05/11/2026
MINNEAPOLIS FOODIES… this is your sign to RUN to La Mama Restaurant 🤤🔥🍉🍍
I’ve had a lot of amazing immigrant owned food spots across the Twin Cities, but La Mama absolutely delivered on EVERY level 👏🏽 The flavors here are BOLD, authentic, rich, savory, and completely unforgettable. This is NOT one of those places watering things down for the Minnesota palate 👀🔥
From watermelon juice served in an actual watermelon 🍉 to pineapple juice inside a REAL pineapple 🍍… the experience already had me hooked before the food even hit the table.
Then came the gyro, lamb and chicken kebabs, grilled salmon bites, fluffy rice, and one of the most flavorful spreads I’ve had in a minute 🤯🔥 Every bite felt homemade and packed with love.
And don’t even get me STARTED on the Biscoff cake 🍰😭
If you love authentic Mediterranean + Somali food, generous portions, and hidden gems in Minneapolis… add this to your list IMMEDIATELY 📍🔥
📍2000 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404