Welcome to the Eater Twin Cities Heatmap, a collection of exciting new restaurants that have opened or re-opened in the last six months or so. Despite the challenges of the pandemic — supply chain disruptions, shifting mandates, labor shortages, and precarious revenue streams — Minneapolis and St. Paul’s resilient restaurant community continues to find creative ways to introduce diners to fantastic food. This month, the map highlights Mario’s, a ‘70s-style pizzeria also serving hero sandwiches and zeppole doughnuts; Kalsada, a full-service modern Filipino restaurant serving lumpia shanghai and kare kare shortribs; and CrunCheese Korean Hot Dog, the Dinkytown spot where throngs of diners are queuing for potato, cheddar and sausage, and squid ink corn dogs.
Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission.
Note: Restaurants on this map are listed in geographically.
Read More