Year in Restaurants: Address book

Here's the clip-and-save reference guide to the past year in Twin Cities dining.

December 22, 2016 at 7:00AM
From left, Jon and Sara O' Brien sample ice cream flavors as Salma Hassan and Nancy Mahdy waited for their ice cream orders at Milkjam on Thursday. ] Isaac Hale ï isaac.hale@startribune.com Milkjam, located at 2743 Lyndale Ave S and run by Saffron chef Sameh Wadi, draws so many people that there's frequently a line out the door. Crowds came for ice cream on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
From left:  Jon and Sara O’ Brien sample flavors as Salma Hassan and Nancy Mahdy wait for their orders at Milkjam Creamery, the instantly popular ice cream shop that brothers Sameh and Saed Wadi opened next door to their World Street Kitchen. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A

Al's Breakfast, 413 14th Av. SE., Mpls., 612-331-9991

Angel Food Bakery, 86 S. 9th St., Mpls., 612-238-1435 and MSP Airport, 612-726-6294 ext. 22175, angelfoodmn.com

Augustine's Bar & Bakery, 1668 Selby Av., St. Paul, 651-447-3729, augustinesmn.com

B

Babani's Kurdish Restaurant, 32 E. Fillmore Av., St. Paul, 651-602-9964, babanis.com

The Bachelor Farmer, 50 2nd Av. N., Mpls., 612-206-3920, thebachelorfarmer.com

Baja Haus, 830 E. Lake St., Wayzata, opening in 2017

Baker's Field Flour & Bread, 1401 NE. Marshall St., Mpls., 612-545-5555, bakersfieldflour.com

Bar La Grassa, 800 Washington Av. N., Mpls., 612-333-3837, barlagrassa.com

Bark and the Bite, 2207 University Av. NE. (Sunny's Market), Mpls., 612-470-2275, barkandthebite.com

Barley + Vine Kitchen/Bar, 17516 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville, 952-683-1765, barleyandvinekitchen.com

Barnes & Noble Kitchen, 3225 W. 69th St. (Galleria), Edina, 952-929-4366, barnesandnoble.com

Bep Eatery, 100 S. 5th St., Mpls., 612-338-5189, 800 LaSalle Av., 612-338-2000, bepeatery.com

Bellecour, 739 E. Lake St., Wayzata, bellecourrestaurant.com, opening in 2017

Bibuta, eatbibuta.com

Birchwood Cafe, 3311 E. 25th St., Mpls., 612-722-4474, birchwoodcafe.com

Black Coffee and Waffle Bar, 1500 Como Av. SE., Mpls., 612-436-0719 and 2180 Marshall Av., St. Paul, 651-313-5693, blackcoffeeandwaffle.com

Black Sheep Pizza, three Twin Cities locations, blacksheeppizza.com; a fourth is opening at MSP Airport in 2017

Blue Birch, 5801 Opus Pkwy., Minnetonka, 952-352-0239, bluebirchrestaurant.com

Bonicelli Kitchen, 1839 Central Av. NE., Mpls., 612-259-7851, bonicellikitchen.com

Bourbon Butcher, 20700 Chippendale Av., Farmington, bourbonbutcher.com

Bottle Rocket, 1806 St. Clair Av., St. Paul, bottlerocketmn.com, opening in 2017

Brake Bread, 1174 W. 7th St., St. Paul, 651-300-9136, brakebread.com

Brasa, 600 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-379-3030 and 777 Grand Av., St. Paul, 651-224-1302, brasa.us

Brit's Pub & Eating Establishment, 1110 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-8011, britspub.com

Burch Steak and Pizza Bar, 1933 Colfax Av. S., Mpls., 612-843-1515, burchrestaurant.com

C

Cantina Laredo, Mall of America, Bloomington, 952-406-8311, cantinalaredo.com

Chino Latino, 2916 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-824-7878, chinolatino.com

City Works, 600 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-361-2900, cityworksrestaurant.com

Common Roots Cafe, 2558 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-871-2360, commonrootscafe.com

Corner Table, 4537 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-823-0011, cornertablerestaurant.com

Costa Blanca Bistro, 2416 Central Av. NE., Mpls., 612-789-9296, costablancabistro.com

Crisp & Green, 755 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 952-476-2591, crispandgreen.com

D

D'Amico & Sons, eight Twin Cities locations, damicoandsons.com

Disco Fries, Mall of America, Bloomington, 952-500-8933, discofriesusa.com

Dumpling, 4004 Minnehaha Av. S., Mpls., 612-724-8795, dumplingmpls.com

Dunkin' Donuts, three Twin Cities locations, dunkindonuts.com

E

Eastside, 305 Washington Av. S., Mpls., 612-208-1638, eastsidempls.com

Empire Coffee & Pastry, 451 NE. Stinson Blvd., Mpls., 612-331-3877 and 807 Broadway St. NE., Mpls., 612-259-7053, empireminneapolis.com

Erik the Red, 601 Chicago Av. S., Mpls., 612-249-5999, eriktheredbar.com

Esker Grove, 723 Vineland Place, Mpls., 612-375-7542, eskergrove.com

F

Faces Mears Park, 380 Jackson St., St. Paul, 651-209-7776, facesmearspark.com

Field Day by Good Earth, 12401 Wayzata Blvd. (Ridgedale), Minnetonka, 952-224-0363, fielddaynaturally.com

Fitzgerald's, 173 N. Western Av., St. Paul, 651-219-4013, fitzgeraldsstpaul.com

510 Lounge & Private Dining, 510 Groveland Av., Mpls., 510mpls.com, opening in 2017

Five Watt Coffee, 3745 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-259-7519, fivewattcoffee.com

Foxy Falafel, 791 Raymond Av., St. Paul, 651-888-2255, foxyfalafel.com

G

Glam Doll Donuts, 2605 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-345-7064 and 519 Central Av. NE., Mpls., 612-223-8071, glamdolldonuts.com

Golden Corral, 13603 Grove Dr., Maple Grove, 763-205-4570 and 3000 White Bear Av., Maplewood, 651-888-2347, goldencorral.com

The Good Earth, 1901 W. Hwy. 36, Roseville, 651-636-0956 and 3225 W. 69th St. (Galleria), Edina, 952-925-1001, goodearthmn.com

Green + the Grain, 800 LaSalle Av., Mpls., 612-341-9000 and 109 S. 7th St., Mpls., 612-332-5555, greenandthegrain.com

Green Mill, 13 Twin Cities locations, greenmill.com

H

Handsome Hog, 203 E. 6th St., St. Paul, 651-340-7710, handsomehog.com

Heartland Restaurant & Wine Bar, 289 E. 5th St., St. Paul, 651-699-3536, heartlandrestaurant.com

Heirloom, 2186 Marshall Av., St. Paul, 651-493-7267, heirloomstpaul.com

Herbie's on the Park, 317 Washington St., St. Paul, 651-726-1700, herbiesonthepark.com

The Herbivorous Butcher, 507 1st Av. NE., Mpls., 612-208-0992, theherbivorousbutcher.com

Heritage Breads, 10902 Greenbrier Road, Minnetonka, 612-405-8910, heritagebreads.com

The Hilltop, 5101 Arcadia Av., Edina, 952-925-5628, hilltopedina.com

Hi-Lo Diner, 4020 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-353-6568, hi-lo-diner.com

Himalayan Restaurant, 2910 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-332-0880, himalayanmomo.com

Himalayan Dinkytown, 1415 SE. 4th St., Mpls., 612-378-4710

Hoban, 1989 Silver Bell Road, Eagan, 651-688-3447, hobanrestaurant.com

Hoban Korean BBQ, 2939 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-345-7214

Hola Arepa, 3501 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-345-5583, holaarepa.com

The Howe Daily Kitchen & Bar, 3675 Minnehaha Av. S., Mpls., 612-729-3663, howempls.com

I

Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-276-6523, icehousempls.com

Ippindo Ramen House, 817 Washington Av. S., Mpls., w612-379-9999, ippindomn.com

Ike's Food & Cocktails, four Twin Cities locations, ilikeikes.com

Italian Eatery, 4724 Cedar Av. S., Mpls., 612-223-8504, italianeatery.com

J

J. Selby's, 169 N. Victoria St., St. Paul, jselbys.com, opening in 2017

Jefe Urban Hacienda, 219 SE. Main St., Mpls., 612-255-2000, jefeminneapolis.com

Jun, 730 Washington Av. N., Mpls., opening in 2017

K

K-Bop Korean Bistro, 425 13th Av. SE., Mpls., 612-331-4993, k-bop.com

Keg & Case Market, 928 W. 7th St., St. Paul, opening in 2017

The Kenwood, 2115 W. 21st St., Mpls., 612-377-3695, thekenwoodrestaurant.com

Kincaid's, 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd., Bloomington, 952-921-2255, kincaids.com

Kramarczuk's, 215 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-379-3018, kramarczuks.com

Kung Fu Noodle, 2710 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-345-5832

Kyatchi, 3758 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-236-4429, kyatchi.com

L

LaLa Homemade Ice Cream, 3146 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-824-5252, lalahomemadeicecream.com

Lela, 5601 W. 78th St., Bloomington, 952-656-5980, lelarestaurant.com

Ling & Louie's, 921 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-351-1234, lingandlouies.com

LoLo American Kitchen, 233 Main St. S., Stillwater, 651-342-2461 and MSP Airport, 612-877-6426, loloamericankitchen.com

Lou Nanne's, 7651 France Av. S., Edina, 952-658-7800, lounannes.com

Lovechild, 300 3rd St. S., La Crosse, Wis., 1-608-433-2234, lovechildrestaurant.com

Lu's Sandwich, 2624 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-870-0350 and 10 NE. 6th St., Mpls., 612-249-5129, lusandwiches.com

Lucia's Restaurant, 1432 W. 31st St., Mpls., 612-825-1572, lucias.com

M

Manny's Steakhouse, 825 Marquette Av. S., Mpls., 612-339-9900, mannyssteakhouse.com

Margaritaville, Mall of America, Bloomington, 952-800-4422, margaritavillemallofamerica.com

Market BBQ, 1414 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-872-1111, marketbbq.com

Market House, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, 651-259-3036, damicomarkethouse.com

McKinney Roe, 530 4th St., Mpls., 612-545-5863, mckinneyroe.com

Melt Shop, Mall of America, 952-777-4660, meltshop.com

Mercury Dining Room & Rail, 505 Marquette Av. S., Mpls., 612-728-1111, mercurympls.com

Milkjam Creamery, 2743 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-424-4668, milkjamcreamery.com

Monello, 1115 2nd Av. S., Mpls., 612-353-6207, monellompls.com

Moroccan Flavors, 920 E. Lake St., Mpls., 651-410-0361, moroccanflavorsmpls.com

Mrs. Dumpling, 700 W. Lake St., Mpls., www.mrsdumpling.us, opening in 2017

Mucci's Italian, 786 Randolph Av., St. Paul, 651-330-2245, muccisitalian.com

Murray's, 26 S. 6th St., Mpls., 612-339-0909, murraysrestaurant.com

N

Ngon Vietnamese Bistro, 799 W. University Av., St Paul, 651-222-3301, ngonbistro.com

Northern Waters, 1608 Woodland Av., Duluth, 1-218-249-1957, northernwaterssmokehaus.com

Northern Waters Smokehaus, 394 Lake Av. S., Duluth, 1-218-724-7307, northernwaterssmokehaus.com

O

Oak Grill, 700 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-375-2938, macysrestaurants.com

112 Eatery, 112 N. 3rd St., Mpls., 612-343-7696, 112eatery.com

Oui Bar + Ktchn, 609 S. 3rd St., Mpls., 612-252-5400, radissonred.com

P

Pajarito, 605 W. 7th St., St. Paul, pajaritostp.com

Patisserie 46, 4552 Grand Av. S., Mpls., 612-354-3257, patisserie46.com

Penny's Coffee, 100 Washington Av. S., Mpls., pennyscoffee.com

Piada Italian Street Food, three Twin Cities locations, mypiada.com

Piccolo, 4300 Bryant Av. S., Mpls., 612-827-8111, piccolompls.com

Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, 2524 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-345-5637 and Burnsville Center, Burnsville, 952-435-5552, pimentokitchen.com

PinKu Japanese Street Food, 20 University Av. NE., Mpls., 612-584-3167, pinkujapanese.com

Pizza Lucé, seven Twin Cities locations, pizzaluce.com

Portillo's, 8450 Hudson Rd., Woodbury, portillos.com, opening in 2017

Prairie Dogs, 610 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-223-8984, www.prairiedogsausage.com

Punch Bowl Social, 1691 Park Place Blvd., St. Louis Park, 763-400-3865, punchbowlsocial.com

Q

Q Fanatic, 180 Miller Rd., Champlin, 763-323-6550 and 6009 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., w1.qfanatic.com

R

Ramen Kazama, 3400 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., ramenkazama.com

Red Cow, three Twin Cities locations, redcowmn.com

Red Rabbit, 201 Washington Av. N., Mpls., 612-767-8855, redrabbitmn.com

Red River Kitchen, 258 Mill St., St. Paul, redriverkitchen.com

Republic, 221 Cedar Av. S., Mpls., 612-338-6146 and MSP Airport, 612-877-6427, republicmn.com

Restaurant Alma and Cafe Alma, 528 University Av. SE., Mpls., 612-379-4909, almampls.com

Reverie Cafe + Bar, 1931 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-353-5252, reveriempls.com

Revival, 4257 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls., 612-345-4516 (opening Dec. 26 at 525 Selby Av., St. Paul), revivalmpls.com

Rise Bagel Co., 530 N. 3rd St., Mpls., risebagel.com, opening in 2017

Ristorante Luci, 470 Cleveland Av. S., Mpls., 651-699-8258, ristoranteluci.com

Roat Osha, 3001 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-377-4418, roatoshathai.com

Rojo Mexican Grill, three Twin Cities locations, rojomexicangrill.com

Rose Street Patisserie, 2811 W. 43rd St., Mpls., 612-354-3257

Rustica, 3220 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-822-1119 and 8107 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie, 952-479-7631, rusticabakery.com

Rustica Cookies & Creamery, Mall of America, Bloomington, rusticabakery.com

S

St. Genevieve, 5003 Bryant Av. S., Mpls., 612-353-4843, stgmpls.com

Salut Bar Americain, 5032 France Av. S., Edina, 952-929-3764 and 917 Grand Av., St. Paul, 651-917-2345, salutbaramericain.com

Sandcastle, 4955 W. Lake Nokomis Pkwy., Mpls., 612-722-5550, sandcastlempls.com (closed for season)

Savory Bake House, 3008 36th Av. S., Mpls., 612-729-1310, savorybakehouse.letseat.at

Scratch Burgers & Beer, 408 3rd Av. N., Mpls., 612-338-5055, scratchburgersandbeer.com

Shake Shack, Mall of America, Bloomington, 952-466-6056, shakeshack.com

Silhouette Bakery & Bistro, 383 University Av. W., St. Paul, 651-348-7661, silhouettebakery.com

Skyroom, 700 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-375-2200, macys.com

Smack Shack, 603 Washington Av. N., Mpls., 612-259-7288 (and opening at MSP Airport in 2017), smack-shack.com

The Smoking Cow, thesmokingcow.com

Sparks, 230 S. Cedar Lake Rd., Mpls., 612-259-8943, sparksmpls.com

Spitz, 518 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-584-4922, spitzmn.com

Spoon and Stable, 211 N. 1st St., Mpls., 612-224-9850, spoonandstable.com

Stem Wine Bar, 24 University Av. NE., Mpls., 612-900-0021, stemminneapolis.com

Stewart's, 128 N. Cleveland Av., St. Paul, 651-645-4128, stewartsminnesota.com

Stone Arch, MSP Airport, 651-346-8550

Sunshine Factory Bar & Grill, 4100 Vinewood Lane, Plymouth, 763-535-7000, esunshinefactory.com

Sun Street Breads, 4600 Nicollet Av. S., 612-354-3414, sunstreetbreads.com

Surdyk's Flights, MSP Airport, Terminal 1 (612-727-2323) and Terminal 2 (612-727-1393), surdyksflights.com

Sushi Fix, 862 E. Lake St., Wayzata, 952-473-1364, sushifix.net

Szechuan, 2193 N. Snelling Av., Roseville, 651-633-3113, szechuanmn.com

T

T-Rex Cookie, 3338 University Av. SE., Mpls., 612-704-8739, trexcookie.com

Tenant, 4300 Bryant Av. S., Mpls., tenantmpls.com, opening in 2017

Tilia, 2726 W. 43rd St., Mpls., 612-354-2806, tiliampls.com

Tim Hortons, 319 14th Av. SE., Mpls., and Mall of America, Bloomington, timhortons.com

Tongue in Cheek, 989 Payne Av., St. Paul, 651-888-6148, tongueincheek.biz

Tori Ramen, 161 N. Victoria St., St. Paul, 651-340-4955, toriramen.com

Town Talk Diner & Gastropub, 2707 E. Lake St., Mpls., 612-353-5398, towntalkmpls.com

Tullibee, 300 Washington Av. N., Mpls., 651-468-0600, hewinghotel.com

U

Upton 43, 4312 Upton Av. S., Mpls., 612-920-3406, upton43.com

V

Volstead's Emporium, 711 W. Lake St., Mpls.

W

Wally's Falafel and Hummus, 423 14th Av. SE., Mpls., 612-746-4776, wallysfalafelandhummus.com

Wholesoul, wholesouleatery.com

Whole Sum Cafe + Juice Bar, 824 W. 50th St., Mpls., 612-545-5685, wholesumkitchen.com

World of Beer, 356 Sibley St., St. Paul, 651-493-3558, worldofbeer.com

World Street Kitchen, 2743 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-424-8855, eatwsk.com

Wyn 65, wyn65.com

Y

Young Joni, 165 13th Av. NE., Mpls., 612-345-5719, youngjoni.com

Yum! Kitchen & Bakery, 4000 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park, 952-922-4000 and 6001 Shady Oak Rd., Minnetonka, 952-933-6001, yumkitchen.com

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