Best Dinners At Home Minneapolis Near Me

4worldlovers: Tenant is a small restaurant in South Minneapolis, centered around an open kitchen and six seat counter. Cooks prepare and serve a casual tasting menu of six courses for $70, focusing on food quality and hospitality. Our goal is to create a simple but refined dining experience. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.

4worldlovers: Packed with freshly-made Mexican small plates, house-baked pastries, breads and grab-and-go deli items, we've got all the casual fare your heart desires.

4worldlovers: As our restaurant is slowly but surely getting back to normal, we’re looking forward to welcoming you back to our patio and dining room for in person dining! Though masks are now optional for staff and guests, we encourage wearing a mask if you are unvaccinated. We are doing everything that we can on our part to ensure the safety of our staff and our guests.

Hola Arepa is a restaurant in South Minneapolis serving our take on Latin street food. We serve Venezuelan-style stuffed arepas, Latin American-influenced small plates, and tropical craft cocktails.

Chef Christina Nguyen & her partner Birk Grudem started Hola Arepa as a food truck in 2011. Though the truck has been mostly in hibernation since they opened their brick & mortar restaurant in 2014, you can always enjoy their arepas, other dishes & cocktails in a space inspired by their travels to beach towns and charming old cafes in South America, Central America and Mexico.

4worldlovers: Dining at Travail is an experience unlike any other. We serve a tasting menu inspired by traditional and contemporary culinary techniques, seasonal ingredients, and the whimsy of ideas. Our menu is continuously evolving in our endless pursuit of the best, freshest, and most delicious ingredients. Expect tableside cooking with personality and curated beverage pairings.

Located in the heart of Robbinsdale, our restaurant hosts a variety of tasting menu experiences, rotating menu concepts, and pop-ups in our Basement Bar

Join us for our Signature Tasting Menu, a multi-course dining experience with curated beverage pairings hosted in our marble dining room and lounge.

Grand Lounge is a long-overdue collaboration with our friend and James Beard Finalist, Jamie Malone of Paris Dining Club. We modeled this tasting menu experience based on our favorite way to enjoy a steakhouse dinner, starting with beautiful one-biters, crudos, and working into some of our favorite cuts of beef.

Check it out in Travail’s Basement Bar now - Sept. 30.

Our next Wine Dinner focuses on Germany! Our Sommelier, Dave will be joined by Amy Waller of German Wine Collection to discuss what makes German wine great and why you shouldn’t knock Riesling. The menu will be primarily focused on German fare, with the expectation of a couple dishes added to show off the wine. It’s a Sommelier designed experience, with some chefs lending their expertise. You’ll leave with a new appreciation for German wine and maybe a new favorite pairing.

We are a group of culinary innovators and event curators passionate about hospitality. Travail Kitchen and Amusements is led by chef-owners and James Beard semi-finalists Mike Brown, Bob Gerken, and James Winberg in downtown Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Our newly constructed three-story restaurant hosts a variety of innovative dining concepts, public parties, private events, and local chef collaborations.

The Travail Collective also includes Nouvelle Kitchen & Brewery featuring small-batch brews and craft pizzas by Pig Ate My Pizza located across the street in downtown Robbinsdale. The latest concept under the Collective umbrella is Dream Creamery in Northeast Minneapolis offering premium ice cream and one of the best smash burgers in Minneapolis.

4worldlovers: Nixta is an artisanal tortilleria located in Northeast Minneapolis. We use heirloom corn and time honored techniques to bring you a more authentic tortilla.


Nixtamalization is a process which involves soaking a grain in highly alkaline solution to loosen the outer hull.