Best U of M off-campus hangouts
The Kitty Cat Klub is a jewel of the U of M's Dinkytown neighborhood - sure, everything over there got better after we graduated. Photo by Jerry Holt. 1. Triple Rock
"The place is great if owner Erik Funk is running the bar..." --janekelly
"Something magic is in the air. It's the place for people-watching." --FrankViolet
"So nice and warming, it's the kind of place where I could curl up and take a nap." --seafen
"It's dark and it feels like a place you can go to get away from people, or bring a date." --tusk612
"Based on the beer, this is the best brewhouse in town." --PeterHDK
"When it's cold, the outdoor fireplace with friends and smokes is neat-o!" --Vieno66
"Quintessential greasy spoon with tasty foodage." --wr3n
"For the broke and tea snobs." --MakingTimeforwords
Venerable auditorium for international music and hippie folk.
"Better than it needs to be, given the University crowd and swanky atmosphere." --gregrmurphy
Least favorite downtown eyesores
- Drunk Nicollet Mall panhandlers
- Obnoxious a-holes hanging around bus stops
- Block E
- City Center
- Construction
- Drunk college girls lying on the ground
- Deja Vu
Best spots to grab a drink before a First Ave. show
- O'Donovan's
- Solera
- Gluek's
- Imperial Room
- The Loon
- First Ave.
- Rosen's
- Pizza Luce
- Ike's Food & Cocktails
- Rock Bottom Brewery
Chipotle burrito. Photo by David Brewster. Best Mpls. skyway lunch spots
- Chipotle
- Potbelly
- Zen Box
- Good-to-Go
- Brothers Deli
- Greek Grill
- The Burger Place
- Marketplace
- Turtle Bread Co.
- D'Amico
5 things I hate about Uptown
- Parking
- Yuppies/hippies/trendies
- Driving in general
- Drink The Original Fun Bar
- One-way streets
- People who take a left on Hennepin
10 things I love about Uptown
- The lakes
- People-watching
- Happy hour
- Lagoon Cinema
- Coffee shops
- Uptown Bar
- The diners
- It's photogenic
- The LIBRARY sign
- The "scenic" walks
Cocktails at Azia. Photo by Tom Wallace. Best places for dinner on Eat Street
- Azia
- Bad Waitress
- Black Forest
- Rainbow
- Quang
- Salsa a la Salsa
- Taco Morelos
- Jasmine Deli
- Peninsula
- Pancho Villa
Best bars in northeast Mpls.
- Nye's Polonaise Room
- Psycho Suzi's
- Mayslacks
- 331 Club
- The Bulldog
- Grumpy's
- Elsie's
- The Times
- Whitey's
- The Sample Room
Best Twin Cities suburb
- Edina
- St. Louis Park
- Minnetonka
- St. Paul
- Chanhassen
- Hopkins
- Roseville
- Eagan
- Eden Prairie
- Richfield
Uptown Minneapolis. Photo by Joel Koyama. Favorite Twin Cities neighborhood
- Uptown
- Loring Park
- Seward
- Northeast
- Lowry Hill East
- Downtown Minneapolis
- Longfellow
- Whittier
- North Loop
- Highland Park
Worst Twin Cities suburb
- Brooklyn Center
- Coon Rapids
- Brooklyn Park
- Blaine
- Fridley
- Anoka
- Burnsville
- Eagan
- Woodbury
- Lakeville