Your Insider’s Guide to Northeast

We spent our June spotlighting Northeast Minneapolis and it was amazing. I’ve spent lots of time in Northeast but I haven’t dug in this deep in the past decade and I was so floored by all the amazing things happening in Northeast. I rode bikes with Ward 1 Minneapolis City Council Member and President Elliott Payne, we taped a live podcast episode at Pilllar Forum, and we worked out of Curioso, Pilllar Forum,Walden, and Qahwah. It was a joy to shine a light on this section of town and we thank everyone who shared their recommendations with us. We asked a bunch of questions about Northeast during the month to bring you a set of on-the-ground tips you’d be hard pressed to find on the internet. We made a video with some of our top-line conclusions but we wanted to flesh it out a bit more right here. Enjoy!

NOTE: We are certain we missed a lot of great places. Every corner of Northeast is full of spectacular offerings and we weren’t able to cover all of them. If there’s a spot missing that we need to know about, drop me an email and we’ll check it out in the future.

Best Tacos

El Taco Riendo, Maya Cuisine and Bar, Listo!

Best Expensive Restaurants

Diane’s, Vinai, Oro by Nixta, MINARI, Black Duck

Best Counter-Service Restaurants

Maya Cuisine & Bar, Centro, Marty’s Deli, Zakia Deli, Holy Land, Ideal Diner

Best Late-Night Eats

Zhora Darling, Bina’s, Bar Oscar, 1029 Bar

Best Liquor Stores

Central Avenue Liquors, Stinson, Surdyk’s

Best Vintage Shops

A Bag Lady, Find Furnish, Rewind, Moth Oddities

Best Coffee Shops

Curioso, Walden, Pilllar, The Coffee Shop Northeast, Dogwood

Best Grocery Stores

Eastside Food Co-op, Sentyrz

Best Bookstores

Inkwell Booksellers, Eat My Words, Magus Books & Herbs