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Title: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: Gabo on July 23, 2014, 11:52:24 PM I'm having a college retirement vacation in Minneapolis this weekend. What are some good restaurants, music stores and venues, art galleries, etc. to enjoy while I'm in the area? I have many friends from school there that will likely guide me around, but I'd like to hear words from ya'll Smilers.
Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: alf wiedersehen on July 23, 2014, 11:56:13 PM leave
Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: Gabo on July 24, 2014, 12:04:07 AM It's a cool area from what I've heard, very progressive. Why would I leave?
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Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: the captain on July 24, 2014, 04:51:05 AM Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: the captain on July 24, 2014, 05:19:46 AM Gabo, for some art ideas, try the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (free, except usually one featured exhibit or performance for $) and the Walker Art Center (free sculpture garden is cool).
For food, tons of options, depends how much you want to spend and how into it you are. The best restaurants in the city in my opinion are the 112 Eatery, Bar La Grassa, and Burch, all operated by the same (Beard-award winning) chef, Isaac Becker. The former two might be struggles to get into without reservations on a weekend, but Burch's basement is a cool pizzeria. (Street level is a steakhouse.) Speaking of pizza, Black Sheep, in the North Loop (aka Warehouse District) is great, a basement-level place. You can get good Ethiopian food at Blue Nile. Cool bars with food include two right together on 35th and Nicollet, Pat's Tap (skeeball...) and Hola Arepa. The Lyn-Lake area has plenty of bars and restaurants, your friends may well be taking you there or to Northeast. Sea Salt is a decent seafood place right on Minnehaha Falls, which is also worth checking out and usually has some free live music or entertainment going on weekend evenings. For a casual burger / Minnesota craft beer, check the Blue Door. Brewpubs may be worth a visit if you're into that. Indeed is a good one. Music stores (assuming you mean record stores, not instruments), The Electric Fetus is the classic, a '60s place near the MIA mentioned above. If you mean places to check out instruments, Twin Town, on Lyndale, is cool and has some history. If you're looking to catch a show, try the First Ave main room--iconic place. Camera Obscura plays Saturday night, might be cool. Otherwise you can check places like the Varsity, Nomad, Triple Rock. Sadly the historic Turf Club (in St. Paul) is closed for renovations. Speaking of, I'm sure St. Paul has plenty to do, too...I just don't go there much. The Muddy Pig is a good bar over there. Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: Mendota Heights on July 24, 2014, 07:01:27 AM At night
Dinkytown (Varsity, Blarney's, Library etc) or Seven Corners. And why not Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit. During the day Lake Calhoun. Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: the captain on July 24, 2014, 09:04:09 AM And why not Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit. I'd second that suggestion. Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: Mendota Heights on July 24, 2014, 12:02:15 PM Go to Windom and the gas station there and start playing the Surfin' Safari.
Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: the captain on July 24, 2014, 12:13:12 PM Go to Windom and the gas station there and start playing the Surfin' Safari. I would not second that suggestion. Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: halblaineisgood on July 24, 2014, 07:12:11 PM .
Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: halblaineisgood on July 24, 2014, 07:18:27 PM .
Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: Gabo on July 29, 2014, 04:05:01 PM i had a good time. thanks for the recommendations
Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: the captain on July 29, 2014, 04:32:50 PM What did you do / where did you go?
Title: Re: Hangin' out in the Twin Cities this weekend -- what should I do? Post by: Gabo on July 29, 2014, 05:21:57 PM Music:
Cheapo Records, Electric Fetus Art: MIA and Walker/Sculpture Garden Food: Hello Pizza, My Burger, some Vietnamese place on "eat street", Little Tijuana Nightlife: 19 Bar, tried to go to Red Hot but couldn't find parking and it was raining, and just gave up I had a lot of friends in the area determining what we did, but this topic will come in handy if I venture up North again! |