The riverfront below the Stone Arch Bridge, anchored by Mill City Museum and Owamni. Where the city's flour history meets its Indigenous food revival.
Sean Sherman's Indigena by Owamni inside the Guthrie Theater runs the country's most serious Indigenous kitchen in Minneapolis since June 2026.
OrderBison steak with smoked blue corn and the maple-glazed walleye when in season.
TipDoubled in size from Water Works; 204 indoor seats plus 100 patio. Book three months ahead for weekend dinner; bar seats walk-in at 17:00.
Sean Sherman's Indigena by Owamni inside the Guthrie Theater runs the country's pre-eminent Indigenous tasting kitchen in Minneapolis since June 2026.
Book8 weeks ahead
Milly's Wine Bar on Washington Avenue South has run an approachable Mill District wine bistro in Minneapolis since 2023. Big-format cheese boards.
PourRotating by-the-glass flight
WineApproachable by-the-glass, exploration list
FoodBistro plates, cheese boards
Mill City Farmers Market in the Mill District has run Saturday farmers' stalls in Minneapolis since 2006. Below the Stone Arch Bridge by the river.
Mill City Farmers Market's Tomato Tasting in Minneapolis tastes a hundred heirloom tomato varieties on a mid-August Saturday. The market's signature annual.
TipArrive at 09:00 when the tomatoes are at peak; chef demos run on the riverside lawn.
The Stone Arch Bridge Festival fills the Minneapolis riverfront on West River Parkway with 200 artists, two music stages and a Culinary Arts Market of Twin Cities food and drink makers.
TipThe Culinary Arts Market sits under the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, so eat there and walk the river to the artists. Hours are 10am to 7pm Saturday and 10am to 5pm Sunday.
The Nicollet Diner in Minneapolis runs the city's only 24-hour kitchen on Nicollet Mall, with all-day breakfast, burgers and 30 milkshake flavors.
TryAll-day breakfast, burgers and 30 flavors of milkshake
TipThe only true 24-hour kitchen in Minneapolis; the burgers and crispy hash browns are the 2am move, and the bar pours craft cocktails late.
eagleBOLTbar on Washington Avenue South pairs a Minneapolis leather and cruise tradition with a heated dog-friendly patio, weekend brunch and karaoke.
TipThe expanded heated patio runs through winter. Karaoke and trivia weeknights; brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11:00.
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