Just a short drive up University Avenue from the sleek, shiny heart of Northeast’s Minneapolis booming nightlife district lies 4th Street NE, arguably the neighborhood’s most curious stretch of bars and restaurants. The mile-long, otherwise wholly residential segment between 13th Ave NE and Lowry Avenue features a half-dozen unpretentious establishments, mostly independent dives (Jimmy’s, the Knight Cap) and dive-ier outposts of beloved, multi-location Twin Cities drinking and dining establishments (Grumpy’s Northeast, Northeast Social). So lose the title, clear your schedule, and spend an afternoon — or, more realistically, an afternoon and evening — crawling 4th Street NE in style.
-by Brian Martucci
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