This buzzy doughnut pop-up has officially opened at a brick-and-mortar address in downtown St. Paul. SoYen’s brioche doughnuts, airy and creased around their middle like hamburger buns, come dusted with granulated sugar. Yen Fang and her husband Kong and brother Kuma stuff them with pastry creams — flavors range from ube Oreo and strawberry to pandan coconut and vanilla. The creme brulée doughnuts come lacquered with an amber sugar shell; the strawberry milk buns channel Japan’s viral strawberry sandwiches.

Coastal Seafood’s “divey” new bar and cafe is now open in St. Paul. Long a destination for fresh cuts of mahi mahi, pearlescent raw scallops, and hard-to-find seafood specialties, this shop is now slinging hot dishes like lobster rolls, tuna smash burgers, Nashville hot soft-shell baskets, and oysters on the half-shell.

The Cities’ first bar dedicated entirely to women’s sports is now open in the former Tracy’s Saloon space on Franklin Avenue, and it’s absolutely buzzing. Owner Jillian Hiscock, who took inspiration from Jenny Nguyen’s Portland bar the Sports Bra, raised more than $200,000 to launch A Bar of Their Own just in time for the women’s Big Ten basketball tournament. She’s offering local beer on draft, a tight list of cocktails and mocktails, and a big bar food menu, feat. Caesars, smash burgers, kimchi carnitas sandwiches, fried pickles, and more, with women’s sports playing on all screens. Even better, Tracy’s sold Hiscock its wing recipe, so that famous dry rub appears on the menu as well. Plan to arrive early, as A Bar of Their Own has been packed during its opening week.

Dario, the pink-washed new North Loop restaurant from Stephen Rowe and chef Joe Rolle, puts fresh pasta at the center of its menu: Sunchoke-ricotta doppio and parmesan cappelletti are in good company with hiramasa crudo, brown butter brick chicken, and delicate vegetable dishes like grilled hakurei turnips. Pasta maven Rachel Cornelius McLeod (also of Cornelius Pasta Co.) makes the tender, supple pasta every morning; Rolle is the mind behind the menu, weaving together Italian, Asian, and American influences with a dexterous hand. Rowe, a Marvel bar alum and the architect of Dario’s cocktail program, forgoes garnishes in favor of aromatics and spices. Effervescence, bitter finishes, and a range of nonalcoholic, low-proof, and full-proof pours bring the menu together.

Diane’s Place, a landmark new restaurant for Hmong American cuisine, is open in Northeast Minneapolis, following a year of great anticipation. For the time being, Diane’s Place is open for breakfast and lunch, with plans to expand to dinner service in the near future. But the menu is robust, featuring a banh mi-esque chicken sandwich on croissant bread; Thai tea French toast; a Spam and nori croissant; and an Asian chicken noodle soup, among other dishes. Or swing by the pastry counter for a sweet pork and salted egg yolk croissant, or a tart calamansi raspberry Danish.

The team behind the Food Bank food truck has opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the Camden neighborhood, where it’s serving golden-fried catfish dinners, hot honey wings, and Philly cheese steaks, among other dishes, plus sides like mac and cheese, greens with smoked turkey, spaghetti and potato salad. But don’t overlook the made-from-scratch dessert menu, featuring silky banana pudding, peach cobbler, and caramel cake with the glossiest sheen.

Minne’s on Glenwood, from owner Cordell Richardson, is slinging loaded tots, Chicago dogs, and sliders — their two small patties layered with oozy cheese, sandwiched in a pillowy bun, and crowned, in Minne’s unique style, with a pickle chip and a cherry tomato — in Minneapolis’s Harrison neighborhood. Save room for a milkshake or classic root beer float.

Chef John Ng and Lina Goh’s stand-up ramen counter, Ramen Shoten, recently closed at local food hall Eat Street crossing, but a new spot, “Staff Meeting,” has taken its place. Las Vegas-based chef Louross Edralin, a Season 4 alumni of Hell’s Kitchen, is serving a menu of Japanese curry with chicken katsu, Korean fried rice, twice-fried spiced chicken wings, and both chicken-based and vegetarian ramen, among other dishes.

Chefs Jo Seddon and Lisa Wengler — both alums of Gavin Kaysen’s Wayzata restaurant Bellecour — have opened Gia, a new Italian restaurant, in the former Cavé Vin Space in Minneapolis’s Armatage neighborhood. Seddon and Wengler have run Gia as a pop-up over the past three-and-a-half years — at their new permanent home, they celebrate freshness and simplicity with small plates like artichoke and polenta fritti and bruschetta pomodoro; mains like Chianti-braised beef and shrimp bucatini studded with plum tomatoes; and desserts like affogatos and lemon tarts with cream.

Jester Concepts — the restaurant group behind P.S. Steak, Borough, and Parlour, among others — has made its suburban debut with Starling. Culinary director Wyatt Evans’s menu has a “cross-continental” bend: Minnesotan walleye is bathed in a rich green curry, fragrant with lemongrass; butter chicken comes served in taco form, on soft flour tortillas. Save room for ube tres leches cake.

Pink Ivy Kitchen, the newest restaurant from the team behind Advellum Vegetable Eatery, combines chef Michael Shaughnessy’s thoughtful attention to vegetables with a deft use of proteins: tuna tataki is served on tender gem lettuce wraps; burgers are made with a balanced blend of chuck and brisket, topped with soy-braised onions and tangy pickled cucumber; mussels are served in decadent lobster butter. Even better, this new Hopkins spot has a breezy patio.

This vibey new all-day cafe, located in the iconic Birchwood Cafe’s former home, features a robust assortment of pastries, breakfast scrambles, golden Dutch baby pancakes, and coffee drinks like caramel sea salt and sweet matcha lattes. Lunchier items include stacked-tall burgers, a fried cod sandwich, and lion’s mane “crab cakes.” Juell and Ray Roberts, the husband-and-wife duo behind the spot, are Prince’s former personal chefs — you can expect an infusion of the late singer’s energy in the space and its playlists. Dinner and alcoholic beverages are slated to come later down the line.

Tap In, a restaurant, cocktail bar, and community space in North Minneapolis owned by a collective of BIPOC entrepreneurs, is finally open. The tight menu features sandwiches, like pull-apart brisket, fried catfish, and salmon; bowls; and plates that come with two sides. Drinks here wink to the community: take the Henny margarita with Hennessy, lemon, lime, and agave, as well as the “Expresso” martini with dark rum, coffee liqueur, and chocolate bitters. The minimalist-chic space feels ripe for languid hangouts, with raffia chandeliers, African art, and a centerpiece tree behind the bar.