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Children's boutiques in Minneapolis

The Twin Cities' independent children's shops cluster in Linden Hills, along Grand Avenue in St. Paul, and around the North Loop and Northeast Minneapolis. We've gathered 18 worth knowing across 14 neighborhoods in 8 metro towns — each one hand-checked and chosen by eye, never a paid placement. For 6 of them we couldn't confirm current opening hours from a primary source, and we say so on the page rather than guess.

18 shops · 14 neighborhoods · 8 metro towns · hand-checked, never paid · ratings from Google, checked August 2026
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By neighborhood

Linden Hills 3 shops

Northeast Minneapolis 2 shops

Warehouse District 2 shops

More in Minneapolis 2 shops

Grand Avenue, St. Paul 2 shops

More in St. Paul 2 shops

Around the metro 6 shops

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Where are the best children's boutiques in Minneapolis?

The Twin Cities' independent children's shops cluster in Linden Hills, along Grand Avenue in St. Paul, and around the North Loop and Northeast Minneapolis. Wild Rumpus Books and Kinoko Kids are among the most-loved by local families, going by their reviews. Every shop in this guide is hand-checked.

How many independent children's boutiques does Little Lamb list in Minneapolis?

We list 18, across 14 neighborhoods in 8 Twin Cities towns. Listings come from public sources and our own checking — we don't take payment for placement, and we add more as we find them.

Does this guide cover St. Paul and the suburbs too?

Yes. Alongside Minneapolis proper we list shops on Grand Avenue and Selby Avenue in St. Paul, plus Hopkins, Maple Grove, White Bear Lake, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka and Excelsior.

Are the opening hours here reliable?

Where a shop publishes its hours we list them day by day. For 6 of the 19 shops we couldn't confirm hours from a primary source, and we say so on those pages rather than guess — call ahead for those.

Do these Minneapolis shops sell online?

Some do and some are in-store only. Where a shop has its own site or shopping links, we point to them on the shop's page — always their own official links, never paid.

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