Fireroast Mountain Cafe

Another great neighborhood cafe and coffee shop is the Fireroast Mountain Cafe at 3800 37th Ave S. Featuring local and organic food, coffee and coffee drinks, they also support local artists, musicians and community groups by providing a place for them to meet, play or display their art. Their menu includes sandwiches, soup, burritos, quesadillas, tamales, salad and baked goods made on the premises. Hours: Mon-Thur 6:30-9; Fri 6:30-9:30; Sat 8-9:30; Sun 8-5. Call to order take-out: 612-724-9895.

Soderberg's Floral and Gift

In 1925 Harold and Mildred Soderberg opened up a flower shop at 27th & E Lake St (the current home of T's Place). In 1932 they moved their shop to 33rd & E Lake, and Soderberg's Floral and Gift has served the Minneapolis area with fresh flowers, plants, gifts and floral arrangements ever since. The current owner, Howard O'neil, has 40 years of experience as a florist & floral designer. He and his staff have won numerous awards for floral design over the years, while remaining committed to purchasing over half of their stock from local growers. Call 612-724-3606 or order online to have flowers delivered locally.

T's Place

Located next to El Nuevo Rodeo at 2713 East Lake St, T's Place serves Ethiopian-Asian food that adds to the cornucopia of global dining choices in the area. Tee Belachew, owner and chef, learned traditional Ethiopian cooking from his auntie, then went on to work at Singapore! Restaurant before opening T's Place in 2006. City Pages named T's the 'Best Ethiopian Restaurant' in 2011 (click here to read the review).  Both the restaurant and bar are open 7 days a week for dinner and late night food and drinks (4 pm-2 am). Call 612-724-8868 to reserve space for large parties or for catering services.