The Tiny Diner

Twin Cities’ Biggest Restaurant and Bar Openings, July 2025 | Eater Twin Cities

"A sustainability-focused restaurant with its own gardens reopened after almost two years in late June, bringing back longtime favorites like breakfast burritos alongside new creations such as a bulgogi Philly sandwich. During the closure the space was used by the Real Minneapolis nonprofit to prepare meals; the gardens were restored by original designer Koby Jeschkeit-Hagen, and returning chef Stephanie Portillo now leads the kitchen." - Jeffy Mai

On the Grid : Tiny Diner

"Tiny Diner is more than the chic, retro-modern diner, garden patio, and tasty all-day menu evident at a glance. The diner is a permaculture demonstration site, showcasing urban farming and efficient water use through edible gardens and rain water catchments systems, making for the ultimate small-scale, local, and environmentally responsible dining experience. Tiny Diner also hosts a summer farmer's market and provides skillsharing workshops for members of the community to learn about growing soil, preserving produce, capturing water, and renewable energy. Whether you're just stopping in for a burger and a shake or thinking about turning your backyard into a rain garden, Tiny Diner makes your dreams attainable." - Teagan White

On the Grid : Le Town Talk Diner

"A little piece of Marseilles sits in a narrow strip off bustling Lake Street in midtown Minneapolis. Le Town Talk diner brings a piece of France to our lips with a combination of signature family recipes and working-class eats from the owner Emilie Cellai's hometown of Marseilles. If you're not there for the food or the rouge-tinted ambiance, you'll certainly enjoy the full bar and specialty wine cocktails. It's definitely a place to sit, sip, and enjoy the company of friends. The flashy marquee is hard to miss." - Paper Bicycle

"Tiny Diner, Uptown Powderhorn by Teagan White. Tiny Diner is more than the chic, retro-modern diner, garden patio, and tasty all-day menu evident at a glance. The diner is a permaculture demonstration site, showcasing urban farming and efficient water use through edible gardens and rain water catchments systems, making for the ultimate small-scale, local, and environmentally responsible dining experience. Tiny Diner also hosts a summer farmer's market and provides skillsharing workshops for members of the community to learn about growing soil, preserving produce, capturing water, and renewable energy. Whether you're just stopping in for a burger and a shake or thinking about turning your backyard into a rain garden, Tiny Diner makes your dreams attainable."

Controversy Follows Restaurateur Kim Bartmann After Being Named James Beard Award 2022 Semifinalist | Eater Twin Cities

"I noted that Tiny Diner is one of eight Twin Cities restaurants run by Kim Bartmann's Bartmann Group, which in 2021 agreed to a $230,000 settlement to pay back wages and overtime; former employees and social media users argued that Bartmann's nomination for “outstanding hospitality” violated the James Beard Awards' code of ethics (which lists “stealing of wages or tips” as a disqualifier), though Bartmann said she “did not violate” the code and called the accusations “misogyny.” Commentators such as Pete Wells pointed out the dilemma that banning these restaurants would act on an accusation rather than a verdict, while not banning them could look hypocritical." - Emma Orlow