Minneapolis

Minnesota, USA

North Loop cocktails, Uptown lakes, Hennepin dance floors

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Daygame

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    Nicollet Mall
    Transit mall, Target flagship, lunch crush
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    North Loop: Washington Avenue
    Warehouse boutiques, patio spill, stadium nights
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    Bde Maka Ska & Chain of Lakes
    Lake loop, runners, Uptown spillover
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    Dinkytown (U of M)
    Campus coffee, 14th Ave SE, term-time

Nightgame

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    Gay 90s ThuFriSat
    Seven bars, two floors, 18+ dance
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    The Basement Bar FriSat
    North Loop basement, DJs, no cover
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    CC Club ThuFriSat
    Uptown patio dive, jukebox spill-out
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    The Saloon ThuFriSat
    Hennepin dance floor, drag, 3am weekends

Date ideas

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    Indeed Brewing
    Brewpub, quiet enough to talk Bar
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    Fathead Bill’s
    Pub, quiet enough to talk Bar
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    Aster Cafe
    Coffee, quiet enough to talk Coffee
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    Bebe Zito
    Ice cream, take it and walk, West 22nd Street Grab-and-go
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    Mill City Museum
    History museum, South 2nd Street Museum
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    Grace Manor
    Manor house, Northeast Lowry Avenue Estate
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    Elsie's
    Bowling, low effort, easy talk Sport
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    The Bakken Museum
    Science centre, Zenith Avenue South Science center

Second date

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    Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
    Spoonbridge, free till midnight, photo walk
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    Walker Art Center
    Free Thursday nights till 9, contemporary
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    Hewing Hotel Rooftop
    North Loop skyline, no reservations, packed
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    Brit's Pub
    Rooftop lawn bowls, Nicollet pints
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    Guthrie Theater Endless Bridge
    Cantilever over the Mississippi, free views
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    Prohibition
    27th-floor Foshay nooks, 360° skyline

Last updated 2026-09-15. Venues change. Check before you go, and vote so the list stays honest.