309 Oak Street SE, Mpls. (612) 331-3134 If your parents are U alumni like mine, chances are they have stories to tell about watching late-night movies at the Oak Street Cinema. For decades, the theater...

313 14th Ave SE, Mpls. (612) 379-0744 Happy Days had Arnold's Drive-In, and Dinkytown has Annie's Parlour. Situated in a space formerly occupied by a printing press (you can still see the ink stains on...

W16012 University Ave., St. Paul (651) 647-0486 hat, on the outside, appears to be just another St. Paul dive is, once inside, St. Paul's biggest surprise. Aside from the endless nights of great music...

412 14th Avenue SE, Mpls. (612) 362-0427> Located in basement digs of the former Lower Landing, the Dinkytowner Cafe has been a live music hot spot since its incarnation two and a half years ago. The...

400 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 612) 332-2903 Located just a stone's throw from the U, the 400 Bar provides live music seven nights a week from local and touring indie bands. Pictures and newspaper clippings...

112 E Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (612) 379-2021 We Twin Citians are loathe to forget our ethnic roots, which explains the polka lounge at Nye's, but only partially explains the enduring popularity of this Polish...

1821 Riverside Avenue, Mpls. 612-341-9261 Hard Times Café is a coffee shop that appeals to everyone from punks to professors. With a low-key atmosphere and long business hours, the café is...

1320 Lagoon Avenue, Mpls. (612) 825-6006 If you missed the short run of that new Lithuanian coming-of-age film at the Uptown, head down the block. It's probably still playing on one of five screens at...

1532 Larpenteur Ave E, St. Paul. (651) 645-6800 Normally, coffee shops are only good for seeing intimate acoustic performances, but the Fireball Espresso Café has a big enough floor space and a...

725 Vineland Place, (612) 375-7622 For those who don't yet know it, Minneapolis is home to one of the top modern art museums in the world, dedicated as much to the classical spirit of modernism (Dadaism...