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WBENC2013 Diverse Restaurant Ideas by DIR
Normandy Kitchen is one of WBENC2013 Diverse Restaurant Ideas by DIR.

1. Normandy Kitchen

7.0
405 S 8th St (at 4th Ave S), Minneapolis, MN
Lounge · Downtown West · 15 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Have a lil' French & European twist with classic American fare! Salad Nicoise, Shrimp Toast Skagen, Croque Monsieur, Henry VIII burger. $10-$15/lunch range; $15-$25/dinner. Great bar for happy hour!

2. Jerusalem's

1518 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Loring Park · 21 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Terrific middle-eastern food; affordable; comfortable. Lovely lemon soup. Interesting music. Sometimes belly dancing on weekends!

3. Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi

1333 Nicollet Mall (Grant Street), Minneapolis, MN
Sushi Restaurant · Loring Park · 35 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Classic Japanese restaurant made comfortable for everyone. Significant fun drink options. Teppenyaki tables available ... quite the show! Sushi available, too. A little food-smokey inside from grills.

4. Ping's Sezechuan Bar and Grill

5.8
1401 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Chinese Restaurant · Loring Park · 17 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Chinese classic featuring Szechuan, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Hunan dishes. Fun bar drinks including Ping's Pleasure, Bootsy's Best Martini, and Ping's Mai Tai. Comfortable for groups!

5. Brit's Pub

8.5
1110 Nicollet Mall (btwn 11th & 12th St.), Minneapolis, MN
English Restaurant · Downtown West · 230 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Fantastic, two-floor British-flair venue that's a Mpls. original. Right on the Mall so lots of people watching. A local hot-spot. "The Real Deal" fish and chips and oodles of 'pints' to choose from.

6. Masa

1070 Nicollet Mall (at 10th St.), Minneapolis, MN
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown West · 63 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Contemporary Mexican food from award-winning D'Amico family. A local hot-spot; margaritas to die for; oodles of fresh options; refined dining. Order any specials they feature!

7. Barrio

7.6
925 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown West · 123 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: High energy, huge tequila selection, fantastic appetizers. More 'bar-y' than restaurant-y in feel ... but always, always fun. $10 lunch specials. The sugar-cane skewered tequila shrimp is a must.

8. Hell's Kitchen

8.6
80 S 9th St (Btw Marquette & Nicollet), Minneapolis, MN
New American Restaurant · Downtown West · 310 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Does "Hellish" food count as diverse? Hope so b/c this place is 2COOL2 pass up (LOL). If you can score brunch rezzies, DO IT. Bloodies & food 2die4. No worries, upstairs, Angel Bakery is waiting.

9. Bombay Bistro

820 Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Indian Restaurant · Downtown West · 22 tips and reviews

Diversity I.Diversity InfoResources: Indian Food that's fairly mainstream and not too adventurous, but classic and dependable. Good for small or large groups. Comfortable atmosphere. Lunch buffet served.