Minneapolis/South
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South Minneapolis is a district in Minneapolis.
[edit] Understand
South Minneapolis has several interesting neighborhoods including Uptown near Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue, Lyn-Lake near Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue, Eat Street along a 1.5 mile stretch of Nicollet Avenue, and Midtown on Lake Street between Interstate 35W and Hiawatha Avenue. The Seward neighborhood also has several interesting shops and restaurants. The corner of 48th and Chicago Avenue has several restaurants, an independent movie theater, the Amazon Bookstore and other shops.
[edit] Get in
Interstate 35W runs north-south straight through the middle of South Minneapolis.
[edit] Get around
[edit] The Streets
Streets run east/west and generally have numbers that increase as you go further south. Nicollet Ave. divides the streets south of downtown. Append the direction at the end of avenues such as W 27th Street to indicate west of Nicollet. Avenues run alphabetically west from Lyndale (Aldrich, Bryant, Colfax) far into the suburban surrounding communities. When the alphabet reaches Z, it simply starts again at A. Avenues are named in no particular order in a small band between Lyndale and Nicollet, then numbered east from Nicollet Avenue (18, 19, ... 32) to the Mississippi River, where you reach Saint Paul. The first part of addresses on the avenues are based on the nearest cross street. For example, 4000 France Avenue South is at the corner of France Avenue and 40th Street.
[edit] By Car/Bus
Parking is generally very good except around the Hennepin/Lake intersection during peak weekend/evening hours. Buses 6, 12, 17, and 21 offer a great alternative serving Dinkytown/Lake Harriet, Edina, Hopkins, and South Minneapolis/Saint Paul respectively. Buses run all night long, so you can stay out late and won't have to worry about a designated driver.
North/South: Buses 6 (Hennepin Ave), 4 (Lyndale Ave), 18 (Nicollet Ave), 11 (3rd Ave), 5 (Chicago Ave), 14 (Bloomington Ave), and 22 (Cedar Ave).
East/West: Buses 2 (Franklin Ave), 21 (Lake St), 53 (Lake St limited stop - rush hour only), and 23 (38th St). All east/west routes in South Minneapolis connect with the Hiawatha light-rail line.
[edit] By Bicycle
The Midtown Greenway is a paved, off road bike path that runs East/West through South Minneapolis (paralleling 28th Street) connecting the Mississipi river trails to Highway 169 in Hopkins, passing Lake Calhoun along the way. The Greenway intersects with the river trials at its easternmost point, the Hiawatha LRT trail (to downtown) at Hiawatha avenue, bicycle lanes at Park Ave and Portland Ave, Chain of Lakes paths via connector at Lake Calhoun, and the Cedar Lake Bikeway as well as the SW LRT Trail in Hopkins. Bike racks are provided on the front of all city buses and inside Light Rail Transit (LRT) cars. The greenway and river bike paths are plowed in winter allowing year round use.
[edit][add listing] See
[edit] Theater
- West Bank
- Uptown
[edit] Film
Head to Uptown for some independent film:
- Uptown Theatre, 2906 Hennepin Ave (at Lagoon), 612 825-6006, [8]. One screen. Films often run for a week or two. Afterwards they sometimes move down to the multi-screen Lagoon Cinema.
- Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave (west of Hennepin), 612 825-6006, [9]. Five screens.
[edit][add listing] Do
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[edit][add listing] Eat
Also see Eat Street
[edit] Uptown
[edit] Lyn-Lake
- It's Greek to Me, 626 W Lake St (corner of Lake and Lyndale), +1 612 825-9922, [10]. One of the best Greek restaurants in the Twin Cities.
- Fuji-Ya, 600 W Lake St, +1 612 871-4055, [11]. Popular sushi restaurant.
- Vino 610, 610 W Lake St, +1 612 821-8466, [12]. A fabulous new Uptown restaurant offering an extensive wine list and five star food for a reasonable price. Located next to It's Greek to Me and Fuji-Ya.
[edit] Midtown
- Midtown Global Market, 920 E Lake St (one block east of Chicago), [13]. The Midtown Global Market opened recently in what used to be a large Sears store, and is now home to a variety of cafes and restaurants from all around the world. The selection includes an American diner, Mexican tamales, a Middle Eastern deli and buffet, Nepali dumplings, and everything in between.
[edit] West Bank
- Hard Times Cafe, 1821 Riverside Ave (a few steps east of Cedar), +1 612 341-9261. Located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood (blocks from the University of Minnesota's campus). This all-vegetarian cooperatively-owned diner is a haven for punks, anarchists, hippies, students, and anyone wanting mile-high nachos and wake-the-dead coffee. The entrees range from dirt-cheap to moderate, all in copious amounts, and the bathroom graffiti is art in and of itself. They're open 365 days a year, 22 hours a day--perfect for that pre- or post-bar hangover cure.
- Jewel of India, 1427 Washington Ave S (at Seven Corners), +1 612 339-0002. The local Indian population, largely consisting of students at the University of Minnesota, gather here to watch cricket matches through the middle of the night but go elsewhere to eat. South Minneapolis' best Indian food can be found at New Delhi on Nicollet, in the Eat Street district.
- The Wienery, 414 Cedar Ave (a few steps south of Riverside), +1 612 746-4509. Small, family owned diner that serves basic fare. It's where the punks, aging hippies and various harmless riff-raff go for breakfast or a lunch of fries, burgers, brats or hotdogs slathered with your choice of toppings. They also carry veggie dogs for the vegetarian in you. The fries are shredded right in front of you and come out oh so crisp!
[edit] Other areas
- Midori's Floating World Cafe, 3011 27th Ave S (a couple steps south of Lake), +1 612 721-3011, [14]. A Japanese restaurant in the Longfellow neighborhood, located a few blocks east of the Lake Street LRT station. They have great sushi, and other Japanese food as well. Meal prices are higher at dinner, but pretty reasonable during lunch time. Sushi prices are actually pretty decent, especially when compared to other sushi joints in the city. Vegetarian and vegan friendly.
[edit][add listing] Drink
[edit] Alcohol
[edit] West Bank
- Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Ave (at 7th St), [15].
[edit] Uptown
- Uptown Bar & Cafe, 3018 Hennepin Ave, +1 612 823-4719, [16].
- CC Club, 2600 Lyndale Ave S, +1 612 874-7226, [17].
- Red Dragon, 2116 Lyndale Ave S, +1 612 874-8877. Famous for the Wondrous Punch.
[edit] Coffee
- Acadia Cafe, 329 Cedar Ave (corner of Cedar and Riverside), +1 612 874-8702, [18].
- Spyhouse Coffee, 2451 Nicollet Ave (corner of 25th and Nicollet), +1 612 871-3177, [19].
- Muddy Waters, 2401 Lyndale Ave S, +1 612 872-2232. Open late, free wifi.
- Bob's Java Hut, 2651 Lyndale Ave S (at 27th St), +1 612 871-4485 [20].
- Vera's Cafe, 2901 Lyndale Ave S, +1 612 822-3871, [21].
- Plan B, 2717 Hennepin Ave, +1 612 872-1419. Open late, free wifi.
- Blue Moon Coffee Cafe. 3822 E Lake St (at 39th Ave), +1 612 721-9230, [22].
- 2nd Moon Coffee Cafe, 2225 E Franklin Ave, +1 612 343-4255 [23].
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel, 2901 Chicago Ave S, +1 612 821-7600, fax +1 612 821-7924, [24]. Located in the Midtown Exchange (formerly a large Sears store and warehouse, now home to a world bazaar-style marketplace, restaurants, office space, condos and apartments) near Lake and Chicago Avenues.
[edit] Contact
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