HmongTown Marketplace — Attraction in Saint Paul

You gotta try Kia and Joey’s Kitchen!!! This 💎 honestly offers the very Best Hmong food in MN!!! Opinions vary but they beat every eatery in Hmong Village, Hmongtown and self standing eatery we’ve been to and we’ve tried every Hmong restaurant in MN. They’re located in the vegetable building. This is the only place we eat@ while visiting Hmongtown marketplace. We had a party of seven on Easter for an afternoon lunch and it was Amazing!!! We had Hmong and Caucasian guests with us and we were all very satisfied with our holiday meal. The service is accommodating, accurate and quick. Everything we ordered was cooked to order, correct and served with a genuine smile. We had special requests for spice levels and everything came out Perfect!!! We had the Sesame balls, NaVaam, Hmong sausage (the pepper sauce is Tremendous), purple sticky rice, pork skewers, Pho combo, Red Kapoon, Combo Pad Thai, Beef Laab and Chicken Laab. Everything was seriously fresh and Excellent!!! I’ve not had this much variety of food in one sitting which literally all dishes came out with perfection. We are having them cater our daughter’s College graduation party it’s this Great!!! Do not miss this...

If you like Asian food and culture you must experience the HmongTown Marketplace. It is an Asian flee market on steroids. If you need any traditional cooking utensils, clothing, jewlery, ingrediants, you'll find them here. The unique food stands are rediculously goodand it feels like the vendors are sharing their secret family recipes with the Twin Cities. Yes, the dining area borderlines on dirty, but to me it adds to the rustic charm. The glass noodle stuffed chicken wings are a must try and I haven't stopped craving them since I last tried them. I could go back every day for a month trying different vendors and menu items from the stands and not get sick of it. Come hungry and bring cash, cards aren't liked or accepted, however there is a cash machine if you forget. The Village is made up of multiple indoor warehouse buildings to explore, so be sure not to miss any. One of St. Paul's greatest cultural gems, be sure to...

This is such an interesting way to get a little immersion into a culture other than your own (if you're not Hmong), while becoming the Other yourself! You can easily spend a full day here checking out all of the intricate shops, talking to people, and enjoying great food, while supporting the Hmong community that is so vital to Minnesota.

I think it's important for people to get outside of their cultural comfort zones in order to hear stories & viewpoints from people we may not encounter otherwise, and to have experiences that expand our conscious and subconscious viewpoints of the world and our immediate community in a non-colonialist manner that brings connective fellowship and understanding, when so many forces try to put distance between people by attempting to make us fear our differences.

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