24/7 in Twin Cities

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Updated: September 10, 2009

Sometimes it seems like the Twin Cities shuts down the moment the moon rises. But there still are a few places around town that stay open late or refuse to close even when the rooster crows. Check out these local hot spots catering to the night-owl crowd.

Middle-of-the-Night Faves

  1. 1 4 Star Rating: Recommended 112 Eatery
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    112 N Third St, Minneapolis, MN 55401 (map)

    Gourmet fare doesn’t have to end at 9pm. At this award-winning downtown Minneapolis restaurant the famous brick chicken--the juiciest chicken you’ll ever find----is served until 12am, along with all of 112’s artisan entrees and desserts.

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended Chiang Mai Thai Restaurant
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    3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (map)

    Your favorite spicy dishes, like the Thai basil, are served hot and heaping until 1am at this Uptown Thai restaurant. Late-night crowds gather here for the cheap eats and drinks. Some even come for a second meal.

  3. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Little Tijuana Restaurant
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    17 E 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (map)

    Always famous with the after-bar crowd, “Little T’s” offers filling Mexican fare, plenty of people watching and little hole in the wall to hang out in after hanging out all night in your favorite watering hole.

  4. 4 4 Star Rating: Recommended Mickey's Diner
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    1950 Seventh St W, St Paul, MN 55116 (map)

    One of the only truly 24-hour joints in the Twin Cities, this famous train car in the center of downtown St. Paul packs them in like sardines, offering an endless supply of breakfast fare, burgers, chili and malts. Bonus: Parking is free while you eat.

  5. 5 4 Star Rating: Recommended Pizza Luce
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    2200 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (map)

    After the bars close, Pizza Luce is packed with hungry folks looking for an ultimate slice. Most locations are open until 3:30am and all deliver until 2:30am. Vegans love it because they can get their fake cheese and mock-duck pizza while their meat-loving pals nosh on giant pepperoni-filled slices.

  6. 6 Walgreens
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    2426 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405 (map)

    No matter what the hour, you can rely on the Walgreens on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown to provide those desperately needed cough drops, Q-Tips, razors, batteries or a late-night craving of candles to go with your mini pizza.

  7. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended Azia & Caterpillar Lounge
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    2550 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (map)

    We know: Bar time in the Twin Cities is 2am. But with late-night food and drinks specials, Azia offers an easy and cheap way to make a 10-hour party seem worthy of a 24-hour world. A DJ spins for the dancers in one room, while those folks looking to chat over late-night drinks hang at the laid-back and dark bar.

  8. 8 3 Star Rating: Average Moto-i
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    2940 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (map)

    The very first sake bar in the United States is also home to a fantastic late-night happy hour. Enjoy cheap sake and small plates for under $5, which makes the 2am closing time totally forgivable.

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