Guidebook for Union Park, Macalester and St. Paul Highlights

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Guidebook for Union Park, Macalester and St. Paul Highlights

Food Scene

My parents live nearby and love this place for breakfast. The prices are fair and you get a lot of food. Very family friendly and full of life. Yummy breakfast.
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Neighborhood Cafe
1570 Selby Ave
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My parents live nearby and love this place for breakfast. The prices are fair and you get a lot of food. Very family friendly and full of life. Yummy breakfast.
This place has a great happy hour and their regular menu is great too. It’s a really pretty space and on the romantic side, but still laid back and family friendly. Their happy hour is all day Monday and Tues-Saturday 3-6pm.
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Augustine's Bar & Bakery
1668 Selby Ave
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This place has a great happy hour and their regular menu is great too. It’s a really pretty space and on the romantic side, but still laid back and family friendly. Their happy hour is all day Monday and Tues-Saturday 3-6pm.
Greek influence, quick food and french fries
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The Naughty Greek
181 Snelling Ave N
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Greek influence, quick food and french fries
This place is always busy because their burgers and beer are really good. If the wait is longer than 30 minutes, I usually go somewhere else or you can order a beer at the bar while you wait. I recommend the Juicy Lucy burger and wash it down with a Surly beer. NOM!
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Blue Door Pub St. Paul
1811 Selby Ave
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This place is always busy because their burgers and beer are really good. If the wait is longer than 30 minutes, I usually go somewhere else or you can order a beer at the bar while you wait. I recommend the Juicy Lucy burger and wash it down with a Surly beer. NOM!
This is a bakery with a full menu. They have holiday challah and mazo ball soup along with some tasty salmon dishes, salads and pizza. It's a little more on the pricey side, but it's the kind of place where there will be something for everybody. The space is very clean, crisp and inviting.
yum! Kitchen and Bakery
164 Snelling Avenue North
This is a bakery with a full menu. They have holiday challah and mazo ball soup along with some tasty salmon dishes, salads and pizza. It's a little more on the pricey side, but it's the kind of place where there will be something for everybody. The space is very clean, crisp and inviting.
This is a great BBQ place (for Minnesota). At the time of writing this, they had some bad reviews for service but their food is still tasty.
FireBox
1585 Marshall Ave
This is a great BBQ place (for Minnesota). At the time of writing this, they had some bad reviews for service but their food is still tasty.
I love this pizza place and they deliver. Its not the cheapest pizza spot but they have tasty combos. I love the Pizza Athena (its a Mediterranean theme Veggie pizza) and the Ruby Rae (BBQ sauce, chicken and banana peppers). Their styles all come as vegetarian, gluten free, and some vegan options so this is a place where everybody in your party will find something they like.
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Pizza Luce
2200 E Franklin Ave
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I love this pizza place and they deliver. Its not the cheapest pizza spot but they have tasty combos. I love the Pizza Athena (its a Mediterranean theme Veggie pizza) and the Ruby Rae (BBQ sauce, chicken and banana peppers). Their styles all come as vegetarian, gluten free, and some vegan options so this is a place where everybody in your party will find something they like.
I love his place for brunch. They also have lunch that looks delicious. The vibe is nice and the prices are moderate. Sometimes they have a wait and they don't take reservations at the time of writing this..
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Colossal Cafe
2315 Como Ave
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I love his place for brunch. They also have lunch that looks delicious. The vibe is nice and the prices are moderate. Sometimes they have a wait and they don't take reservations at the time of writing this..
Nepalese, Tibetan and North Indian Cuisine! This restaurant has been around for a long time and is a neighborhood favorite.
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Everest on Grand
1278 Grand Ave
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Nepalese, Tibetan and North Indian Cuisine! This restaurant has been around for a long time and is a neighborhood favorite.
This place is tasty. It's a small, but mighty cafe with Middle Eastern fare and Turkish coffee. I've never ordered anything bad here.
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Shish
1668 Grand Ave
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This place is tasty. It's a small, but mighty cafe with Middle Eastern fare and Turkish coffee. I've never ordered anything bad here.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great spot to see local and touring bands, get a drink and they have a full menu too!
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Turf Club
1601 University Ave W
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Great spot to see local and touring bands, get a drink and they have a full menu too!

Shopping

Mod inspired vintage. I love this store and have bought a lot of clothes and furniture here. The owner is great and if you don’t catch her, there is always someone great working who knows the neighborhood well.
Up Six
189 Snelling Ave N
Mod inspired vintage. I love this store and have bought a lot of clothes and furniture here. The owner is great and if you don’t catch her, there is always someone great working who knows the neighborhood well.
Nice Gift store with a good selection of Minnesota themed gifts.
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Patina
1009 W Franklin Ave
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Nice Gift store with a good selection of Minnesota themed gifts.
This is a great vintage store and they always have a few dresses from the 40s that are in great shape which I think is hard to find at vintage stores these days. I love their selection and the people working are always very friendly.
Lula
1587 Selby Ave
This is a great vintage store and they always have a few dresses from the 40s that are in great shape which I think is hard to find at vintage stores these days. I love their selection and the people working are always very friendly.
This is a place that will buy contemporary, as well as vintage, clothing so they have a great mix of old and new.
Everyday People Clothing Exchange
1599 Selby Ave
This is a place that will buy contemporary, as well as vintage, clothing so they have a great mix of old and new.
Clothing and gifts with a with a bohemian traveler’s vibe.
Spoils of Wear
1566 Selby Ave
Clothing and gifts with a with a bohemian traveler’s vibe.

Essentials

Very nice grocery store. Has a bar, restaurant, great salad bar. Parking lot in back.
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Whole Foods Market
1575 Selby Ave
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Very nice grocery store. Has a bar, restaurant, great salad bar. Parking lot in back.
Big Box Grocery store focused on value.
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Cub Foods
1201 Larpenteur Ave W
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Big Box Grocery store focused on value.
Target is headquartered in Minnesota and this is the first Target location ever. Lots of clothing, home wares, gifts, cards, groceries. one-stop shop with focus on value with design.
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Target
900 Nicollet Mall
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Target is headquartered in Minnesota and this is the first Target location ever. Lots of clothing, home wares, gifts, cards, groceries. one-stop shop with focus on value with design.
Liquor store with large selection.
Big Top Wines & Spirits
1544 University Ave W
Liquor store with large selection.
Neighborhood liquor store, small but mighty.
Park Liquors
140 Snelling Ave N
Neighborhood liquor store, small but mighty.
I love this Asian grocery store- they have it all!
Dragon Star Oriental Foods
633 W Minnehaha Ave
I love this Asian grocery store- they have it all!

Sightseeing

I kind of like trains and its cool to watch people nerd out on trains at this museum. They have a cool set up of a model train community with small model electric trains that circle around and around. If you have a train-loving child or adult in your life, this is worth it.
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Twin City Model Railroad Museum
668 Transfer Rd
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I kind of like trains and its cool to watch people nerd out on trains at this museum. They have a cool set up of a model train community with small model electric trains that circle around and around. If you have a train-loving child or adult in your life, this is worth it.
This museum is a part of my childhood and this new location in St. Paul is pretty cool and updated. This is a museum of natural history and they have some programming and special events as well as a planetarium!
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Bell Museum
2088 Larpenteur Ave W
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This museum is a part of my childhood and this new location in St. Paul is pretty cool and updated. This is a museum of natural history and they have some programming and special events as well as a planetarium!

Sightseeing

This is my happy place. It's free to attend (suggested donation) and it's so happy and green, especially if you need a tropical pick up in the dead of winter. Reservations were required because of Covid and at the time of writing this, they are still required. It wont let me share the reservation link in this description but you can go to their website and find it. You can also ask me if you have trouble finding it!
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Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Dr
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This is my happy place. It's free to attend (suggested donation) and it's so happy and green, especially if you need a tropical pick up in the dead of winter. Reservations were required because of Covid and at the time of writing this, they are still required. It wont let me share the reservation link in this description but you can go to their website and find it. You can also ask me if you have trouble finding it!