Guidebook for Excelsior

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Guidebook for Excelsior

Food Scene

If you pick one place to check out - I'd pick here... Great atmosphere - fun lakeside restaurant with bar that is both formal/informal. Boating crowd during day followed by more formal but fun evening crowd. Kids/adults. Awesome outdoor patio. Closest restaurant to our house on the lake.
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Maynards
685 Excelsior Blvd
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If you pick one place to check out - I'd pick here... Great atmosphere - fun lakeside restaurant with bar that is both formal/informal. Boating crowd during day followed by more formal but fun evening crowd. Kids/adults. Awesome outdoor patio. Closest restaurant to our house on the lake.
Another awesome lakeside restaurant :-) Similar to 6Smith but with a larger outdoor patio. Both Cov and 6Smith are right in downtown Wayzata so you can stroll around the shops while there.
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COV Wayzata
700 Lake St E
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Another awesome lakeside restaurant :-) Similar to 6Smith but with a larger outdoor patio. Both Cov and 6Smith are right in downtown Wayzata so you can stroll around the shops while there.
Lakeside restaurant in Mound, MN. Great atmosphere for a fun night / day out. Kids/adults. Formal dining upstairs. Informal dining/bar with lakeside patio downstairs. Often has bands/music/events. Bring the kids and have them feed the MASSIVE carp by the dock - they won't be disappointed! :-)
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Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge
3746 Sunset Dr
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Lakeside restaurant in Mound, MN. Great atmosphere for a fun night / day out. Kids/adults. Formal dining upstairs. Informal dining/bar with lakeside patio downstairs. Often has bands/music/events. Bring the kids and have them feed the MASSIVE carp by the dock - they won't be disappointed! :-)
Best spot for ice cream selection in Downtown Excelsior. There is also a great little food Trolley with ice cream and some snacks down by the water - they just have a few less ice cream selections.
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Licks Unlimited
31 Water St
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Best spot for ice cream selection in Downtown Excelsior. There is also a great little food Trolley with ice cream and some snacks down by the water - they just have a few less ice cream selections.
Lakeside restaurant
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6Smith
294 Grove Ln E
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Lakeside restaurant
Brewery in downtown Victoria
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ENKI Brewing Company
1495 Stieger Lake Ln
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Brewery in downtown Victoria
You can call here to book a lunch cruise - price varies but it is in the $30 range for lunch plus cruise around the lake. I've done it and it was great...very relaxing. You can dress up or show up casual... Sometimes the boat captain tells you about the people living in the various houses on the lake.
Bayside Event Center
687 Excelsior Blvd
You can call here to book a lunch cruise - price varies but it is in the $30 range for lunch plus cruise around the lake. I've done it and it was great...very relaxing. You can dress up or show up casual... Sometimes the boat captain tells you about the people living in the various houses on the lake.
This place is currently closed (updated July 2017).
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Bayside Grille
687 Excelsior Blvd
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This place is currently closed (updated July 2017).
Great little coffee shop right next to Cub foods and liquor store. Right on corner of Hwy 7 and 41.
Caribou Coffee
23520 MN-7
Great little coffee shop right next to Cub foods and liquor store. Right on corner of Hwy 7 and 41.
Sushi! Our favorite choice for sushi in downtown Excelsior - the cook will make things to order if you ask...
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Yumi's Sushi Bar
217 Water Street
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Sushi! Our favorite choice for sushi in downtown Excelsior - the cook will make things to order if you ask...
Higher end pizza restaurant - great food! Right next to Excelsior Brewery and right in downtown Excelsior...
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Olive’s Fresh Pizza Bar Excelsior
287 Water St
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Higher end pizza restaurant - great food! Right next to Excelsior Brewery and right in downtown Excelsior...
Tacos! Bar/restaurant in downtown Excelsior - relatively casual. Right next door to movie theater.
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Lago Tacos Excelsior
30 Water St
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Tacos! Bar/restaurant in downtown Excelsior - relatively casual. Right next door to movie theater.
Restaurant /bar and wine shop combined. Casual atmosphere - fun to sit outside and watch the Excelsior crowd go by. Views of the lake but not directly lakeside. Right in downtown Excelsior
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Haskell's Port of Excelsior
1 Water St
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Restaurant /bar and wine shop combined. Casual atmosphere - fun to sit outside and watch the Excelsior crowd go by. Views of the lake but not directly lakeside. Right in downtown Excelsior
Restaurant/Bar - Known for their burgers...
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The Suburban
304 Water St
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Restaurant/Bar - Known for their burgers...
Restaurant / wine bar in downtown Victoria - local feel...
School of the Wise
1550 Arboretum Blvd
Restaurant / wine bar in downtown Victoria - local feel...

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Irish pub with food. Right in downtown Excelsior.
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Jake O'Connor's Public House
200 Water St
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Great Irish pub with food. Right in downtown Excelsior.
Great local bar in Downtown Victoria. Laid back crowd. Typically has bands multiple nights a week. In summer the bands play outside. Feels like a tiki bar. Serves pub food. Has pool table. They have a no kids after 8pm rule.
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Floyd's Bar
1758 Arboretum Blvd
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Great local bar in Downtown Victoria. Laid back crowd. Typically has bands multiple nights a week. In summer the bands play outside. Feels like a tiki bar. Serves pub food. Has pool table. They have a no kids after 8pm rule.
If you are a brewery type - this is our brewery owned by locals. Laid back atmosphere.
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Excelsior Brewing Company
421 3rd St
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If you are a brewery type - this is our brewery owned by locals. Laid back atmosphere.
Super cute little wine bar that typically has live music (1-2 person bands). Small / cozy atmosphere.
318 Water St
318 Water Street
Super cute little wine bar that typically has live music (1-2 person bands). Small / cozy atmosphere.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful Landscape Arboretum. Reasonable price. I won't write the awards down here because they get a new one every day it seems :-)
Arboretum Drive
Arboretum Drive
Beautiful Landscape Arboretum. Reasonable price. I won't write the awards down here because they get a new one every day it seems :-)
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Taman Carver Reserve
7400 Grimm Rd
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Boat Launch onto Minnetonka. Most economical spot to launch from - $10.
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Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
6900 Hazeltine Blvd
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Boat Launch onto Minnetonka. Most economical spot to launch from - $10.
Zero-entry sand bottom pool, boat launch, kids play area/swings
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Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
4610 County Rd 44
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Zero-entry sand bottom pool, boat launch, kids play area/swings

Shopping

Tons of cute little shops to browse through. Amazing little downtown area. Free parking. You can rent paddleboards and kayaks on the water at the pier/dock area.
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Excelsior
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Tons of cute little shops to browse through. Amazing little downtown area. Free parking. You can rent paddleboards and kayaks on the water at the pier/dock area.
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Mall of America
60 East Broadway
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Sightseeing

Prince's home / memorial! Tours available. VIP tours include a tour of his studio and a chance to record in it. You can go in on select Saturday nights and they have guest bands / singers that still play in the private area he used to play for people in. If you're a Prince fan - I definitely recommend you do this...
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Taman Paisley
7801 Audubon Rd
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Prince's home / memorial! Tours available. VIP tours include a tour of his studio and a chance to record in it. You can go in on select Saturday nights and they have guest bands / singers that still play in the private area he used to play for people in. If you're a Prince fan - I definitely recommend you do this...

Essentials

Cub Pharmacy
23800 MN-7
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Lunds & Byerlys Hwy 7 Minnetonka
11400 MN-7
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Kowalski's Market
440 Water St
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Entertainment & Activities

Golf!
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Deer Run Golf Club
8661 Deer Run Dr
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Golf!
Golf!
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Hazeltine National Golf Club
1900 Hazeltine Blvd
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Golf!
Lafayette Club
2800 Northview Rd
Golf!