Anne Lists Her Favorite Restaurants

This list shows basic information (address, phone, cuisine type) for my favorite restaurants in the Twin Cities of Minnesota - Minneapolis and Saint Paul. For a description of each establishment, please see my list of favorite restaurants.

For more good eating, see my list of bakeries.

• Beirut (formerly Port of Beirut and Port of Byblos)
  1385 S Robert Street, St.Paul
  (651) 457-4886
  Lebanese food (South St.Paul)
  
  
• Birchwood Cafe
  3311 E. 25th Street, Minneapolis
  (612) 722-4474
  Vegetarian cafeteria and coffee house (Seward)
  
  
• Bona Restaurant
  815 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis
  (612) 331-5011
  Vietamese and Chinese food (U of M)
  
  
• Caspian Bistro
  2418 University Ave SE, Minneapolis
  (U of M) (612) 623-1113
  Persian food (U of M)
  
  
• Chet's Taverna
  791 Raymond Ave, St.Paul
  (651) 646-2655
  Mediterranean bistro food (Midway)
  
  
• Chiapas
  2416 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis
  (612) 789-2971
  Casual Mexican food (NE Mpls)
  
  
• Cossetta's
  211 W. 7th Street, St. Paul
  (651) 222-3476
  Italian (-American) cafeteria & deli (Downtown St. Paul)
  
  
• Emily's Lebanese Deli
  641 University Ave NE, Minneapolis
  (612) 379-4069
  Lebanese Deli (NE Mpls)
  
  
• India Palace
  2570 Cleveland Ave N. (at County Road C) Roseville
  (651) 631-1222
  Indian food - popular lunch buffet. (North Suburbs)
  
  
• Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe
  2034 Marshall Ave, St. Paul
  (651) 603-1458
  Premium ice cream (Midway)
  
  
Khyber Pass
1571 Grand Ave, St. Paul
(651) 690-5050
Afghani food (Macalester)


• Kramarczyk's Eastern European Deli
  215 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
  (612) 379-3018
  Polish/Ukrainian cafeteria (NE Mpls)
  
  
• Puerta Azul
  1811 Selby Ave, St. Paul
  (651) 646-7003
  Puerto Rican food (Midway)
  
  
• Restaurant Alma
  528 University Ave SE, Minneapolis
  (612) 379-4909
  Mediterranean-American bistro (U of M)
  
  
• Russian Tea House
  1758 University Ave, St. Paul
  (651) 646-4144
  Russian home-made "fast" food (Midway)
  
  
• Sakura Restaurant
  338 St. Peter Street (@ 4th Street), St. Paul
  (651) 224-0185
  Japanese food (including sushi) (Downtown St. Paul)
  
  
• Shuang Cheng Chinese Restaurant
  1320 4th Street SE, Minneapolis
  (612) 378-0208
  Chinese food; seafood specialties (Dinkytown)
  
  
• Sole Cafe
  684 Snelling Ave. (at Van Buren Av.), St. Paul
  (651) 644-2068
  Korean food (Midway)
  
  
• Tanpopo Noodle Shop
  308 Prince Street (near the farmer's market), St. Paul
  (651) 209-6527
  Japanese home-style food (downtown St. Paul)
  www.tanpopo-noodle.com
  
  
• Ted Cook's 19th Hole BBQ
  2814 E 38th Street, Minneapolis
  (612) 721-2023
  Tennessee-style barbecue, take-out only (South Mpls)
  
  
• U Garden Chinese Restaurant
  2725 University Ave SE, Minneapolis
  (612) 378-1255
  Chinese food featuring fresh fish, crab, and lobster; some, if you're lucky, with a Cambodian twist. (U of M)
  
  
• Udupi Cafe
  4920 Central Ave. NE, Columbia Heights
  (763) 574-1113
  South Indian vegetarian cuisine (north suburbs)
  www.udupicafemn.com
  
  
• Vincent
  1100 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
  (612) 630-1189
  Excellent French food from star chef Vincent Francoual. (Downtown Mpls)