MINNEAPOLIS DATE IDEAS
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Whether you’re planning our first rendezvous or adding a little spark to your week, I’ve gathered my favorite ways to eat, sleep, and play in my home away from home, the Twin Cities. From rooftop cocktails to lakefront strolls, boutique hotels to sultry speakeasies — these aren’t your average Minneapolis date ideas.
This list isn’t just practical — it’s personal. Perfect for out-of-town suitors visiting Minneapolis, curious locals who want to try something new with me, or for those of you planning something a little more elaborate like a multi-hour or overnight date. Think of it as part adventure guide, part flirtation roadmap. Bring your curiosity (and a warm coat in the winter). I’ll bring the charm.
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MINNEAPOLIS DATE IDEAS
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Le Hot Pot – Dinkytown
Spoon & Stable – Downtown
Hen House* – Downtown (great Breakfast/Brunch)
Gai Noi* – Loring Park
Khaluna* – South Minneapolis
Billy’s Sushi* – Downtown
Restoration Hardware – Edina
Owamni – Downtown, Mill District
Young Joni – Downtown, Sheridan
ninetwentyfive – Wayzata
Graze – North Loop (great for lunch)
Porzana – North Loop
Manny’s Steakhouse – Downtown
Flip Phone Drag Brunch – Downtown
Demi – North Loop
Zelo – Downtown
Maison Margaux – North Loop
Martina* – Lake of the Isles
LayLine – Excelsior
Hai Hai – Northeast Minneapolis
Bûcheron – Kingfield, South Minneapolis
All Saints – Northeast Minneapolis
Blue Door Pub – Longfellow Neighborhood, Southeast Minneapolis
WANDER + WONDER
Top Golf – Brooklyn Center
Billy After Dark Speakeasy – Downtown
Parlour – North Loop
Three Jack – North Loop
Putt Shack – Edina
Upstairs Circus – North Loop
Up Down – Lynlake
Acme Comedy Club – North Loop
Hewing Hotel Lobby Bar – North Loop
Stock & Barrel – Chanhassen or Eagan
Flora Room Speakeasy – North Loop
MN State Fair – St. Paul (Aug./Sept.)
Spa Date – Four Seasons or Viking Lakes
Netflix + Chill – the movies, hotel, your places
Boating – any lake in MN
Snowboarding – Buck Hill
PILLOW TALK
Four Seasons – Downtown
Hotel Ivy – Downtown
Hewing Hotel – North Loop
The Marquette – Downtown
The Lofton – Downtown
Canopy – Mill District, Downtown
The Foshay (the W) – Downtown
The Omni Viking Lakes – Eagan, MN
The Westin – Edina