MINNEAPOLIS FOOD GUIDE
Hold on guys, this is a long one! But it was pretty cool to write! Dustin and I sat down to write this and it was so fun to reminisce for sure! Leaving Minneapolis was bittersweet, but dang we have some good memories(most of which include food) hahaha
NORTH LOOP RESTAURANTS
Red Cow - You know how sometimes popcorn stores or donut stores will pipe the smell out into the air and it makes you want it more?! Well I swear Red Cow does this with their French fries because we were there way more than we would like to admit! We couldn’t stay away! We loved getting appetizers here! But the burgers are way good too! OH and their brunch!! They have many GF options here!
We recommend:
Ahi Tuna Crisps
Braised Beef & Beer Cheese Poutine
60/40 Burger - SO GOOD
Fish Tacos
2. Black Sheep - They have the best GF Pizza! We used to place an order online and then walk to pick it up with Oscar and Moose!
We recommend:
House Salad, sounds basic but on another level good!
Pepperoni Pizza, again, basic but SO good!
Oyster Mushroom, Smoked Mozzarella, Rosemary & Garlic (my fave!)
3. Red Rabbit - We love going here for Bruch on Saturday or Sunday, bottomless mimosas, need I say more?! I will say though that their menu changes often, so these things might not be there. Even though we’ve never had a bad meal here! Also, they do accommodate for GF!
We recommend:
Sweet Chili Pizza
Pork Belly Breakfast Tacos
Warm Cinnamon Brownie with Ice Cream
..are you sensing a theme with the pick a color.. pick an animal .. make a restaurant?! Hahaha Moving on…
4. Edwards Dessert Kitchen - They are a bar that sells amazing desserts with the coolest atmosphere. We loved going here after we would go out to dinner! GF options here too!
We recommend:
Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Curried Scotcheroo
Milk Chocolate Cookies & Cream Ice Cream
White Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream
5. The Freehouse Minneapolis- We came here a lot for dinner and drinks, they had fun outdoor seating but the atmosphere inside was awesome as well! We loved it because we could stay and hang out after dinner was over. GF options here as well!
We recommend:
Chicken Tender Melt
The Merc Burger
Brewpub Nachos
Trout Dip
BREWERIES
Inbound Brewco- We used to spend all Saturday afternoon here with the pups! They had the garage doors open and we played card games and listened to live music. They always had a food truck outside as well for snacks!
Fulton - This place was a bit more strict with pups, we could have them there but they couldn’t come inside at all.
Modist Brewing - We never brought the pups here, there isn’t outdoor seating. This is a better place is you are looking for hoppy and nitro brewed beers.
DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS (8ISH BLOCKS FROM THE NORTH LOOP)
Sushi Train - This opened right before we left but there is literally a train of sushi that comes around the whole restaurant and you can pick whatever you want! They have GF options, just make sure you use the menu as a guide for which are and aren’t!
We recommend:
Red Dragon Roll
Volcano Roll
Any Sashimi or Nigiri
Salmon Avocado Roll
Barrio - hands down some of the best street tacos.. EVER. They have really good sangria and mojitos here! Also, 90% of the tacos can be GF! We always sit at the bar or outside if we can!
We recommend:
Guac with Chips and Salsa
Pacifico Beer Battered Fish Taco
Pork Carnitas Taco
Ahi Tuna Taco
The Local - Dustin went here for happy hour with his coworkers all the time! We came here for dinner a few times too!
We recommend:
Chicken Sandwich… Honey Whiskey Glaze.. SO GOOD.
Pub Pretzel
Chicken Shots.. their version of wings.. but smaller, nonetheless, good!
Pot Roast Sandwich
Fish & Chips
508 Bar & Restaurant - SO, only go here for lunch! Apparently at night it turns into a night club, but during the day it’s just a restaurant and it is so yummy! {UPDATE: when checking links in 2022, this restaurant was permanently closed}.
We recommend:
Buttermilk Fried Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
French Dip
Minneapolis Stack Melt.. OH MAN, mouth is watering just thinking about this!
Juicy Louie
Now that I am starving, I really hope you enjoy reading this post! It was so fun for us to recall all of our Minneapolis favorites! We feel like we could have put so many others, maybe a part two of this post will be coming your way! Have you been to Minneapolis?!
