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What Happened to Modern Café After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Modern Café has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Modern Cafe at 337 13th Ave NE is marked permanently closed, updated August 2026. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Modern Cafe for the 'Doin' Their Own Thing' episode, aired 2008-11-10, spotlighting the restaurant's creative reinterpretations of classic American comfort food alongside a full bar and cocktail menu. Modern Cafe operated as a sit-down diner-style restaurant in the Northeast neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a longtime dining and arts district on the city's east side. According to Yelp, the listing tied to the restaurant's address, 337 13th Ave NE, was marked permanently closed as of an August 2026 update, with the page showing well over a hundred reviews. No current website or active social media presence was found for the business during this search.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4

Episode 13
Aired
Title: Doin' Their Own Thing · What was featured: creative American comfort food and cocktails
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  1. Yelp https://m.yelp.com/biz/modern-cafe-minneapolis-3
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