Follow your stomach to Eat Street! Diverse and delicious, it’s where East meets West, North meets South and the Upper Midwest gets a good Chile Relleno, Szechwan Wonton, Spanakopita or Wiener Schnitzel. African, Asian, American, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, or Mexican: it’s temptation in the form of over 55 different restaurants and food markets in the span of about 17 blocks. Eat Street begins near the front door of the Convention Center on Grant Street and heads south along Nicollet Avenue to the new Midtown Greenway at 29th Street. While you are in the neighborhood, be sure to visit the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Children’s Theatre Company, Music Box Theatre and many other cultural venues.

Eat Street continues to grow and improve.

Azia, on the northwest corner of 26th St. and Nicollet Ave. is opening "Anemone" next door, offering Sushi and other Asian influenced delicacies.

Also expanding earlier this year is Big E's, serving inspired Southern cuisine and now also offering dine in opportunities with fabulous entertainment. 

Bad Waitress, a cafe and wine bar has opened on the northeast corner of 26th St. and Nicollet Ave. in the new Arts Quarter condominium complex.

And in the same vicinity, at 2608 Nicollet Ave. The Peninsula, featuring Malaysian cuisine, will also open its doors this season.

Congratulations to the Children's Theatre upon its grand re-opening after a grand renovation.

Eat Street is a delicious place to refresh during this busy season -- before or after viewing the Holidazzle or the 8th Floor show at Marshall-Field.  Many of the restaurants decorate inside and out for the season, so be sure to check them out and, while you are there, you can round out your holiday shopping with a gift certificate to one of the fantastic restaurants. Or, find a unique and unusual gift at one of the many very ethnic shops.

For more information, log on to eatstreetminneapolis.com

The Minneapolis Institute of Art and The Children's Theatre Company, both just a block off of Eat Street, sparkle with entertainment options during the holiday and Minnesota winter season.

The period rooms at the Institute, decked out for the season, are a must-see.  Don't miss the Ford Free Sundays at the Institute!  The Children's Theater features Aladdin, the Disney musical.

The City of Lakes Waldorf School, at 2344 Nicollet, is hosting a Holiday Fair, Friday December 2, 7-10 pm (adult shopping preview) and Saturday December 3, 10 am to 4 pm. You will find a Holiday Fair and open house featuring gifts and toys that inspire giving ... European wooden toys and games, exquisite fibers, over 30 local artisans and craftspeople on site, yummy lunch and home-baked treats and instrumental and vocal music performed by children and adults.