Food & Drink
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Food & Drink.
Neighborhood
The Uptown Farmers Market Reopens for Its Thursday Season
The Uptown Farmers Market opens its second season Thursday, June 11, running weekly from 4 to 8 p.m. at the West Lagoon and Girard Avenue plaza through Sept. 24.
Business
Outdoor Farmers Markets Are Back in Full Swing for the Season
The Twin Cities' two largest farmers markets are running their full outdoor seasons, giving lake-district shoppers fresh local produce within a short drive of the neighborhood.
Neighborhood
How the Garden Became a Top Stop for Visitors to the State
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the foot of Lowry Hill draws visitors from across the region to a park many neighbors treat as routine.
Business
The Small Businesses Keeping Seven Points Alive During the Wait
A handful of small businesses keep the former Calhoun Square lit and open while Doran Companies prepares to demolish the southern half of the Uptown block and build apartments.
Neighborhood
How to Get Involved: A Neighbor's Guide to Showing Up
The lowest-commitment way to get involved on Lowry Hill is a Saturday morning: the neighborhood association's monthly Service Saturdays meet at Sebastian Joe's, 1007 W. Franklin Ave., on the third Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for a walking litter and storm-drain cleanup, with no sign-up required.
Business
Open & Shut: Tracking Uptown's Latest Comings and Goings
Uptown lost The Lowry and Red Cow this spring, but Karmel Market, Moona Moono and a vintage shop in an old White Castle moved in at the same time.
Neighborhood
Big Hill Books and the Case for a Walkable District
Big Hill Books, the general-interest bookstore Beth Thompson opened at 405 Penn Ave. S. in July 2023, has become a fixture of Bryn Mawr's small business district.
Neighborhood
The Walking Loop as the Neighborhood's Living Room
The loop around Lake of the Isles is where many Lowry Hill residents actually run into their neighbors, which makes the Park Board's upkeep of it as much social maintenance as environmental.
Business
Uptown's Dining Scene Watches a Wave of New Twin Cities Openings
A run of 2026 Twin Cities restaurant openings, from Indigenous barbecue on Franklin Avenue to an upscale East African restaurant at Lake and Nicollet, points to where new operators are choosing to land.
Business
The New Uptown Cafe Closes on Hennepin, Ending a Sister Concept
The New Uptown Cafe, a spin-off of the Uptown Diner, closed at 3008 Hennepin Avenue, the owners announced January 10, 2026, after nearly four years.
Events
Winter Party Doubles as a Food-Shelf Drive in a Hard Season
Neighbors brought donations along with their skates.
Events
Lake of the Isles Winter Party Draws Neighbors Out Into the Cold
Pit fires, hot cocoa and skating brought six neighborhoods together on the ice.
Neighborhood
Meet Your Neighbor: A Wedge Renter on Why She Never Leaves
In the renter-heavy Wedge, daily life fits within a few walkable blocks, anchored by the Wedge Co-op and a civic life built to include tenants.
Business
World Street Kitchen Keeps Global Flavors Alive on Lyndale
World Street Kitchen, the Wadi brothers' globally minded restaurant at 2743 Lyndale Ave. S., remains open as Hennepin County plans a full reconstruction of the corridor.
Business
Trichome Lounge Joins Lyndale's Wave of New Cannabis Businesses
Trichome Lounge, the cannabis social club and nonalcoholic bottle shop that chef Patrick Scott Stanley-Moore opened at 3037 Lyndale Ave. S., is among the first venues of its kind in the Midwest.
Business
A New Vintage Shop Takes Over Lyndale's Old White Castle Fortress
Justin Schaefer's vintage shop opened Oct. 8 in the castellated former White Castle at 3252 Lyndale Ave. S.
Business
A Neighborhood 'Passport' Steers Shoppers to 24 Local Spots
The Lyndale Neighborhood Association launched its first shop-local passport in July 2025, bundling 24 businesses across the Lyndale and Kingfield neighborhoods into a single program of deals and weekly prize drawings.
Neighborhood
One of the Nation's Most-Visited Contemporary Museums Sits Next Door
The Walker Art Center, one of the most-visited contemporary art museums in the country, sits at the edge of Lowry Hill and draws about 700,000 visitors a year.
Neighborhood
Sip and Stroll Spotlights Bryn Mawr's Business District
Bryn Mawr's Sip and Stroll returned Oct. 9, 2025, sending residents on a free evening walking circuit of 13 neighborhood businesses, from Big Hill Books to La Mesa.
Neighborhood
The Wedge's Small Businesses Get a Listening Ear
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association is canvassing Wedge storefronts to learn what local businesses need ahead of major construction on both of the neighborhood's commercial corridors.
Business
The Wedge Co-op Remains a Steady Anchor on Lyndale Avenue
The member-owned Wedge Community Co-op has anchored 2105 Lyndale Ave. S. since 1979, and faces a looming Hennepin County reconstruction of the avenue.
Business
The Lowry Pours Its Last Coffee on Hennepin After 13 Years
The Lowry, the Blue Plate diner at 2112 Hennepin Ave., closed April 26 after 15 years, with its owners citing Hennepin Avenue construction, rising costs and city mandates.
Business
Same Operator's Edina Grill Closed Months Before Its Uptown Exit
Blue Plate Restaurant Co. closed two longtime restaurants in 2025: the Lowry in Uptown on April 26 and the Edina Grill at 50th and France on Sept. 18.
Business
Italian Eatery and Sister Spot Un Dito Both Close in South Minneapolis
Italian Eatery and its sister spot Un Dito closed in south Minneapolis in 2024, and the space has since reopened as ie by Travail.
Business
Terzo Closes Permanently After a 'Devastating' Flood
The Broder family will not reopen Terzo, its Italian restaurant and wine bar at 50th and Penn in Minneapolis, after a February water main break flooded the building.
Business
Pizza Shark Closes in Uptown, Blaming Endless Construction
Pizza Shark closed its shop at 2210 Hennepin Ave. S. in Uptown, citing the Hennepin Avenue reconstruction that tore up the corridor for about 18 months.
Events
Poetry Finds a Summer Home at the Walker
Free readings add the spoken word to the museum's warm-weather mix.
Neighborhood
The Wedge's Schools: Choice on Every Block
Lowry Hill East offers a dense mix of public, magnet and nearby options.
Business
Karmel Market Brings a Full Halal Supermarket to Lake Street
A new full-service grocery moves into Yusuf Corner, upgrading the corridor's global food scene.
Events
Isles Bun & Coffee Keeps the Neighborhood's Events Fueled
The Uptown bakery is a familiar sponsor of local gatherings.
Business
Uptown's Vacant Storefront Grant Tries to Lure New Tenants
A neighborhood grant aims to backfill ground-floor spaces in the special service area.
Business
Red Cow Flips Its Last Uptown Burger as June 1 Lease Ends
After a decade on Hennepin, the gourmet-burger room will close when its lease runs out.
Business
How Calhoun Square Became Seven Points, and Why It Still Sits Half-Empty
An explainer on the mall at the center of Uptown's identity, from 1984 to today.
Business
From Ghost Kitchen to Storefront: Babii Cajun Opens in Uptown
A women- and Asian-owned seafood boil makes the leap from delivery-only to a room of its own.
Neighborhood
Where Lowry Hill Children Go to School: A Zoning Primer
From Kenwood Elementary to Anwatin and North, the neighborhood's school pathways explained.
Business
Moona Moono Turns Free Hot Dogs Into an Uptown Comeback Story
The Korean-inspired coffee shop and boutique has become a rare bright spot on Hennepin.
Neighborhood
The Wedge Co-op at Fifty: A Lyndale Avenue Institution
From a 1974 backyard meeting to nearly 15,000 member-owners, the Wedge Community Co-op anchors the neighborhood that shares its name.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Cleanup Crews and a Library Concert
A shoreline cleanup, a free branch concert and Saturday markets fill the calendar.
Business
Matriarch Shutters Weeks After Opening Amid Eviction Suit
An ambitious Uptown restaurant that took over the former Pinoli space closes almost as fast as it arrived.
Neighborhood
Why They Call It the Wedge
Lowry Hill East got its nickname from the simple geometry of its borders.
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