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features amazing baked goods, riverfront digs and a Victorian ambience worthy of
its namesake, Oscar Wilde; it was ranked 'best cafe' by Lavender.
late Jun)
, one of the USA's largest, draws
about 400,000 revelers.
Drinking
Bars stay open until 2am. Happy hour typically lasts from 3pm to 6pm.
Brit's Pub
PUB
(
www.britspub.com
; 1110 Nicollet Mall; from 11am)
A lawn-bowling green on the roof, plus
Brit's sweeping selection of Scotch, port and beer, are sure to unleash skills you never
knew you had.
Grumpy's
BAR
(
www.grumpys-bar.com/nordeast
; 2200 4th St NE; from 2pm Mon-Fri, from 11am Sat & Sun)
Grumpy's is the Northeast's classic dive, with cheap (but good) beer and an outdoor
patio. Sample the specialty 'hot dish' on Tuesdays for $1.
TAP ROOM BOOM
In 2011 Minnesota passed a law that allowed brewers to open tap rooms on site,
and since then the concept has exploded throughout the Twin Cities. Excellent
ones to try for beer fresh from the tank:
Fri, noon-10pm Sat)
There's usually a fab pale ale and red ale among the selection
that you sip at communal picnic tables in the warehouse. It's a few blocks from the
baseball stadium and fills up on game days. Food trucks hang out in front.
Dangerous Man Brewing
(
www.dangerousmanbrewing.com
; 1300 2nd St NE; 4-10pm
Tue-Thu, 3pm-midnight Fri, noon-midnight Sat)
Pours strong, European-style beers.
You're welcome to bring in your own food. It's one of many tap rooms colonizing
the Northeast neighborhood.
Surly Brewing
(
www.surlybrewing.com
;
Malcolm Ave & 5th St SE)
One of the biggest
brewers, and it's not kidding around: it hired the architects who designed the Gu-
