16. Play By Play Books
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (651) 330-2219
Description: The Twin Cities’ newest independent bookstore is devoted to the topic of theater, and it’s been warmly received by the large local theater community. Unfortunately, it’s without a home as this guide goes to press: After only two months of selling books and hosting events, its building was sold and the nascent enterprise was unceremoniously booted from its new space. Owner Kelly Schaub promises to reopen, though, in a bigger and better space—watch the store’s Web site for details.
17. Hubert White
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 339-9200 or (800) 776-39
Address: 747 Nicollet Mall
Description: Hubert White carries brand-name, high-end men’s contemporary, casual, and formal wear, including Gran Sasso, Bobby Jones, Scott Barber, Canali, Oxxford, Tallia, and Burberry. The professional staff is helpful in both assisting with selecting purchases and arranging alterations at the last minute.
18. Lava Lounge
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 824-5631
Address: 3037 Lyndale Ave. South
Description: Lava Lounge’s inventory makes it a one-stop shop for club clothes. Beyond the staples—shiny, leathered, glittery, synthetic clothes—it also carries an impressive array of cuffs, handbags, and eyewear, with brand names like Miss Sixty, Betty Blush, and Merc stocked for all seasons. Lava Lounge’s annual patio sale occurs during the Lyn-Lake Festival in August, when prices on the store’s wares are significantly dropped.
19. Nate’S Clothing Company
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 333-1401
Address: 27 North Fourth St.
Description: A fixture in the Minneapolis Warehouse District since 1916, Nate’s carries a staggering collection of worsted wool, nubby tweed, and linen suits and shirts. The store carries suits and sportcoats from designers like Bill Blass and Ralph Lauren, and Nate’s expert staff can find something sharp and classy for even hard-to-size guys. The store’s sales are legendary, so sign up for Nate’s mailings for the inside scoop on sale dates.
20. Top Shelf Clothiers & Consultants
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 824-2800
Address: 3040 Lyndale Ave. South
Description: Located inside a turn-of-the-20th-century former home, Top Shelf is divided into many small, friendly rooms that are perfect for the personalized business of creating custom clothing. A formal dining room now acts as the library for a collection of the finest offerings of suit, sportcoat, pant, and topcoat materials from the woolen mills of England, Italy, Spain, and the United States. Well-known fabric lines such as Zegna, Loro Piana, Roger La Viale, Scabal, Reda, Barberis, Cerruti, Holland, Sherry, and many others are available for custom designs, including shirts.
21. Vstate Clothing
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 823-4699
Address: 3001 Hennepin Ave.
Description: VState, a Calhoun Square fixture about to open a larger space in the wake of the mall’s renovation, caters to men and women looking to be outfitted at the affordable but still trendy end of the boutique-clothing spectrum. The store offers several sales and special events each year; become a Facebook fan to receive invitations.
22. Burnsville Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Description: Hours are 7 a.m. to noon Sat (June to Oct).
23. City Of White Bear Lake Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (651) 429-8526
Description: 8 a.m. to noon Fri, late June to late Oct.
24. Excelsior Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (952) 474-5330
Description: 2 to 6 p.m. Thurs, May to Oct.
25. Mill City Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 341-7580
Address: 702 Second St. South
Description: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat, mid-May to mid-Oct.
26. Minneapolis Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 333-1737
Address: 312 Lyndale Ave. North
Description: Hours vary by season.
27. Minneapolis Farmers’ Market On Nicollet Mall
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (612) 333-1737
Description: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thurs, May through Nov.
28. Seventh Place Mall Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (651) 227-8101
Description: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tues and Thurs, mid-June to mid-Oct.
29. St. Paul Downtown Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (651) 227-8101
Description: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun, April to Nov (call for winter hours).
30. Woodbury Farmers’ Market
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (651) 227-8101
Description: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun, June to Oct.