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Wilde Roast Café

518 E. Hennepin Ave. Send to Phone
MinneapolisMN 55414
612-331-4544
This northeast eatery honors its namesake, Oscar Wilde, with satisfying fare, first-rate desserts and good coffee.

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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily

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If “cultivated leisure is the aim of man,” as Oscar Wilde once noted, we can’t think of a better spot to practice it than at this northeast neighborhood eatery named in his honor. We like sinking into one of the upholstered chairs with a cup of espresso while admiring the dark woodwork of the fancy fireplace. In the morning, sipping a cappuccino and indulging in the homemade crème brûlée french toast is the way to go. At lunchtime, we find the individual pizzas nicely filling; if we want a lighter option, we veer toward one of the freshly made salads. In the evening (when we’re craving something sweet), we stop in for one of the homemade desserts---like the Bene Noit---a flourless chocolate cake.

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