Crema Cafe

• Cuisine(s): Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Wine Bar
  Hours: Sun 9am-10pm, Mon 9am-5pm, Tue-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri 10am-11pm, Sat 9am-11pm
  Price: $$ $, $$
• Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
  Features: Catering, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
  Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
• Alcohol: Beer/Wine
  Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: Street

Description

Crema is one of the most creative and original bits of Minnesota food life. So why do you think it's merely an ice-cream shop that closes in the winter? It doesn't, in fact. Nowadays it's open year-round, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner along with the coffee drinks and ice cream. That food is excellent, too: simple, chef-made bistro fare that doesn't betray the little spot's significant roots. They've been operating in the same location since the 1940s, most of that time as an ice-cream maker, Sonny's, but for the last decade as a beautiful cafe as well, with a romantic, flower-filled outdoor piazza. Of course, the ice cream is still as wonderful as it was. It's all organic, all made by hand in tiny five-gallon batches, all made with five-star ingredients. During the summer, look for Crema's mobile cart stationed at Nicollet Mall.