Hot Plate
Decor at Minneapolis' Hot Plate is kitsch, including Paint-by-Numbers art; but there's nothing silly about the food -- a mindful exaltation of diner fare.
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French Meadow
America's first certified organic bakery (since '85), French Meadow offers such nutritionally virtuous dishes as crunchy granola & chocolate vegan turtle cake.
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Glam Doll Donuts
Wild and wildly-named donuts are served with retro-urban panache at Minneapolis' Glam Doll, where interior decor includes mid-20th century dinette sets.
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Matt’s Bar
Matt's is a corner bar that claims to have invented the Minneapolis Juicy Lucy -- a crisp-edged hamburger with with a lode of molten cheese inside.
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Pumphouse Creamery
Small-batch ice cream is made at Pumphouse using local dairy products and fruits. The result: ice cream with big, fresh flavor and pure farm character.
Convention Grill
A thick beef patty sizzled to crusty perfection on a well-oiled flat top makes Convention Grill a Minneapolis best for burger lovers. Beautiful fries, too.
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Wise Acre Eatery
Farm-to-table dining at its finest in Wise Acre Eatery, a casual, modern Minneapolis restaurant located in a former gas station.
Tiny Diner
Local, sustainable, organic, natural, low-impact biointensive urban farming: a gamut of culinary virtues sets the beat at the green Minneapolis Tiny Diner.
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Al’s Breakfast
Al's serves the best imaginable diner breakfast in Minneapolis's Dinkytown. Pancakes are wonderful, with or without blueberries, nuts or sweet corn niblets.
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