Restaurant openings and closings in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Twin Cities

What’s open, what’s closed and what’s still to come in the Twin Cities and beyond.

October 20, 2025 at 11:08AM
The bar area of the new Chi-Chi’s in St. Louis Park, which opened in early October to the delight of nostalgic fans. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Correction: A previous version of this story had the wrong address for Cheba Hut.
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about the writers

Sharyn Jackson

Reporter

Sharyn Jackson is a features reporter covering the Twin Cities' vibrant food and drink scene.

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Joy Summers

Food and Drink Reporter

Joy Summers is a St. Paul-based food reporter who has been covering Twin Cities restaurants since 2010. She joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2021.

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Nicole Hvidsten

Taste Editor

Nicole Ploumen Hvidsten is the Minnesota Star Tribune's senior Taste editor. In past journalistic lives she was a reporter, copy editor and designer — sometimes all at once — and has yet to find a cookbook she doesn't like.

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Nancy Ngo

Assistant food editor

Nancy Ngo is the Minnesota Star Tribune assistant food editor.

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