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A listing of local smokefree dining and entertainment venues.

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January 2006: St. Paul passed a comprehensive smoking ban that will prohibit smoking in all bars and restaurants. The ban goes into effect on March 31.
Duluth, Moose Lake, Cloquet and Olmsted County have all banned smoking in restaurants.

Moorhead: Bans smoking in bars, restaurants and indoor public workplaces beginning Sept. 1, 2004.
March 2005: Smoking ban for bars, restaurants and bowling alleys in Hennepin county and cities of Minneapolis, Bloomington and Golden Valley.
A less restrictive ban also went into effect for Ramsey County bars and restaurants (which contains St. Paul, MN) that generate less than 50% of their revenue from the sale of alcohol.

ALEXANDRIA

Cousin's Subs
1402 Broadway Street     (320) 762-8978
A chain - corporate policy unknown

Daily Grind House Of Java
518 Broadway Street     (320) 762-7240

Heartland Sirloin Buffet
3313 Highway 29 South     (320) 763-7866

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ANOKA

Avant Garden
215 East Main Street     (763) 421-5036

D'Eatery
1918 1st Avenue South   (763) 712-0824
This small town atmosphere cafe has been smoke-free since it first opened. Serving up a great breakfast, lunch and dinner menu we're the perfect place to dine out.

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BEMIDJI

Tutto Bene Ristorante
300 Beltrami Avenue   (218) 751-1100
Italian restaurant and coffee bar.

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BLAINE

Casablanca Cafe
12517 Central Avenue   (763) 754-6210
Coffee shop

Chow Mein King
513 Northtown Drive   (763) 784-0734
Chinese restaurant

Corelli's Pizza
641 Main Street NE   (763) 755-3211

Fresh Thai Restaurant
405 - 87th   (763) 783-0200

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BLOOMINGTON

Da-Afghan Restaurant
929 West 80th Street   (952) 888-5824 Locally raised lamb a specialty, but vegetarians can put together a nice meal. Highly rated. Nice web site (warning, plays music).
Dinners only, Tu-Sun

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BROOKLYN PARK

Circus Pizza
7577 Brooklyn Boulevard

Meadows B&B
10500 Noble Ave North     612-315-2865
lmottaz@visi.com
Family home converted to B&B. Garden, porch and children's play area. Air-conditioned. Living room with games for children. Smokefree inside and out.

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CLOQUET

Cloquet banned smoking in restaurants in September 2001. Bars are exempt. Comments on how this is going are welcome.

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DULUTH

April 2002: Update: Stronger amendments have been passed by referendum that allow smoking only in separately ventilated rooms. After April 1, 2003, only in stand alone bars or separately ventilated bars of bar/restaurants, will smoking be allowed. Bowling alleys, pool halls and restaurants with separately ventilated rooms will lose their temporary exemption. "Come and dine in Healthy Duluth!"
Thanks to Jim Skoog, St. Louis County Public Health!

Willard Munger Inn
7804 Grand Avenue   800-982-2453
Smokefree inside. Web site gives history of the business.
In Duluth, only stand alone bars permit smoking.
Thanks Jim Skoog!

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EAGA

Hovies Deli
1450 Yankee Square     (651) 452-2753
We serve an awesome eggs Benedict as well as a huge assortment of sandwiches and baskets for lunch. We are proud to be a smoke-free establishment!
Mon-Sat 5am-2pm / breakfast 5am-10:30am, lunch 10:30am until closing

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EDEN PRAIRIE

Lion's Tap Restaurant
16180 Flying Cloud Drive   (952) 934-5299

TLC Cafe & Catering
7264 Wash Avenue South   (952) 944-6208

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HASTINGS

Professor Java's Coffee Shop & Deli
202 East Third Street Street     (651) 438-9962

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MINNEAPOLIS (incl. EDINA)

Minneapolis passed a comprehensive smoking ban in 2004. We have not been adding restaurants to this section since then. If you feel the ban is not widely respected and certain venues should still be recognized for their smokefree status, let us know.

Airport Car
(888) 774-6466
Provides smokefree limos in the Twin Cities area, on request. Reservations can be made online.

Alma
528 University Ave SE     (612) 379-4909
Mediterranean-American restaurant. Dress casually but bring credit card. Fresh, local ingredients. Intimate atmosphere. Really imaginative cooking.

Arrow Sedan Service
7834 Idaho Ln N, Minneapolis MN 55445
Phone: (612) 503-9482     Toll Free: (877) 503-9482
Contact Jodin Morey, Owner/General Partner:
Reservations@ArrowSedan.com
Arrow Sedan Service offers 24/7 luxury sedan service to business and leisure travelers in the Minneapolis, MN area. We have dedicated cars which are 'smoke-free.' We do not allow smoking in these vehicles. Requests should be made at the time of reservation for one of these vehicles. Online reservations and flight information is also available.

Beaujo's Wine Bar and Bistro
4950 France Avenue South     (952) 922-8974
Tapas

Cafe Brenda
300 First Avenue N. (warehouse district)     (612) 342-9230 Gourmet vegetarian and seafood. Good wine list.
Lunch weekdays / Dinner Mon-Sat

The Good Earth Restaurant
3001 Hennepin Avenue    (612) 824-8533

Uncommon Grounds Coffeehouse
2809 Hennepin Ave     (612) 872-4811
Cafe in an old Victorian house.

Rated unfriendly by the Goodfella's Guide to Cigar Smoking in the Twin Cities, so they must be doing something right! Rated zero cigarette burns. Also the Goodfella said The Good Earth's food is too healthy. I guess you can't have everything.

Rollerdome
Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
900 South Fifth Street at Chicago Avenue     (612) 825-3663
Smoke free skating rink. Actually the Metrodome, which becomes a skating rink at night, October through April. Lessons and rented gear. Safety monitors are on hand. Various lanes, segregated by speed. Snacks available.

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PRINCETON

K-Bob Cafe
109 South LaGrande     (763) 389-1361
This small-town, home-cooking restaurant just bit the bullet and chose to go smoke-free. Dress code is very casual - anything goes. Prices are reasonable. Don't look for it to be open Sunday afternoon! Otherwise, it's open very early in the morning until early evening.

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PRIOR LAKE

City Perks
16210 Eagle Creek Avenue     952-226-CITY (2489)
smoke free coffee house, Located in the public library downtown.


RICHFIELD

Delectables Deli
1401 W 76th Street     (612) 861-6347

Ketsana's Thai Restaurant
7545 Lyndale Avenue S.     (612) 869-0087

Old Country Buffet
9 East 66th Street     (612) 869-1240


ROCHESTER

Olmsted County (including Rochester) banned smoking in restaurants as of 2002. Bars, and restaurants which earn more than half their revenue from alcohol, are exempt.

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SHOREWOOD

Camp Coffee
19215 Highway 7 at Vine Hill Road     (612) 470-9663
Coffeehouse with internet access AND pinball. Pastries, sandwiches and soups. Waffles and ice cream on weekends. A wide variety of live music on weekends.

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ST. PAUL

Black Sea Restaurant
737 North Snelling   (651) 917-8832
Totally smokefree. Staff are very gracious. The food is excellent. Portions are generous.

Cafe de Tava
786 Randolph     (651) 224-3711
Bakery and diner with free wi-fi.

Day by Dafe Cafe
West 7th Street     (651) 227-0654
Went non-smoking in 2000. Breakfast and lunch.


WADENA

Larry's Family Pizza
10 Bryant Avenue SW     (218) 631-4182
Dine-in, take out, delivery pizza parlor, family oriented, no smoking.

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OTHER RESOURCES

Minnesota's Smokefree Restaurants
Compiled by Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota. Also offers some information for people seeking nonsmoking housing.

Smoke-free Dining for Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield
A service of TriCity Partners

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