Eat in Lowry Hill and Loring Park (lowry-hill), Minneapolis

Spyhouse Coffee Loring Park ★ 4.4

Spyhouse on Harmon Place has anchored Loring Park's specialty-coffee culture in Minneapolis since 2008. The Walker Art Center spillover crowd's regular work cafe.

Signature drink: Latte

FIKA Cafe ★ 4.5

FIKA Cafe at the American Swedish Institute pours Scandinavian-style coffee in Minneapolis since 2012. Pickled-herring smorgastarta and lingonberry layers on tap.

Signature drink: Scandinavian filter coffee

Cardamom ★ 4.4

Cardamom in Minneapolis runs Daniel del Prado's Aegean Mediterranean kitchen inside the Walker Art Center, with grilled fish and meze plates.

Order: The whole grilled branzino with lemon and Aegean greens.

Why locals love it: Hidden inside the Walker Art Center, Daniel del Prado's Aegean room reads as a museum cafe at first glance, then sends out grilled octopus and koji-aged lamb.

Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Brunch from 11:00 Wednesday to Sunday; the Walker sculpture garden is the post-meal walk.