Mafi girman Minnesota na Twin Cities, Minneapolis ya dade suna da suna a matsayin gari mai ci gaba, ƙirar kayan fasaha tare da 'yan matacciya masu mahimmanci da gay, da dukiyar gidajen kayan gargajiya, wasan kwaikwayo na wasan kwaikwayo na farko, da kuma yawan gidajen cin abinci na hip, cafes, da - ƙara - hotels na swank. Yankunan kyawawan tafkuna da wuraren shakatawa suna shimfiɗa kudu daga bustling cikin gari, wanda ya haɗu da fadin filin jirgin ruwan Mississippi.
Minneapolis kuma yana da yawancin launi na gay a cikin Twin Cities (ko da yake za ku sami 'yan wasa masu yawa a St Paul - a nan ne jagora ga waɗanda). Da ke ƙasa za ku sami jerin wasu hotuna masu mahimmanci a Minneapolis don abubuwan da suka faru na gay, da kuma wasu wuraren cin abinci da ake kira LGBT da cafes.
01 na 07
Bryant-Lake Bowl - Barikin Ƙasa / Gidan Gidan Gida / Gidan wasan kwaikwayo / Abincin
Yana da wani birane. Yana da gidan wasan kwaikwayon al'umma. Yana da wani shinge. Yana da wani cafe funky - ƙaunataccen Bryant-Lake Bowl (810 W. Lake St., 612-825-3737, 612-825-8949 ga ofisoshin), ya kasance mai dacewa kusa da zane-zane na gari amma yana da ƙauyuka Uptown (mafi musamman kawai gabas, a cikin Yankin Lyn-Lake). Wannan rudani mai mahimmanci da ta musamman da ake kira gay-mashahuran gandun daji ya haɗu da kayan wasan kwaikwayon wasan kwaikwayon, wasan kwaikwayo, wasan kwaikwayo, da magana a cikin wasan kwaikwayon. Gudun kiɗa yana wuri ne mai ban sha'awa don tara tare da abokai da kuma lokacin tafiye maraice (kawai $ 4 zuwa $ 4.50 a kowace wasa). Gidan da gidan abinci yana da launi mai sanyi don sa'a mai farin ciki (da aka gudanar a makonni biyu da yamma da yammacin dare), kwanciyar hankali da damuwa a duk rana - Ina mai da hankali ga BBQ Bowler a karin kumallo tare da ja naman alade da ƙurar ƙura tare da cheddar), amma kuma la'akari da hasken bison tare da ƙwaiya da aka yi. Don abincin dare, ba za ku iya yin kuskure ba tare da salatin Bryant-Bowl-spench-date salad tare da walnuts da feta; ko bishiyar asparagus risotto tare da gasasshen kwayoyin kaza ko ɓoye. Wani lokaci wasu mutane sukan tambayi dalilin da ya sa gari mai girma kamar yadda Minneapolis yana da ƙananan yankunan gay - daya dalili shine dukiyar da ake amfani da su wajen ƙungiyoyi masu yawa, Bryant-Lake Bowl ke jagoranta.
02 na 07
EagleBOLTBar - Gay Bar
Wani ɗakun daji mai dadi da yawa wanda aka sani da shi (wanda ake kira Minneapolis Eagle da The Bolt) a gundumar Mill City a kan kogin Mississippi, EagleBOLTBar (515 Washington Ave. S, 612-338-4214) yana kula da yawancin maza, ciki har da yawan albarkatu na Growlr da Scruff, amma bayan da ya sake dawowa a cikin 'yan shekarun nan, ya ga mutane da yawa kuma suna maraba da kowa a cikin al'umma. Har ila yau akwai gidan abincin da ake amfani da shi da burgers, sandwiches, salads, da karshen mako na brunch. An fara amfani da Eagle a wannan wuri a 1998. Kashe a baya na mashaya mai kyau ne mai kyan gani, wanda kuma yana da damar shiga bidiyon bidiyo wanda ke bude ranar Laraba da dare. Sa'an nan kuma ranar Jumma'a da Asabar, 'yan wasa na DJs suna raira waƙa a cikin raye-raye. Dangane da yanayinka da dare na mako, akwai abubuwa da yawa ga kowa a nan.
03 of 07
Gay '90s - Gay Bar
Cibiyar wasan kwaikwayon GLBT mai ban mamaki a cikin cikin gidan wasan kwaikwayon na Minneapolis da kuma gidan wasan kwaikwayo na dare, da Gay 90 na (408 Hennepin Ave., 612-333-7755) ya zama sananne a tsawon shekarun shekaru uku na nishaɗi na nisha, daga ja nuna su tafi -go ƙungiya zuwa DJ dancing. Ƙungiyar ta kunshi su a cikin karshen mako, kuma ta samo kyakkyawan haɗin magoya bayanta - gays, damuwa, mata, maza, samari, tsofaffi, da dukan jinsuna. Za a yi gargadin: Adonis Men strip review ne babban hit ba kawai tare da maza da suke son maza amma kuma giggling ƙungiyoyin bachlorette.
04 of 07
19 Bar - Gay Bar
Abin da ya kasance a cikin kullun da aka saba da shi a cikin rana, mai ban sha'awa 19 Bar na 19 (19 W. 15th St., 612-871-5553) a yau wani wuri ne mai ban sha'awa - cikakke don wasa na pool ko darts, zuwa ga san mazaunin yanki (yana cikin katangar Loring Park mai kyau), yin hutu daga kasuwancin (yana da wani asali daga cibiyar tarurruka da kuma taksi mai tsawo na kudancin gari), ko kuma shakatawa tare da sha a kan patio. Wani nau'i mai kyau: ƙwaƙwalwar ƙwaƙwalwa. Da maraba da ma'aikata da babu-hali vibe sa 19 Bar rare tare da gay mutane (da kuma fiye da 'yan lebians) na dukan zamanai.
05 of 07
Brass Rail - Gay Bar
Daya daga cikin rukunin gay a mafi girma a Midwest, Brass Rail (422 Hennepin Ave., 612-332-7245) ya fi sanannun shahararrun shahararrun dangi da 'yan mata masu tafiya. A musamman cruise-y kulob (akwai ko da yaushe gay batsa nuna a kan zaune a yanki) yana neman kyawawan kwanakin nan, bayan da ya ci gaba da wani makeover. Babbar magunguna sun hada da Jumma'a don jin dadi na wake-wake da wake-wake, da kuma Laraba idan kun kasance masu zinare. Tare da Gay 90s kusa da kofa da Saloon wasu 'yan tubalan ƙasa, Brass Rail ya kasance shekaru masu yawa a cikin birnin Hennepin Avenue gay nightlife tsiri.
06 of 07
Saloon - Gay Bar
Wani ɓangare na kewayar jiragen ruwa na gandun dajin da kuma gandun daji na nishaɗi a kan gefen gundumar gidan wasan kwaikwayon Hennepin Avenue, Saloon (830 Hennepin Ave., 612-332-0835) ya kasance mai karfin gaske a nan har fiye da shekaru talatin. Yana da babban sararin samaniya wanda ya kunshi gidan wasan kwaikwayo, ɗakin kwana, da kuma gidan cin abinci mai cin abinci wanda ke yin amfani da gidan sayar da abinci da kuma sandwiches. A karshen mako, mashigin dance yana daya daga cikin shahararrun 'yan wasan gay a Midwest - ko da yaushe yana tare da matasa. Go-go boys gyrate a kan wani dandamali tare da shawa (da kuma wasu dare suna da mai son shawo wasanni raga). Masu mallaki sunyi aiki mai kyau don kiyaye wannan wuri mai kyau, tare da tsarin sauti mai ban sha'awa, babban mashigin dutse a mashaya, da kuma kyakkyawan sa'a na sa'a na musamman. Gida mai ban sha'awa, duk a cikin duka.
07 of 07
Spoonriver - Gidan cin abinci
Sandwiched a tsakanin Museum Mill Museum da Guthrie gidan wasan kwaikwayon a cikin birni da aka mayar da hankali Mill District, Spoonriver (750 S. 2nd St., 612-436-2236) yana daya daga cikin hotuna spots a cikin Twin Cities don super-sabo, halitta shirya shirye-shiryen abinci, tare da girmamawa game da abinci mai cin ganyayyaki. Cibiyar abinci ta taimaka wa Brenda Langton, wanda shekaru da dama ya mallaki tsohon Cafe Brenda a cikin Warehouse District. A cikin wannan zamani, sararin samaniya mai zurfi tare da manyan tagogi da ke kallon wannan masaukin tarihi, Spoonriver lunch da abincin dare kowace rana (sai dai Litinin), da kuma brunch na farko a karshen karshen mako (hoton nan ne omelet na musamman na yini, wannan tare da chevre da caramelized da albasarta), inda za ka iya samin salatin kaza tare da gyada-lemongrass miya (za ka iya sub ginger mock duck), ko dumi kyafaffen salmon Scott a buckwheat crepes tare da Dill-kirim mai tsami. Abincin abincin dare ya hada da naman ganyayyaki da ke ciki-pistachio terrine tare da 'ya'yan itace, wanda aka bishe shi da raunin ɗan rago na Minnesota da naman kayan lambu a kan bishiya mai laushi tare da yogurt.
Langton kuma ya kafa kasuwar Manyan Gida ta Manya (612-341-7580) a ranar Asabar tare da filin Plaza - ya fara daga farkon watan Mayu zuwa Oktoba kuma ya hada da kayan aikin bishiyoyi da kayan abinci na kayan aiki daga kashe masu sayar da gida, daga cikinsu Lucille's Kitchen Garden, Prairie Hollow Farm, Valli dell'Etna Olive Oil, Star Prairie Trout Farm, da kuma Edna's Caramels.