El Burrito Mercado ★ 4.3
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
Neighbourhooduptown
HoursDaily 11:00-21:00
The dishYum yum rice bowls
Location
Address: 2743 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
More street food in Minneapolis
Manny's Tortas ★ 4.4
Manny's Tortas in Midtown Global Market on East Lake Street has run Mexico City-style sandwiches in Minneapolis since 1999. The Cubana stacks five different meats.
Try: Mexican tortas
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar ★ 4.7
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 ★ 4.4
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 ★ 4.4
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
Afro Deli ★ 4.4
Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on 5th Street South has run East African street food in Minneapolis since 2011. Beard nominee; sambusas, anjero, sambuusa.
Try: East African beef sambusas