Shabbat in Minneapolis (St. Louis Park)

Eruv: yes

St. Louis Park / Minneapolis eruv built by Eruv of Minnesota (volunteers, borders on Xcel power lines, inspected each Friday). Call the Eruv Hotline 612-640-ERUV (3788) before Shabbat; no live web status page was found online as of Nov 2026 (the Eiruv Map link on Bais Yisroel's Community page is only a placeholder). Darchei Noam's map (updated Sept 2025) says the Hwy 7 service road west of Joppa Ave and the southern parts of Lynn and Joppa Aves are out, and construction can affect it. No hotel is inside the eruv.

The Kosher Spot

Sells Prime Kosher Catering grab-and-go items for weekdays and Shabbos plus fresh Prime challah Thu and Fri (AJW listing, 2024); curbside pickup; no hotel delivery stated; no separate Shabbat-meal ordering arrangement found (Nov 2026); Google reviews mention Chalav Yisrael dairy and glatt meat; closed Saturday

Hours: Mon-Wed 8-8, Thu 8-10:30, Fri 8-4, Sun 9-6 (Google; Fri shorter in winter, call) · 952-217-4355

Prime Kosher Catering

Drop-off or full-service catering; online ordering on Toast (toasttab.com/local/order/prime_kosher_catering) shows no Shabbat menu or deadline, so ask about Shabbat orders by phone; its grab-and-go is also sold at The Kosher Spot; closed Saturday

Hours: Mon-Wed 8-8, Thu 8-3, Fri 8-5 (Google, Nov 2026; confirm in winter) · 952-800-4645 · catering@primekoshercatering.com

Sato Fusion (sushi and American fusion)

Closed Friday and Saturday, so no Shabbat meals; same address and phone as the old Prime Deli listing

Hours: Sun-Thu 4:30-8:30pm (Google, Nov 2026); closed Fri and Sat · 952-303-5813 · satofusion.com

Basil (kosher dairy pizza and sushi)

Vegetarian; Google reviews mention grab-and-go sushi; call about Shabbat orders

Hours: Mon-Wed 11:30-6:30, Thu 11:30-6:45, Fri 11:30-2:30, Sun 12-5:30 (Google); closed Shabbat; Google also shows Sat 10:30pm-midnight (motzei Shabbat, confirm) · 952-929-1075

Bogart's Doughnut Co. (Excelsior Blvd)

Donuts and coffee; open on Saturday (not Shabbat-observant)

Hours: Daily 7-5 (Sat/Sun from 7:30) per Google; Fri hours may be shorter in winter · 612-259-8225

Bogart's Doughnut Co. (W 36th St)

Donuts and soft serve; open on Saturday (not Shabbat-observant)

Hours: Daily 7-5 (Sat/Sun from 7:30) per Google · 612-886-1670

Breadsmith (Edina, 50th and France)

Bread and challah-type loaves; some retail packaged items (e.g. jam) are not kosher; ask to see the certificate

Hours: Mon-Fri 6:30-7, Sat 6:30-6, Sun 7-6 (Google; buy early on winter Fridays) · 952-920-2778

Breadsmith (Minnetonka, Plymouth Rd)

Closest Breadsmith to Chabad of Minnetonka; some packaged items not kosher

Hours: Mon-Fri 6:30-6, Sat 6:30-5, Sun 7-5 (Google) · 952-475-0099

Vitali's Cafe (Hyatt Regency, downtown)

Dairy and fish crepes, wraps, salads; closed Saturday; about 20 min drive from St. Louis Park

Hours: Chabad page: Sun-Thu 8-9, Fri 8-2; Google (Nov 2026): Mon-Fri 8-5, Sun 9-5, closed Sat (call) · 612-596-4610 · vitalisbistro.com

Razava Bread Co. (St. Paul)

Sourdough bagels, Jerusalem bagels, challah (Google reviews); about 20 min drive east of St. Louis Park

Hours: Wed-Sat 7-4, Sun 8-3, closed Mon-Tue (Google); open Saturday (not Shabbat-observant) · 763-338-0853 · razavabread.co

Lunds & Byerlys St. Louis Park

Kosher aisle, bakery, butcher, deli and sushi per Chabad's list; open on Saturday

Hours: Daily 6am-10pm (Google) · 952-929-2100

Mikvah Minneapolis (women's)

Booking: 952-926-0276 (leave a message; three days' notice requested per 2021 guide; no hours published)

Men's mikvah at Kenesseth Israel

Booking: Kenesseth Israel 952-920-2183 (a Google review says towels and showers are provided for a modest fee; no hours published)

• Where to stay: no hotel is inside the eruv and none was found within a 15-minute walk of a St. Louis Park shul (Google Places check, Nov 2026). The nearest cluster (AC Hotel, Homewood Suites, DoubleTree, TownePlace, SpringHill on Wayzata Blvd / I-394) is about 1.3-1.6 mi from Kenesseth Israel and Bais Yisroel. Bais Yisroel's 2021 visitor guide says hotel keys are electronic and to consult your LOR; Booking.com Q&A, Google and TripAdvisor reviews for all six listed hotels (Nov 2026) add no Shabbat facts, so ask for a physical key. If you want to walk to shul, ask the shuls about host families (Google reviews of Bais Yisroel say locals host visitors).
• Shabbat meals: Chabad Minneapolis (Minnetonka) runs a Shabbat dinner at $30 adults / $15 ages 3-14 (its page, undated); RSVP on the site or at 952-929-9922. For takeout, The Kosher Spot (952-217-4355) sells Prime Kosher Catering grab-and-go for Shabbos and challah on Thursday and Friday; Prime Kosher Catering is 952-800-4645 (also orders on Toast, no Shabbat menu posted). Order ahead; Sato Fusion is closed Fri and Sat.
• Winter Fridays are early: Minneapolis candle lighting is 4:37pm on Nov 6, 4:14pm on Dec 4, 4:24pm on Jan 1 and 4:39pm on Jan 15, and Shabbat ends about 4:50pm in December (Hebcal, 18-minute havdalah; Nov 6 per chabadslp.org). Kosher Spot lists Friday to 4pm and Basil to 2:30pm, so shop Thursday. The shuls' Friday Mincha follows candle lighting.
• Eruv: call 612-640-ERUV (3788) before every Shabbat; the eruv is on utility lines and construction or storms can break it. Hotels are outside it, so do not carry there. Darchei Noam's map was updated Sept 2025.
• Hechsherim: local supervision is Minnesota Kosher (MNK, Rabbi Yechezkel Greenberg, 952-926-7867; list updated July 2026 at mplscommunity.org/minnesotakosher). cRc handed Basil, Breadsmith, Cinnabon (Mall of America), Prime Kosher Catering and Sato to MNK on May 1 2023. United Mehadrin Kosher (UMKosher) is in St. Paul. Check the certificate if in doubt.
• Call ahead: Bais Yisroel loads its times live on its site and Kenesseth Israel has no published schedule, so phone before your first visit (Chabad of St. Louis Park meets in the Menorah Plaza community room). I found no published registration or security rules. MSP to St. Louis Park is about 25 min; kosher food at MSP itself was not found online as of Nov 2026 after two searches (Cinnabon at Mall of America is MNK-certified).
• Mayo Clinic side trip (Rochester MN, about 80 mi south): Chabad of Southern Minnesota, 730 2nd St SW, 507-288-7500. Shabbat meals by advance reservation; Shabbat take-out from MedCity Kosher Kitchen needs 48 hours' notice, pickup or delivery Fridays at 3pm ($5 delivery; entrees about $41, challah roll $7; hechsher not stated on the page). Shabbat kits and Moussia Hospitality (Bikur Cholim Mayo Clinic Area: patient advocacy, kosher hospitality). Trader Joe's Rochester (1200 16th St SW) carries Pas Yisroel baked goods, glatt chicken, turkey and meat, and cRc challah per Chabad's list. A Hope Lodge-style kosher program or a hotel with a Shabbat elevator there was not found online as of Nov 2026; ask Chabad of Southern Minnesota on 507-288-7500.

Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Prime Deli (4214/4224 Minnetonka Blvd, 952-303-5813): not found online under that name as of Nov 2026 (not on Minnesota Kosher's July 2026 list); Google shows the same address and phone under Sato Fusion, so it appears to have been replaced by Sato Fusion (listed under food). No dated closure notice was found. · Best Western American Inn (3924 Excelsior Blvd): in Bais Yisroel's 2021 visitor guide; not found online as of Nov 2026 (no current Google Places listing), so not confirmed either way. · Fishman's Kosher Market: not found online as of Nov 2026 (no Minneapolis listing in any kosher list or on Google Places); older guides may refer to a market that no longer operates here. Ask Chabad Minneapolis on 952-929-9922. · Pizza Rev: not found on any local kosher list as of Nov 2026; do not rely on it unless it shows a certificate. · Rainbow Foods (5370 W 16th St) still appears on Chabad's list; the 2021 guide shows a Cub Foods at that address · La Quinta (formerly Hampton Inn) on Chabad's hotel list: Google now shows separate Hampton Inn and La Quinta properties on Wayzata Blvd, so that listing is stale