Minneapolis has 2,222 places in this guide, with 1,519 restaurants among them. Cafes number 278, bars 307 and quick service spots 98. Coffee shops and cafes (289), bars (265) and Mexican (130) are the top categories among the listed places.
1,825 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Starbucks (26), Subway (24), Caribou Coffee (22) and Jimmy John's (14).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Minneapolis ranks #19 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Minneapolis by cuisine
Coffee shops and cafes in Minneapolis
- Cafe · Chain · 900 Nicollet Mall
- Cafe · 1501 Hennepin Ave
- Cafe · 1830 3rd Ave S
- Cafe · 1851 Washington Ave S suite d
- Cafe · 920 E Lake St
- Cafe · Chain · 2440 Hennepin Ave
Bars in Minneapolis
- Restaurant · 1111 Hennepin Ave
- Bar · 500 N 1st Ave
- Bar · 528 Hennepin Ave
- Bar · 1500 Fillmore St NE
- Bar · 4810 Chicago Ave S
- Bar · 710 S Marquette Ave
Mexican in Minneapolis
- Restaurant · Mexican · 2130 E Lake St
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 920 E Lake St #155
- Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 809 E Lake St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 1414 Nicollet Ave
- Restaurant · Mexican · 219 SE Main St
- Restaurant · Mexican · 2405 Central Ave NE
American in Minneapolis
- Restaurant · American · Latin American · 925 Nicollet Mall
- Restaurant · American · Latin American · Chain · 3300 E Lake St
- Restaurant · American · 515 N Washington Ave
- Restaurant · American · 18 W 26th St
- Restaurant · American · 4601 N Lyndale Ave
- Restaurant · American · Latin American · 607 W Lake St
Pizza in Minneapolis
- Restaurant · Pizza · 2407 Nicollet Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 2339 Central Ave NE
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 2737 Hennepin Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 18 University Ave NE
- Restaurant · Pizza · Chain · 4618 Nicollet Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 5416 Penn Ave S
Bakeries and donuts in Minneapolis
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 4149 Fremont Ave N
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 2515 Nicollet Ave
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 1400 Park Ave
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 5406 S 34th Ave
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 4314 Upton Ave S
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 4205 E 34th St
Own a restaurant in Minneapolis?
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