There’s so much to do and see near Emerald Gardens, it’s impossible into one page. Everything you want is so close to home! Check out Prospect Park and its winding streets or head north into St. Anthony Park. Recreation, restaurants, night life and campus life — they’re all just blocks away.  
Here’s a sampling to get you started. Or come in and ask for a free map of area attractions.

A few of our favorite neighborhood restaurants:

• Jay's Café – a new neighborhood cafe that serves American cuisine
• Signature Café – amazing pizzas and salads between 2 houses in Prospect Park
• Egg and I – breakfast and lunch – a lot for not much
• Keys – a Twin Cities classic that started here
• Caffe Biaggio’s – upscale Italian, lunch and dinner
• Cupcake Coffee – a new bakery, espresso shot with outdoor patio
• Chocolate Celesté –  take-out desserts

Transportation by car isn’t your only option either. You can also walk to the new salon for hair and nails, salongeorge, at 856 Raymond, along with a hardware store, a glass making studio, a liquor store, a coffee shop, a workout facility, a frame shop, a drug store, 2 convenience stores, the Women’s Press headquarters, several art galleries, the Minneapolis Textile Center, Art and Architecture, Tai-Kwan Do lessons, a SuperAmerica and at least three banks.

Pick up your official copy of our neighborhood map listings at Urban Blueprint (corner of University and Raymond) for more of what you'll love about living at Emerald Gardens.

Cafe Biaggio's - 2356 University Ave

Neighbors:

• The Metro Lofts including Dunn Bros Coffee™ and Snap Fitness (opening Jan. 1, 2009)
• Prospect Park, Highland Park, Macalester Groveland and Merriam Park Neighborhoods
• The U of M
• Cedar Riverside
• Dinkytown and 7 Corners
• St. Thomas University, Concordia, Bethel University and Northwestern College, Hamline University, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Kate’s, Macalester College
• The St. Paul Saints Games
• The O’Shaughnessy
• The Mississippi River