There’s a long list of reasons to visit Minnesota. Just ask Anthony Edwards (and not the men of Love Is Blind .)
Or you could ask Time. The magazine has included a Minneapolis restaurant and new sculptures around Detroit Lakes among its list of “The World’s Greatest Places 2025.”
The list, which has sections for “places to stay” and “places to visit,” includes Vinai, the long-awaited Hmong cuisine restaurant from Chef Yia Vang that opened in 2024.
It hasn’t taken long for Vang’s restaurant to become a must-do item in the Twin Cities. In the short time since opening, it has been included in the New York Times Restaurant List , Esquire’s Best New Restaurants, Eater’s Best New Restaurants , and Mpls St. Paul Magazine’s best restaurants list , among other accolades…