Galloping Gourmet: Minneapolis

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I had just a few days to explore Minneapolis and hoped to get a nice India meal or two and also hit a few local spots that had either received good reviews or been recommended by friends. I also planned to add a few notches to my Starbucks list.

I'm pretty sure I didn't even scratch the surface of fine dining in Minneapolis. I know I passed by a couple of places that might just call for a return visit.

But for now, here's my culinary tour of Minneapolis:

Breakfast

• Starbucks. I had carefully mapped out a few local Starbucks before coming, so I was quite surprised to not find many of them! Where did they go? Were they downsized?
  
  Now, in case you didn't know, Minneapolis can get chilly (wind chill of 19 F on April 6, 2009 in the morning), so there are lots of interior shopping and eating areas connected by sky bridges. So, unless you knew where to enter the otherwise non-descript building (e.g. IDS Center) you didn't know the Starbucks was there!
  

Lunch

• Hell's Kitchen
• Ike's Food & Cocktails

Dinner

• India House
• Bombay Bistro

Cocktails

• Living Room Lounge (W Hotel)
• Prohibition (W Hotel)