Minneapolis/ Food & Drinks
Published on June 29, 2020
The 4 best spots to score noodles in MinneapolisPhoto: Thai Cuisine Express/Yelp

Looking to sample the best noodles around town?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top noodle spots in Minneapolis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to meet your needs.

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1. Quang Restaurant

photo: aaron p./yelp

First on the list is Quang Restaurant. Located at 2719 Nicollet Ave. South in Whittier, the Vietnamese spot, which offers sandwiches and noodles, is the most popular noodle spot in Minneapolis, boasting four stars out of 1,075 reviews on Yelp.

2. Angkor Restaurant

photo: angkor restaurant/yelp

Next is Angkor Restaurant, situated at 506 Northdale Blvd. NW. With four stars out of 64 reviews on Yelp, the Chinese and Asian fusion spot, offering noodles and more, has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Pad Ga Pow

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Downtown West's Pad Ga Pow, located at 811 LaSalle Ave., Suite 207, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the Thai spot, which offers desserts and noodles, four stars out of 66 reviews.

4. Thai Cuisine Xpress

Photo: Stacy S./Yelp

Thai Cuisine Xpress, a Thai spot that offers noodles, chicken wings and more in Southeast Como, is another go-to, with four stars out of 44 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1517 Como Ave. SE to see for yourself.

Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Fridays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at restaurants across the Minneapolis area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business software for online reviews management. Last year, average daily transactions at restaurants surged to 82 per business on Fridays, compared to 57 daily transactions on average on Mondays.


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