Favorite Foods of 2025 | Twin Cities, MN

2025 Hipster Hack Food Review Twin Cities Minnesota
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Keeping up the tradition of the last couple years I wanted to share 12 of my favorite foods of 2025. This year, due to my husband and I buying a house we did a lot less eating out, but it was still hard to pick just 12 dishes. So without further ado, sharing in no particular order…

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Manger Restaurant | Bayport, MN

Manger Restaurant Bayport Minnesota Hipster Hack Review
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Husband loves French cuisine so Manger Restaurant & Wine Bar in Bayport, pronounced “mon-g” and meaning “eat” in French, has been on our list for a while. We decided to celebrate an early Valentine’s Day with a dinner reservation last week and I’m excited to share!

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Favorite Foods of 2024 | Twin Cities, MN

2024 Hipster Hack Food Review Twin Cities Minnesota
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Last year I did a recap of my 12 favorite foods for 12 months and it was so fun I had to do it again for foods of 2024.

Sharing in no particular order…

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Colita | South Minneapolis, MN

Colita South Minneapolis Hipster Hack Food Review
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I was lucky enough to get to Colita with my bests for a Friendsgiving feast.

I had never been, but have definitely heard about it and can happily say it lived up to the hype. They recommend sharing plates, which was a great idea for us, the only downside is that we were a group of four and many of the plates come with 2 items. My only critique of the experience is that I do wish that there was more on the plates at the price point, because we all left still hungry so it was more of a tasting menu than a meal.

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Olio | Bayport, MN

Olio Bayport Minnesota Hipster Hack Review
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I’ve been hearing about Olio in Bayport, Minnesota for a while, but it got put to the top of the list when my friend told me recently that it was his favorite and he didn’t want me to write a review about it so his “spot would blow up.” hahahaha. I’m such a good friend ☺️

Really though, I was happy to get the reminder, because that little strip of restaurants in Bayport doesn’t get enough credit or exposure.

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Hope Breakfast Bar | Woodbury, MN

Hope Breakfast Bar Woodbury Minnesota Hipster Hack Review
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I’ve previously visited Hope Breakfast Bar in St. Paul so I was excited to hear that they were opening one up so close to me in Woodbury.

We went for a Saturday brunch and lucked out that it was still warm enough outside to sit on the patio. Definitely recommend you have a reservation as the place is very small and generally book up at all locations.

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