Diane's Place

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Diane's Place
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Diane's Place
Restaurant information
OwnerDiane Moua
Head chefDiane Moua
Food type Hmong American cuisine
Location117 14th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates 45°0′5.5″N93°16′13.3″W / 45.001528°N 93.270361°W / 45.001528; -93.270361

Diane's Place is a restaurant in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It opened in the spring of 2024 in the Food Building in Northeast Minneapolis. The restaurant is owned and operated by chef Diane Moua, who is a James Beard Award-nominated pastry chef. Diane's Place serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner, featuring dishes that blend Hmong American comfort food with culinary techniques that Moua has learned throughout her career. The menu includes traditional Hmong cuisine using ingredients partly sourced from Moua's parents' farm in Wisconsin. [1] [2] [3]

Diane's Place has gained national recognition and was named Food & Wine magazine's 2025 Restaurant of the Year. The magazine praised the restaurant for its high level of service, hospitality, and the way it shares Hmong food traditions with the Minneapolis community. The restaurant also received a two-star review from the New York Times shortly before receiving this award. Diane Moua has been nominated for James Beard Awards in the categories Best Pastry Chef and Best Chef Midwest. The restaurant was named Minnesota Monthly's Best New Restaurant of 2024. [4] [5]

Moua named the restaurant after herself as a tribute to her family history and personal journey. Her parents, Hmong immigrants who arrived in the U.S. in 1982, have played a significant role in the establishment of the restaurant by providing fresh vegetables and support. The dinner menu features family-style Hmong dishes such as sour pork short ribs and Asian chicken noodle soup (khao piak sen). Moua adapts traditional dishes to make Hmong cuisine accessible to new audiences while preserving their essence. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Brion, Raphael. "With Traditional Hmong Cooking and Soulful Pastries, Our 2025 Restaurant of the Year Feels Just Like Home". Food & Wine. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Harder, Macy (October 24, 2024). "Diane's Place to Launch Dinner Service". Minnesota Monthly. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Amy (April 26, 2024). "Chef Diane Moua Opens Diane's Place in Northeast Minneapolis". Minnesota Monthly. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Gallagher, Brian. "22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now" . The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Ngo, Nancy (October 10, 2025). "Joe Jonas dines at award-winning Diane's Place (and later St. Pierre) in Minneapolis". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Food & Wine magazine names Diane's Place of Minneapolis its Restaurant of the Year". MPR News. September 2, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ DeRusha, Jason (December 27, 2024). "The Bakery Boom: A Guide to Minnesota's Best Bakeries". Minnesota Monthly. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
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