Hotels and dining in Minneapolis help
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Can't go wrong with the downtown Hilton.
What type of cuisine? These are 3 of my favorites.
The best seafood restaurant is Oceanaire. Another above average price but great food and great atmosphere is a place called Cafe Lurcat. If you're looking for a little bit edgier atmosphere check out the Uptown area and hit up Chino Latino.
http://www.theoceanaire.com/location/seafood-restaurant-minneapolis
http://www.cafelurcat.com/
http://www.chinolatino.com/
What type of cuisine? These are 3 of my favorites.
The best seafood restaurant is Oceanaire. Another above average price but great food and great atmosphere is a place called Cafe Lurcat. If you're looking for a little bit edgier atmosphere check out the Uptown area and hit up Chino Latino.
http://www.theoceanaire.com/location/seafood-restaurant-minneapolis
http://www.cafelurcat.com/
http://www.chinolatino.com/
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I would second the Hilton, it is very nice. Just remodeled within the last few years.
The DoubleTree was pretty nice. I don't remember it being quite as fancy though
I've also stayed at the Marriott, it was a pretty sweet room. and the hotel itself is quite nice
For food, I would check out Hell's Kitchen for breakfast. It's to die for!!!:swoon:
(sorry, couldn't resist)
The DoubleTree was pretty nice. I don't remember it being quite as fancy though
I've also stayed at the Marriott, it was a pretty sweet room. and the hotel itself is quite nice
For food, I would check out Hell's Kitchen for breakfast. It's to die for!!!:swoon:
(sorry, couldn't resist)
I agree on the Hilton...very nice and upscale. Stayed at the Hyatt Regency 2 weeks ago...very nice rooms, nice sports bar on the ground floor.
Places to eat:
Steak: Manny's. Can be pricey but it is by far the best steak I have ever had. Consistently ranked in the top 10 steakhouses in the US.
Seafood: McCormick & Schmick's. Ate there 2 weeks ago...seafood is flown in daily and the prices seemed low to me. And of course the food tasted great and the chef wanders the restaurant talking to patrons. Great atmosphere. Also have heard great things about the Oceanaire Seafood Room, will have to go there on the next trip.
Places to eat:
Steak: Manny's. Can be pricey but it is by far the best steak I have ever had. Consistently ranked in the top 10 steakhouses in the US.
Seafood: McCormick & Schmick's. Ate there 2 weeks ago...seafood is flown in daily and the prices seemed low to me. And of course the food tasted great and the chef wanders the restaurant talking to patrons. Great atmosphere. Also have heard great things about the Oceanaire Seafood Room, will have to go there on the next trip.
The Radison on the campus is really nice. Right next to all the sports complex such as their nice aquatic center.
Downtown Hilton and you have to go around the corner to Hell's Kitchen for Breakfast... You won't regret it!
Downtown marriott was nice, great hotel. Good thing our group didn't stay there we would have gotten lost in there, and that we were only visiting the team.
Last time I went with friends we stayed at this place:
Downtown Minneapolis Hotel - The Westin Minneapolis - www.westin.com
It was awesome. We also ate at this place:
Mancini's Char House - St Paul, MN, 55102-3091 - Citysearch
Great steaks and neat atmosphere. Pretty expensive though.
Downtown Minneapolis Hotel - The Westin Minneapolis - www.westin.com
It was awesome. We also ate at this place:
Mancini's Char House - St Paul, MN, 55102-3091 - Citysearch
Great steaks and neat atmosphere. Pretty expensive though.
Here's the website for Hell's Kitchen.
Downtown Minneapolis Restauarnts Brunch Breakfast Lunch Dinner
The lemon ricotta pancakes are worth a trip alone...
Downtown Minneapolis Restauarnts Brunch Breakfast Lunch Dinner
The lemon ricotta pancakes are worth a trip alone...
If you want to save a little money check out this site. It is what people are getting for hotels on priceline and how to do it. Looks like the Hyatt downtown for $50/night is popular right now. Have to watch out for parking fees though.
Minnesota - Minneapolis/St. Paul Area - USA Hotels - BiddingForTravel.com - Message Board - Yuku
Minnesota - Minneapolis/St. Paul Area - USA Hotels - BiddingForTravel.com - Message Board - Yuku
Mancini's is great! While in college we had our baseball awards dinner there every year. The owners always make sure to take care of everyone, really good atmosphere as you said. It is a good change of pace from the upscale chains.
If you're looking for a hidden gem, try Matt's Bar at Cedar and 35th. It's definitely nowhere near as nice as some of the places on here, but it has the best burger in Minneapolis. Order the Jucy Lucy.
If you're staying in downtown Minneapolis you gotta go to Fogo de Chao.
Brazilian steak house, they just bring you skewers of delicious delicious meat. Last time I went I got down 5 bacon wrapped filet mignons among others.
Now I'm drooling....
Welcome to Fogo de Chão
Brazilian steak house, they just bring you skewers of delicious delicious meat. Last time I went I got down 5 bacon wrapped filet mignons among others.
Now I'm drooling....
Welcome to Fogo de Chão
Look up Buca di Bepo for best Italian.
Minneapolis, MN - 1204 Harmon Place
Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant
Minneapolis, MN - 1204 Harmon Place
Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant
Buca is good for feeding a group of people but there is better Italian around.
figlio -> uptown's iconic bistro
Much better food and atmosphere IMO and many interesting places to explore in the Uptown area.
Try using OpenTable Restaurants and Restaurant Reservations to look at some restaurants in the area, lets you break it down by cuisine or neighborhood and you can make the reservations for most places online.
I could suggest SO many things, but it's more the local vibe. Don't really know what you're trying to go for. As far as downtown eating, most of what people put on here are spot on.
If you're getting outside of downtown, there are all sorts of really good restaurants in some cool neighborhoods. It all depends on what you like, where you're going, and what kind of an atmosphere you are looking for...
If you're getting outside of downtown, there are all sorts of really good restaurants in some cool neighborhoods. It all depends on what you like, where you're going, and what kind of an atmosphere you are looking for...
