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  • a meteor shower
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  • Sweet Crunch tanghulu at Mall of America
  • Asal Bee Cafe in Burnsville
  • Grab Thai in Hopkins
  • El Taco Real
  • Waddup Dough
  • Hawaii Poke
  • Kyu Ramen
  • Egg Flip
  • Minnesota food

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Twin Cities Pho Week

10 spots. One $10 bowl. October 12–18, 2026.

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Minnesota’s First Clawcade Week

Claw arcades across Minnesota. 5 free plays at every arcade.

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Find your local Wassup

Restaurants, events and experiences, picked by locals in each corner of the Midwest.

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The best food, events and hidden gems from across the Midwest, all in one feed.

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Twin Cities restaurants, experiences and local coverage.

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Milwaukee, Madison and statewide Wisconsin coverage.

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Sweet Crunch tanghulu at Mall of America

Now open

Sweet Crunch Tanghulu

Fresh fruit skewers in a crunchy rock candy glaze, the viral Chinese street snack.

📍 Mall of America

Grab Thai in Hopkins

Now open

Grab Thai

Thai street food in Hopkins, from boat noodles to rice bowls.

📍 Hopkins

Asal Bee Cafe in Burnsville

Now open

Asal Bee Cafe

Yemeni honey drinks, bubble waffles, pastries and specialty coffee.

📍 Burnsville

Bevvie Dirty Soda Bar in Woodbury

New drink spot

Bevvie Dirty Soda Bar

Customizable dirty sodas, energy drinks, refreshers and protein sodas.

📍 Woodbury

5 new restaurants and cafes in Minnesota

Roundup

5 new restaurants and cafes

The new restaurants and cafes we’re most excited about right now.

📍 Minnesota

That’s the latest

Hungry for more?

Every new opening and local find we’ve covered, all in one place.

Minnesota’s weekend newsletter

Be the friend with the plans.

Every group chat has one person who always knows what’s happening this weekend. Starting Tuesday, that’s you.

We dig through city pages, local sources, new openings, and our DMs, then send you the short list, sorted by day with a city tag on every pick.

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Built by locals. Focused on community.

What started as a small food page in Minnesota is now a Midwest media platform with 195K+ followers and 1M+ monthly impressions. We only spotlight businesses we genuinely believe in, and we connect you with experiences worth checking out.

Our mission is simple: support local, highlight what’s new and share what’s good.

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Local spots featured since 2022.

Put your spot in front of 195K locals.

Authentic storytelling, consistent posting and high-quality visuals that resonate with Midwest communities. When we feature a business, it’s seen.

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Minneapolis, MN

100K+views

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Eagan & Plymouth, MN

1,000,000+views

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Inver Grove Heights, MN

500K+views

Richfield, MN

50K+views

Apple Valley & Minneapolis, MN

50K+views

Minneapolis, MN

50K+views

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Looking for your next spot, or ready to get your business seen? Wassup Midwest connects the two.

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Discover the best food, events and experiences in the Midwest

Wassup Midwest is a local media platform highlighting the best restaurants, new openings, events and things to do across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Our team explores hidden food gems, trending spots and unique experiences so you always know what’s happening around you.

From new restaurant openings in Minnesota to weekend things to do in Wisconsin, we help locals discover places worth checking out.