New Hours! Open Mon. through Sat. 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sun. breakfast 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Dinner menu starts at 5:00 p.m.

July only: Support local businesses this month for the chance to win up to $1,250 in gift cards! Click for details (brochure in PDF format). A promotion of the Metro Independent Business Alliance.

Every Saturday is Locals Night. Join us for dinner and music! And if you live within two miles of the cafe, we offer a 10 percent discount off your meal. We encourage you to lower your carbon footprint and walk, bike or bus: that's another 5 percent discount. Dinner starts at 5:00, music begins at 6:00.

July 3: No music - Happy holiday!
July 10: Niki Becker - pop / folk, singer/songwriter - ukulele
July 17: Irish Quin - Benefit for Keystone Community Foodshelf
July 23: Friday Jazz!! Join us July 23 for a special BBQ with live music by Keith Hanson. BBQ starts at 5:00 p.m.
July 24: Trudy Harper - harp
July 31: no music tonight, but join us Tuesday, August 3 for National Night Out!

Musicians, are you interested in playing at Trotter's on a Saturday night, 6:00-8:00 p.m.? Email us at eatlocal@trotterscafe.com.

Trotter's Art Gallery (in the cafe). Our show this month is Lisa Goodwin's energy paintings. "Art is watercolor on canvas."

Artists, would you like to display your work at Trotter's? Artists can have an opening for their show. Email us at eatlocal@trotterscafe.com.

Event Space. Do you need a place to... host a meeting, a book club, a birthday party, a breakfast group, etc.? To reserve a space in our party room, email us at eatlocal@trotterscafe.com.

New and Nearby Reading Series. Join us the last Wednesday of the month for a reading of new work by writers. Participants live in the neighborhood and share their work with us. Come for dinner and a glass of wine; stay for the reading.

No reading in June, July or August.

Thank you for helping us celebrate our 20 year anniversary! Still available: organic anniversary T-shirts printed locally by Rebel Ink.

Trotter's recipes published. The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook includes 100 recipes from 31 of Minnesota's best restaurants that use fresh, locally grown ingredients from regional farmers, markets, and organic producers. Trotter's contributed four recipes and is one of two St. Paul cafes featured. You can buy your own copy at Trotter's for $29.95, or order from Voyageur Press or through RenewingTheCountryside.org.

Buy your Blue Sky Guide at Trotter's. Resources, tips, and hundreds of coupons for green businesses in the Twin Cities. (Click for more info.)

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This page last updated July 2010.