Whimsical wallpaper, evocative murals, mosaic tiles and big, bold art were all over new Twin Cities restaurants in 2023. But after a while, all this playful design starts to look alike. Or does it? We captured some of the brightest, grooviest and most colorful wall (and floor) art in this year's newest crop of eateries. See if you can match the images to the restaurants in our quiz.
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December 8, 2023 at 2:58PM
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Hi Flora (Sharyn Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Hi Flora (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Wallpaper at Maison Margaux’s Underground Bar. (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Wallpaper at Maison Margaux. (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Wallpaper at Maison Margaux. (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Puralima in Minneapolis (Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Baba’s Hummus House has swirling tricolor rainbows throughout the bright cafe (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
All the comforts of home in Baba’s Hummus House. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The floor at Crasqui (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Butcher & the Boar photographed in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, June 16, 2023. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com (Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune/guest)
![The dining room at Herbst Eatery & Farm Stand on Thursday, May 4, 2023 in St. Paul, Minn. Herbst Eatery & Farm Stand is a new restaurant in the South St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. It's all about fresh, farm-driven fare inspired by countryside farm stands. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/CJPS52XFT43NU7M7HACK3FNWHE.jpg?&w=712)
Herbst in St. Paul. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Behind the bar at Fool Me Once (Renee Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Mural of Julia Child inside Eat Street Crossing by artist Cheyenne Randall. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The old Hollywood, star-studded wallpaper inside the Star Bar in downtown Minneapolis. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Layline uses a mix of wallpapers to lend its dining room a throwback, beach resort aesthetic. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Inside the dining room hangs a regal portrait of the namesake Luna and the Bear. (Joy Summers, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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