Best Street Markets in Woodbury

"10 a.m.: Go to Midtown Global Market for lunch. Housed in an old Sears building, this massive public market features a cultural array of food, crafts, and arts from more than 40 area businesses. From handmade Hmong clothing to Cambodian-Thai fusion food to African drum lessons, the market showcases the rich diversity of the Minneapolis area. Live music and other performances happen most weekends, as well as some times throughout the week."

"Enjoy a multi-course, multi-ethnic meal among more than a dozen eateries, stopping for tacos at Taco Cat, samosas at Hot Indian and bubble tea at Sabbai Cuisine. Bonus: Family-friendly events and performances take place here throughout the year. Use the ramp at 10th Avenue and Lake Street, the metered lot on Elliot Avenue or street parking."

"Hopefully you’ve put some shopping money aside for your Minneapolis trip, because Midtown Global Market is awaiting your patronage. This is a food lover’s paradise and the second-biggest building in the state, after the Mall of America. Midtown Global Market has so many options, our only regret is that you won’t be able to try them all."

"Stretched out between the Mill City Museum on one side and the Guthrie Theater on the other, the riverside Mill City Farmers’ Market has become the go-to, Saturday-morning celebration of Minnesota’s agricultural bounty (open early May-late October). Wander the stalls and peruse the fresh produce, jams, cheeses, shrub syrups, jewelry, woven rugs, and other artisanal products."

"This Minnesota farmers market laid its roots in 1876 with a mission to connect farmers and gardeners to the area communities. Today, the Minneapolis Farmers Market continues with a similar philosophy, aiming to build a sense of community over a shared love of food and goods. With over 200 growers on the weekend, it is the largest farmer and producer managed market in Minnesota producing one of the greatest selections of fresh produce, plants and locally made products."

"The member-based nonprofit Central Minnesota Vegetable Growers Association allows local members to distribute their fruit, vegetables and farmstead products at this market, daily."

"The Midtown Farmers Market is a smaller market in South Minneapolis open every Saturday and Tuesday evenings. While a smaller market, the Midtown Farmers Market is big on creating a community-based market where all consumers have equal access to healthy, locally produced food. This is why in 2006, the Midtown Market was the first in the area to accept SNAP-EBT, helping more people have access to affordable foods and goods."

"– 1 p.m, Saturdays, May 1 – October 303032 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis. Selling fresh produce and crafts, this market in south Minneapolis is located at Moon Palace Books."

"Ax Man Surplus might get the award for most random thrift shop in the world. On my most recent visit here, items for sale included bulk petri dishes, baby doll heads, about a trillion vials, flasks, and containers of all shapes and sizes, and the most spare tires I’ve ever seen in my life. And that was just the first aisle…"

"Sure—the essence of a "market" is to spend money, but you can still enjoy the sights and sounds of the lively Saint Paul Farmers' Market without reaching into your wallet. The outdoor market near CHS Field in Lowertown is open 9am-1pm Saturdays from Nov-April and both Saturdays and Sundays the rest of the season."

"Their South Minneapolis shop features all the best things you could want from your local coffee store – genuinely friendly staff (who’ll quickly remember your order) and consistently perfect coffee. Try the speciality drink, The Kingfield: vanilla, Big Watt coriander bitters, espresso, milk and black Hawaiian sea salt. Plus, it’s dog friendly!"

"Lee Carter and Caleb Garn founded Five Watt in 2014, with an irreverent sense of humor and fantastic coffee drinks. Try one of the specialty brews made with a proprietary line of bitters, like the Kingfield, named for the original shop’s location. Made with coriander Bitters and Hawaiian sea salt."

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"I've never seen a worse managed restaurant and a more inept staff. I like Jimmy John's and go there frequently in Phoenix."

"Marvel at the seven-ton Father of Waters statue, the five-story Rotunda adorned with stained glass windows, the stately City Council Chambers, and million-year-old fossils. Explore the building with a self-guided brochure or join a guided tour every third Wednesday of the month, beginning at noon in the Rotunda (enter on 4th Street)."

"To the east of Nicollet Mall and Crystal Court is City Hall, also known as the Municipal Building. It was built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Of note in the interior is the statue in the Rotunda, Father of the Waters, carved from a single block of Carrara marble."