Our itinerary for a relaxing day on the Twin Cities' Mainstreet
Morning
Arrive and park all day in Lot 800 at the corner of 1st Street North and 10th Avenue North. (For other public parking options see the Downtown Parking Map.)
Begin the day with breakfast at one of the following Mainstreet restaurants:
Hoagies Restaurant – 824 Mainstreet
A Hopkins landmark, Hoagie’s first opened in the 1950’s and is located in the oldest brick building in Hopkins. Hoagie’s features a traditional breakfast (served all day) and lunch menu. For breakfast try the French toast made with home-baked bread.
Boston Garden – 1019 Mainstreet
Boston Garden features a variety of daily breakfast specials from 7 am to 10 am. You are sure to be greeted warmly by Kristi and Felix, owners of Boston Garden.
Camille’s Sidewalk Café – 712 Mainstreet
Camille’s opened in 2004 in the Marketplace Lofts development. Camille’s offers a quick, casual dining experience with a coffee shop menu in addition to wraps, salads, pizza, Panini and traditional sandwiches. For breakfast, try the Original Breakfast Wrap with either ham or bacon.
After breakfast, begin at one end of Mainstreet and shop your way to the other. (Most retail establishments open at 10 am.) Hopkins is home to one of the greatest concentration of antique stores in the state. There are also many unique gift stores including Fringe, Specially Yours, Glenrose Floral, Hillary’s Hand Painted Gifts, and Live Laugh Love.
Noon
For lunch, there is wide variety of dining options. The latest addition is Gusto, a wine bar and restaurant featuring familiar foods prepared in new and different ways. Highly recommended is the Grilled Portabella Panini. Check out the Mainstreet restaurant map for more options.
After lunch stop by the Hopkins Center for the Arts and take in an art exhibit. The Redepenning Gallery is free of charge and open to the public M-F 8 am to 8 pm, Sat 10 am to 8 pm and Sun 12 to 5 pm.
Evening
Catch a show for a couple bucks at Hopkins Cinema 6, or see what's playing at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
