Milkjam Creamery ★ 4.5
Sameh Wadi's Milkjam on Lyndale has run Asian-inspired ice cream in Minneapolis since 2015. The Black activated-charcoal flavour, cones and pints to take home.
Worth the queue: Black ice cream
Isles Bun and Coffee on 28th Street West has run Uptown Minneapolis's classic cinnamon-roll counter since 1994. The puppy dog tail, a small caramel-pecan roll.
Address: 1424 W 28th St, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sameh Wadi's Milkjam on Lyndale has run Asian-inspired ice cream in Minneapolis since 2015. The Black activated-charcoal flavour, cones and pints to take home.
Worth the queue: Black ice cream
Michelle Gayer's Salty Tart on East Lake Street has run a Minneapolis pastry counter inside Midtown Global Market since 2008. James Beard Best Pastry Chef finalist.
Worth the queue: Salted caramel macaron
Ingebretsen's on East Lake Street has cured Scandinavian deli items in Minneapolis since 1921. Lefse, lutefisk and a hundred-year Norwegian-American family business.
Worth the queue: Lefse
Diane Yang's Bellecour Bakery at Cooks of Crocus Hill has run French viennoiserie in the Twin Cities since 2020. James Beard nominee; kouign amann and croissants.
Worth the queue: Kouign amann
Honey and Rye Bakehouse on Excelsior Boulevard has run a Saint Louis Park bakery in the Twin Cities since 2013. Levain country loaves and laminated pastries.
Worth the queue: Country loaf
Sameh Wadi's Milkjam on Lyndale has run Asian-inspired ice cream in Minneapolis since 2015. The Black activated-charcoal flavour, cones and pints to take home.
Worth the queue: Black ice cream
Wuollet Bakery on West 50th Street has run a Minneapolis Scandinavian bakery in Linden Hills since 1944. Princess cake and the city's classic kringle counter.
Worth the queue: Princess cake