Star Tribune Lists 5 New Twin Cities Restaurants
The Star Tribune published a guide to 5 new Twin Cities restaurants with specific order recommendations for each establishment. The dining guide provides curated suggestions for what to order at each new opening. The timing suggests a strong start to 2026 for the Minneapolis-St. Paul restaurant scene.
- **Noma Hi-Fi**, located in Edina, is a subterranean cocktail den with a focus on Japanese-inspired small plates and a high-fidelity audio experience curated by live DJs. The beverage program is directed by Megan Luedtke, offering inventive cocktails, and the most expensive dish on the menu at $25 is a buttered toast with honey, ice cream, and shaved black truffles. - **Chelas X** in Blaine marks the return of Luom Bronko Do's Asian Latin tapas concept, which he is now running solo. This new iteration of the restaurant, formerly in south Minneapolis, features an ambitious menu of familiar fan favorites. - **Dahlia**, a popular pop-up from a team of Travail alums, has established a permanent location in northeast Minneapolis. The establishment operates as a bakery in the morning, serving creative laminated pastries, and transitions to offering hot and fresh savory dishes for breakfast and lunch, sharing its space with MN Nice Cream. - **PaperBoy** is a new sandwich shop in the downtown Minneapolis skyway's Baker Center, co-owned by restaurateur Kamal Mohamed and Yon Hailu. The shop specializes in Italian-inspired sandwiches made with freshly baked schiacciata bread and has already become a popular lunch spot for workers, often selling out before its 2 p.m. closing time.
