Pronto Pups ★ 4.5
Pronto Pups on the Minnesota State Fair grounds has fried cornmeal-battered hot dogs in the Twin Cities since 1947. The original Minnesota corn dog.
Try: Cornmeal-battered hot dog on a stick
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar is a street-food stop in Saint Paul, Minneapolis.
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar at the Minnesota State Fair has scooped warm chocolate-chip cookies in the Twin Cities since 1979. Buckets overflowing.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave N, Falcon Heights, MN 55108, Minneapolis
Pronto Pups on the Minnesota State Fair grounds has fried cornmeal-battered hot dogs in the Twin Cities since 1947. The original Minnesota corn dog.
Try: Cornmeal-battered hot dog on a stick
Hmongtown Marketplace on Como Avenue in Saint Paul packs dozens of Hmong food counters in the Twin Cities since 2004. Open daily 09:00-19:00.
Try: Hmong sausage, papaya salad
Pronto Pups on the Minnesota State Fair grounds has fried cornmeal-battered hot dogs in the Twin Cities since 1947. The original Minnesota corn dog.
Try: Cornmeal-battered hot dog on a stick
El Jibarito Food Truck has rolled Puerto Rican mofongo across Minneapolis since 2016. Family-run; the city's only sustained Puerto Rican cart.
Try: Puerto Rican sandwiches and mofongo
Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on Washington Avenue SE has run East African street food near the U of M Stadium Village since 2011. Located in Northeast.
Try: East African beef sambusas
Pham's Deli inside Midtown Global Market on Lake Street has rolled Vietnamese banh mi in Minneapolis since 2006. Pork-pate sandwich made-to-order.
Try: Vietnamese banh mi
Hmongtown Marketplace on Como Avenue in Saint Paul packs dozens of Hmong food counters in the Twin Cities since 2004. Open daily 09:00-19:00.
Try: Hmong sausage, papaya salad
Sameh Wadi's World Street Kitchen on Lyndale runs global street food in Minneapolis since 2013. Yum yum rice bowls and Bangkok burritos at counter speed.
Try: Yum yum rice bowls