Small Business Spotlight: New Restaurants Summer 2024
minneapolis restaurants
With all the talent working in the kitchens and dining rooms of our beautiful city it can get overwhelming to keep track of the newest places to eat. Thankfully, our food focused staff talk dining out all the time. Read on to see a few of CFG’s most anticipated new restaurants around the city.
DIANE’S PLACE
Diane’s Place is a Hmong American full-service restaurant serving breakfast and lunch, with dinner soon to come. It is located in Northeast Minneapolis and brings together Chef Diane’s incredible talents in pastry and the comfort recipes of her Hmong heritage in an exceptional culinary experience.
117 15th Ave NE, Minneapolis
CHILANGO
Chilango is a creative Mex-Tex experience from Chef Jorge Guzman. Yucatán raised, Mexican born Chef Jorge Guzmán coined the phrase "Mex-Tex" to describe Chilango's unique cuisine, featuring a Mexican-forward version of "Tex-Mex" that's totally unique to Chilango. Guzmán's distinguished career has earned him national recognition, including being named as a James Beard Award Finalist and featured in the New York Times.
2730 N West Lake Street, Minneapolis
Gia’s food is inspired by Chef Jo Seddon and Lisa Wengler’s travels in Italy and Southern France and is driven by their passion for high-quality seasonal produce. You will find authentic recipes, traditional ways of cooking and a deep care for the plates they create.
They look forward to welcoming you, whether for a casual mid-week supper, a cocktail and snack at the bar, or a blow out special occasion
5555 Xerxes Avenue S, Minneapolis
vinai
Vinai, the highly anticipated restaurant by Chef Yia Vang, have released reservations and will officially open their doors on July 30th! The restaurant is named after the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in Thailand— the place where Yia’s parents met and the place he was born. Ban Vinai, the refugee camp, served as a place of safety, reunification, and restoration.
Vinai, the restaurant, serves as a love letter from Yia to his parents. It serves as an homage to Hmong culture and history. And it serves as a place of restoration, a place where we invite you to celebrate, honor, and illuminate stories of your own through the universal language of food.
1300 NE 2nd Street, Minneapolis
*All photos and restaurant information pulled from their company websites and social media.