Canal Park in Duluth, Minn., houses tourist attractions along Lake Superior. This sliver of land features a maritime museum as well as the Great Lakes Aquarium. The Canal Park Business Association coordinates annual events like Grandma's Marathon. Visitors to Canal Park need not venture far from the Lakewalk and other attractions for meals. You can dine at sit-down restaurants and casual eateries within five minutes of Canal Park.
Z's Deli and Restaurant serves breakfast and lunch, within two minutes of Canal Park. The dining area features large tables and eclectic musical choices from around the world. Breakfast specialties include gyros omelets and steak and egg platters. The lunch menu features pastrami dips and meatloaf sandwiches served in ample portions. Lunch guests also can order beef fajita pitas and Greek tacos. Vegetarians find main courses like falafel and veggie burgers at Z's Deli and Restaurant. The restaurant provides free delivery throughout downtown Duluth during lunch.
Z's Deli and Restaurant
220 Holiday Center
Duluth, MN 55802
218-727-1803
zsdeli.net
Fitger's Brewhouse, located three minutes of Canal Park, offers a combined lunch and dinner menu. The menu starts with appetizers like sweet potato fries and beer-battered onion rings. House specialties include grilled tuna steak sandwiches and black bean burritos. The kitchen also produces red Angus burgers, olive burgers and other unique sandwiches. Guests can learn how the brewery produces the Park Point Pils and Wildfire Lager during Saturday tours. This Duluth restaurant sponsors local events like the Brewhouse Triathlon and Burrito Union Triathlon.
Fitger's Brewhouse
600 E. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-279-2739
brewhouse.net
The Midi Restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner only two minutes from Canal Park. The breakfast menu features vanilla French toast and eggs Florentine. Lunch and dinner guests can start their meals with coconut shrimp and wild rice salmon cakes. Main courses range from the grilled rib-eye steak to the Alsatian sausage sampler. The restaurant offers seating on the outdoor patio from May through October. Patrons can reserve seats for dinner and live theater each weekend at the Midi Dinner Theater.
The Midi Restaurant
600 E. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-727-4880
midirestaurant.net
HellBurgers serves specialty burgers and pub food within a minute of Canal Park. Customers can choose burgers with pineapple jalapeno, mushroom Swiss and other toppings. The kitchen also prepares entrees like walleye fish and chips as well as beer braised bratwurst. The bar menu includes spiked shakes as well as regional beers. HellBurgers offers free deliveries to hotels and businesses in Canal Park and downtown Duluth. Diners can listen to live jazz, salsa and rock music from the restaurant stage Saturday through Tuesday.
HellBurgers
310 Lake Ave. S.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-727-1620
hellburgers.com