There’s something magical about sliding onto a worn vinyl stool at a counter where thousands of Minnesotans have parked themselves before you, elbows polished into the same spots for decades, in pursuit of the perfect omelet.
That’s exactly what you’ll find at Ideal Diner in Northeast Minneapolis, where the breakfast magic happens in a space so authentically retro it makes time travel seem possible.
You know those places that claim to be “old-school” but were actually built last Tuesday?
This isn’t one of them…