Bep Eatery, the Vietnamese restaurant that has fed daytime diners in the Minneapolis skyways since 2015, has closed its storefront inside Fifth Street Towers. The closure leaves the business with a single remaining location, its longtime outpost in LaSalle Plaza, which stays open for now.
The Fifth Street Towers closure came at the end of the restaurant's current lease, according to Bring Me The News, which cited reporting from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. The outlet reported that Bep Eatery's skyway outpost in LaSalle Plaza will remain open even as the Fifth Street Towers space shuts its doors.
Bep Eatery first opened in 2015 and has operated two storefronts since 2016, per the same report. Bring Me The News identifies Thanh Danh as the owner who first opened the restaurant, though MSP Magazine has previously described MSP Magazine's coverage noting co-owners Thanh and Mark Myhre — an ownership discrepancy that remains unresolved across the two accounts.
What's On the Menu at the Remaining Location
For skyway regulars who've relied on Bep Eatery for a quick bite between meetings, the menu stays familiar at the LaSalle Plaza spot. The restaurant serves Vietnamese coffee, banh mi, spring rolls, vermicelli salad, and other quick bites, catering to daytime diners navigating the Minneapolis skyway system.
Eviction Lawsuit Loomed Over LaSalle Plaza Space
The closure follows a 2025 report that the owner of LaSalle Plaza was suing to evict Bep Eatery. According to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the landlord alleged the restaurant owed more than $100,000 in back rent and other charges. The outcome and current status of that lawsuit have not been established, and the LaSalle Plaza location continues to operate as of the Fifth Street Towers closure.
Representatives for Bep Eatery and Fifth Street Towers did not immediately respond to a request for comment, the report noted. With one storefront now gone, skyway diners heading to Fifth Street Towers for their Vietnamese coffee fix will need to make the trip to LaSalle Plaza instead.
