El Burrito Mercado ★ 4.0
El Burrito Mercado on Cesar Chavez Street has run a Mexican grocery and cafeteria in Saint Paul's West Side since 1979. Carnitas and tamales.
Try: Mexican carnitas plates
World Street Kitchen Truck is a street-food stop in Uptown, Minneapolis.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 2743 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
El Burrito Mercado on Cesar Chavez Street has run a Mexican grocery and cafeteria in Saint Paul's West Side since 1979. Carnitas and tamales.
Try: Mexican carnitas plates
Manny's Tortas in Midtown Global Market on East Lake Street has run Mexico City-style sandwiches in Minneapolis since 1999. Located in Eat Street.
Try: Mexican tortas
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar at the Minnesota State Fair has scooped warm chocolate-chip cookies in the Twin Cities since 1979. Buckets overflowing.
Try: Bucket of warm chocolate-chip cookies
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