Minneapolis/North

North Minneapolis is in Minneapolis.

Understand

Get in

Get around

North of downtown, the same alphabetic north-south avenue names are used west of Lyndale as South Minneapolis. Here the east-west numbered cross streets are also called avenues, however, and ascend numerically as you go north from downtown. Intersections in North Minneapolis are thus of the form N 42nd Ave & N Penn Ave. A few numbered streets from downtown also extend northward into North Minneapolis between Lyndale Ave and the Mississippi River.

See

Minne, the Loch Ness Monster of Minneapolis, at Theodore Wirth Park

• 🌍 Theodore Wirth Park. Sandwiched between North Minneapolis and the western suburbs, this is the largest park in the Minneapolis park system. 
• 🌍 Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave N (at Russell; Bus: 7, 19), ☎ [phone]. Tu 5PM-9PM, W,F 1PM-6PM, Sa 1PM-4PM (expanded hours during some exhibitions). Neighborhood art gallery and artists' workspace. Also hosts temporary art exhibitions, book readings, and live music. (updated Oct 2016)

Do

• 🌍 Capri Theater, 2027 W Broadway (at Logan/Oliver; Bus: 14, 19), ☎ [phone]. 250-seat theater, originally functioning as a cinema known as the Paradise Theater from 1933-1967; it is the last of the historic movie houses still standing in North Minneapolis. Today it is a live venue hosting jazz shows and open-mic nights. 

Buy

• 🌍 Friedman's, 400 W Broadway (at 4th St; Bus: 14, 22, 30), ☎ [phone]. M-Sa 11AM-6PM. Independent shoe store dating from the 1890s. (updated Jun 2016)
• 🌍 Guilded Salvage Antiques, 4430 Lyndale Ave N (between 44th and 45th Aves; Bus: 22), ☎ [phone]. Tu-Sa 10AM-6PM. Antique lighting and hardware salvaged from houses and other buildings slated for demolition. (updated Aug 2017)
• 🌍 Venture North, 1830 Glenwood Ave (at Morgan; Bus: 9), ☎ [phone]. M-F 11AM-7PM, Sa 10AM-5PM (coffee shop M-F 7AM-6PM, Sa 10AM-5PM). Bicycle shop selling used bikes, new parts, and offering repair and tune-up services. Also doubles as a coffee shop. (updated Jun 2016)

Eat

• 🌍 Banana Blossom, 1724 Lowry Ave N (at Knox; Bus 32), ☎ [phone]. Tu-Sa 11AM-7:30PM, Su 11AM-7PM. Vietnamese and Thai cuisine. (updated Oct 2016)
• 🌍 Broadway Pizza, 2025 West River Rd N (at Broadway; Bus: 14, 30), ☎ [phone]. M-Th 11AM-11PM, F-Sa 11AM-midnight, Su noon-10PM, kitchen closes one hour before. (updated Oct 2017)
• 🌍 The Lowry Cafe, 2207 Lowry Ave N (at Penn; Bus: 19, 32), ☎ [phone]. M-F 8AM-3PM, Sa-Su 7AM-3PM. (updated Oct 2016)
• 🌍 Milda's Cafe, 1720 Glenwood Ave (at Logan; Bus: 9), ☎ [phone]. M-F 6AM-3PM, Sa-Su 8AM-2PM. Small neighborhood diner (only open for breakfast and lunch) that has been in operation since 1965. The caramel and cinnamon rolls are fairly popular. Cash only. (updated Oct 2016)
• 🌍 Sammy's Avenue Eatery, 1101 W Broadway (at Emerson; Bus: 5, 14, 30), ☎ [phone]. M-F 7AM-7PM, Sa 8AM-3PM, Su 9AM-3PM. (updated Oct 2016)
• 🌍 Tootie's on Lowry, 2706 Lowry Ave N (at Upton; Bus: 14, 32), ☎ [phone]. M-F 11AM-10PM, Sa noon-10PM, Su 4PM-9PM. Burgers. 

Drink

Bars

• 🌍 Cliff-n-Norm's Bar, 2024 Washington Ave N (at 21st Ave; Bus: 14, 30), ☎ [phone]. M-Sa 8AM-1AM, Su 10AM-1AM. Neighborhood blue collar dive bar. 

Coffee

• 🌍 Cuppa Java, 400 Penn Ave S (at Cedar Lake Rd; Bus: 9), ☎ [phone]. M-Sa 6AM-10:30PM, Su 7AM-10:30PM. Bryn Mawr coffeehouse with free wifi. 

Sleep

There are no lodging options to speak of in North Minneapolis. Your best bet is to stay Downtown.

Connect

• 🌍 North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave N (between Fremont and Girard; Bus: 5, 32), ☎ [phone]. M-Tu,Th 9AM-8PM, W,F-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. (updated Jul 2017)
• 🌍 Sumner Library, 611 Van White Memorial Blvd (at Olson Memorial Hwy; Bus: 19), ☎ [phone]. M,Th noon-8PM, Tu-W,F-Sa 9AM-5PM. (updated Jul 2017)
• 🌍 Webber Park Library, 4440 Humboldt Ave N (at 45th Ave N; Bus: 5, 22), ☎ [phone]. M,W,F-Sa 9AM-5PM, Tu-th noon-8PM. (updated Jul 2017)

Go next

• Keep heading south along the trails of Theodore Wirth Park and you'll eventually hit the Chain of Lakes.