango sauce, and spicy lobster.

Jan 9, 2025 · The latest addition to chef Daniel del Prado’s ever-growing restaurant roster — which includes Martina, Colita, Rosalia, Josefina, and many more metro-area spots — is Dexter’s, a fancy sports bar dishing up cinnamon dry rub wings; tallow fries; charcuterie; trout roe on potato waffles; cauliflower cacio e pepe; and more.

Oct 15, 2024 · Black Walnut Bakery’s cakes are beautiful in their simplicity — the pineapple coconut meringue cake, for example, is adorned with golden-brown peaks of meringue and toasted coconut flakes; another favorite layers a chiffon sponge with vanilla Bavarian cream and cassis preserves.

Sep 19, 2024 · Compared to metro areas known for their South Asian food (Chicago and Boston both leap to mind), it might seem, at first glance, like options are a little slim in the Twin Cities.But the truth is stranger (and happier) than that — the restaurants are there, though they’re strung across the greater metro area like an archipelago of spices, breads, meat, and fish.

Jan 15, 2025 · Herb-stuffed chicken banh mi on a sliced croissant, scallion pancake burritos, and fluffy ricotta short stacks: There’s no better meal than brunch for the perpetually late, the always-hungry, and the slightly hungover.