Kingfield

Kingfield is largely a residential area of single-family houses with some multiple unit residences and apartment buildings. Businesses are clustered at commercial corners with a growing variety of largely independently owned small businesses to serve the residents. The Kingfield neighborhood has a reputation as a place where the people are willing to volunteer to create and maintain a vital, caring and safe place for those who live and work here.

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From mid-May through October, the Kingfield Farmers Market is the place to be on Sunday mornings, having won the City Pages Best Farmers Market award for outstanding quality and variety of vendors. With the quality of food and variety, it should come as no surprise that many top-notch dining options fill one neighborhood.  It can be difficult to choose between the diverse flavors offered between its cafes, bars, and restaurants.

Kingfield astounds the Latin-American cuisine scene with Victor’s 1959 Café transporting diners to the colorful land of Cuba, Café Ena bringing Latin-American flavor with French techniques, and fresh plays on Mexican fare can be found at LaFresca.  Filipino food isn’t always easy to come by but leave it to Kingfield to have that niche covered, too at Apoy. Kingfield’s most raved-about American fare is found at Revival, which has built a reputation for serving some of the finest comfort food in the twin cities. Plentiful pastries, scones and coffee can be found throughout the neighborhood at Patisserie 46, Royal Grounds Coffee, and Five Watt Coffee.

Kingfield’s originality isn’t just limited to its restaurants and cafes. Antiques, furniture, home goods, and one-of-a-kind treasures await at neighborhood shops Odds‘N’ Ends and The Foundry Home Goods. Located in the heart of Kingfield, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park offers activities for all ages and programming year-round, keeping the community spirit alive.

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Because the vast majority of this neighborhood is residential and dining establishments are nicely spread out, there is often plenty of free on-street parking to be found. From downtown, Metro Transit bus route 18 follows Nicollet with stops near many of the neighborhood’s acclaimed restaurants and cafés - expect a 20-minute ride. You can also reach the southeast end of Kingfield by taking route 11 to the I-35W and 46th Street Station, about a 30-minute ride.

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