Karna’s guidebook
Food and Brews
Enjoy the coffeehouses, restaurants and brew-pubs of Northfield!
Great breakfast, lunch, dinner but especially weekend brunch menus …and VERY close by (2.5 blocks!) Scandinavian style food, great wines and desserts. Highly recommend!
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Ole Store Restaurant
1011 St Olaf AveGreat breakfast, lunch, dinner but especially weekend brunch menus …and VERY close by (2.5 blocks!) Scandinavian style food, great wines and desserts. Highly recommend!
In the original Grundy’s and Ruebenstein location. A beautiful new restaurant with a gorgeous bar and great food!
Reunion
501 Division St SIn the original Grundy’s and Ruebenstein location. A beautiful new restaurant with a gorgeous bar and great food!
Welcoming, caring, dependable, high-energy and casual, the service atTokyo Grill is wonderful. Serving sushi and bento boxes, and wide variety of choices. Tokyo Gill is one of our favorite restaurants in town!
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Tokyo Grill
1301 Bollenbacher DrWelcoming, caring, dependable, high-energy and casual, the service atTokyo Grill is wonderful. Serving sushi and bento boxes, and wide variety of choices. Tokyo Gill is one of our favorite restaurants in town!
‘Legitimate, from scratch, with more butter.’ That's Martha's motto! They offer pastries, savories, treats and beverages. All amazing!
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Martha's Eats & Treats
236 Railway St N‘Legitimate, from scratch, with more butter.’ That's Martha's motto! They offer pastries, savories, treats and beverages. All amazing!
Best coffee in town! Local college student and community hangout
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Goodbye Blue Monday Coffeehouse
319 Division St SBest coffee in town! Local college student and community hangout
Little Joy Coffee
300 Division St SGroundwire Coffee's sleek and new coffeehouse in Northfield!
During the morning and daytime, you will experience the hustle and bustle of the townies, college students and many visitors of our historic downtown. At night, relax with softer lighting, jazz music and a great wine or craft beer and made to order appetizer, sandwich or dessert.
The HideAway Coffeehouse and Wine Bar
421 Division St SDuring the morning and daytime, you will experience the hustle and bustle of the townies, college students and many visitors of our historic downtown. At night, relax with softer lighting, jazz music and a great wine or craft beer and made to order appetizer, sandwich or dessert.
Brick Oven Bakery
158 Water St NGreat coffee and baked goods and just down the street!
Great menu and best pumpkin cream cheese muffins if you come in the fall!
James Gang Coffeehouse & Eatery
Great menu and best pumpkin cream cheese muffins if you come in the fall!
Caribou Coffee
400 5th St WStarbucks
Tin Tea
Fun little tea spot with occasional spring rolls or other food offerings
Tanzenwald serves an eclectic list of beer styles in their taproom including growlers for off-site consumption. In addition to beer, Tanzenwald will also make German-inspired food, including house-made sausages, soft pretzels, and sauerkraut.
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Tanzenwald Brewing Company
103 Water Street NorthTanzenwald serves an eclectic list of beer styles in their taproom including growlers for off-site consumption. In addition to beer, Tanzenwald will also make German-inspired food, including house-made sausages, soft pretzels, and sauerkraut.
Independent craft beer brewery. Great live entertainment and open for drink (accompanied often with options from a local food truck) Thursdays -Sundays
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Imminent Brewing
519 Division St SIndependent craft beer brewery. Great live entertainment and open for drink (accompanied often with options from a local food truck) Thursdays -Sundays
The Contented Cow
302 Division St SSuch a unique pub, easy place to hang out for casual conversation.
Keepsake Cidery
4609 135th St EI have not been to Keepsake yet, but have only heard good reviews!
Chapel Brewing
15 Hester StUnique desserts and cake offerings. They sell ice cream now, too! My go-to for specialty made treats for celebrations. They do it well!
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Cakewalk
303 Division St SUnique desserts and cake offerings. They sell ice cream now, too! My go-to for specialty made treats for celebrations. They do it well!
Best ice cream in town. It is soft serve and you always get a LOT! Such a fun spring, summer and fall experience!
The Blast Soft Serve
220 Division St SBest ice cream in town. It is soft serve and you always get a LOT! Such a fun spring, summer and fall experience!
Tandem Bagels provides the community with genuine, made-from-scratch bagels and baked goods, all produced right in their bakery.
Tandem Bagels
317 Division St STandem Bagels provides the community with genuine, made-from-scratch bagels and baked goods, all produced right in their bakery.
Hogan Brothers’ specializes in hot hoagie sandwiches, featuring honey-cracked wheat bread, baked from scratch daily, and their signature special sauce. They offer soup and sandwich specials. For dessert they offer twelve flavors of ice cream and homemade cookies and rice krispie bars.
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Hogan Brothers
415 Division St SHogan Brothers’ specializes in hot hoagie sandwiches, featuring honey-cracked wheat bread, baked from scratch daily, and their signature special sauce. They offer soup and sandwich specials. For dessert they offer twelve flavors of ice cream and homemade cookies and rice krispie bars.
George's Vineyard
1160 MN-3We LOVE George’s!
Definitely our favorite pizza in town! … long tradition and great family business!
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Basil's Pizza Palace
301 Water St SDefinitely our favorite pizza in town! … long tradition and great family business!
B & L's Pizza
Fielders Choice Tap & Table
2300 Gleason CtEl Tequila Mexican Restaurant
Gran Plaza Northfield
Coco's Place
Applebee's Grill + Bar
Parks and Hiking
A large beautiful wooded park area just SE of Northfield with miles of trails to hike and cross country ski.
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Nerstrand Big Woods državni park
9700 170th St EA large beautiful wooded park area just SE of Northfield with miles of trails to hike and cross country ski.
St Olaf College has beautiful hiking trails and ponds surrounding the campus
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St. Olaf College
1520 St Olaf AveSt Olaf College has beautiful hiking trails and ponds surrounding the campus
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Carleton College in Northfield has the Cowling Arboretum which includes miles of hiking and cross country ski trails on the north side of campus.
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Carleton College
North College StreetCarleton College in Northfield has the Cowling Arboretum which includes miles of hiking and cross country ski trails on the north side of campus.