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Minneapolis, MN

Community-first businesses in the Twin Cities

📍 4 businesses reviewed
Baarakallah Restaurant Somali Cuisine
Muslim-Owned
Restaurants & Cafes

Baarakallah Restaurant Somali Cuisine

A warm Somali restaurant on Cedar Avenue in the heart of Minneapolis' Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, known for goat stews, sambusas, and generous portions.

Hoyo Sambusa
Muslim-Owned
Bakeries & Desserts

Hoyo Sambusa

A Somali-mom-founded sambusa maker at Midtown Global Market producing 4,000 sambusas a day — sold at grocers, the state fair, and through frozen retail.

Nur House Cafe
Muslim-Owned Ethical Alternative
Restaurants & Cafes

Nur House Cafe

A Somali family-run cafe in downtown Minneapolis that opened in a former Starbucks across from U.S. Bank Stadium — global coffee traditions, house-baked pastries, no chain.

Urban Skillet
Muslim-Owned Ethical Alternative
Restaurants & Cafes

Urban Skillet

A Somali-owned halal smash-burger joint near Hennepin & 24th that blew up on TikTok — all beef is halal grass-fed, all shakes are hand-blended.

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