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

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

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

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 337 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

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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.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Doin' Their Own Thing
What was featured
creative American comfort food and cocktails
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Modern Café

Frequently asked questions

Is Modern Café still open in 2026?

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

What happened to Modern Café 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. As of September 2026, Modern Café has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Modern Café permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Modern Café has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Modern Café located?

337 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Modern Café?

Season 4, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired November 10, 2008. The episode is titled “Doin' Their Own Thing”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Modern Café still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

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. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
337 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Venue type
cafe
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://m.yelp.com/biz/modern-cafe-minneapolis-3

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