WELCOME TO PRIMA
Prima is an intimate 55-seat neighborhood Italian Bistro
located in South Minneapolis. Owned and operated by Eliot and Jennifer King.

The menu is Rustic Italian Cuisine. It features pasta, salads, panini, meat and fresh seafood items. Daily Specials, a Children's Menu, Housemade Desserts, Carry-Out and Catering menus are also available.  Our entire menu is "made in-house" from the highest quality ingredients, locally sourced or grown on our own family farm in Waconia, MN, whenever possible.  The entire menu is offered for carry-out.  We also provide full service catering and family-style take home meals.  Carry-Out is usually ready within 10 to 20 minutes making Prima an excellent mid-week dinner option.

 

Prima's decor has soft, faux-painted walls, high ceilings, deep-colored fabrics and Picasso-styled artwork set in antique frames. Prima offers table and chair or banquette seating and has an open kitchen with counter seating to watch the action. Sidewalk Cafe seating during the warmer months adds 20 seats.

A wine list of reasonably-priced Italian, American and World wines is available by the glass or bottle. Bottled beer is also available.

In addition to our South Minneapolis, neighborhood Italian restaurant, we also operate our own King Family Farm in Waconia, MN.  In season, each year, we offer greens, heirloom tomatoes, eggs and herbs, all lovingly raised, by hand, by us.  We grow all of our vegetables without the use of chemicals or pesticides.  Our chickens are happily fed a vegetarian diet and enjoy free time to roam the farm daily.  Since it is almost impossible to raise as much food as we would need daily to operate our restaurant, when using our homegrown foods, we always take pride and tell "you the guest" that's it's from us!  We also currently have about 20 beehives on our farm, tended to by Jeff our resident beekeeper, that produce exceptional wildflower honey.  Look for our "About Us" page to learn more about what's growing at the farm, happenings to come and the loyal farm help that makes this all happen.

 

Opening its doors in April 1999, Prima has become a Twin Cities favorite for casual dining or carryout.

Please browse our menus and if you have any questions feel free to contact us.**
612-827-7376
**Also Note:  Effective JANUARY 17 2012 the Bridge Over Minnehaha Creek on Lyndale Avenue will be CLOSED until Fall of 2012.  Please visit us by traveling to Nicollet Avenue and coming down 54th street to our 75 space rear parking lot OR take Crosstown/62 to Lyndale Avenue NORTH right to our front door OR take Penn Avenue to 54th Street.  THANK YOU for supporting us during this replacament phase of the historic bridge over Minnehaha Creek!

Our HOURS of Operation
LUNCH
Monday-Saturday 11:00am - 4:00pm
 
DINNER
Monday-Thursday 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday-Saturday 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Minneapolis  
  5325 Lyndale Ave S   Minneapolis, MN 55419     Ph. 612.827.7376