On the fourth-floor terrace of Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis, at the gateway to the North Loop, heated wooden cabins strung with lights overlook the downtown skyline.
Nordic Village returns on Friday 6 November 2026 for its fifth season, the hotel announced, and bookings for the 2026-27 season are already open through OpenTable. In five winters it has grown from a handful of cabins into a rooftop dining destination with its own bar, a weekend artisan market and a Nordic-inspired menu featuring rye bread, cured fish and lingonberries.
A mountain retreat, four floors up
The village was designed in partnership with MartinPatrick3 to evoke a Nordic winter retreat, and the hotel describes the look as rustic-chic: twinkling lights and warm wood bring a cabin setting to downtown Minneapolis.
There are eight private cabins in all. Five are sized for up to four guests, which makes them the natural choice for a date night or a dinner with close friends, while three larger cabins seat up to eight, enough for a family celebration or a small festive gathering. The cabins are heated and insulated for winter dining.
Then there’s The Lodge, a cabin-inspired bar seating up to 24, offering drinks and light fare à la carte. It works as a stop for a cocktail before or after dinner in a cabin, as a destination in its own right, or, for larger groups, as a private event space.
Introducing the 2024 season, Executive Chef Martín Morelli said: “Many of our guests have a pretty good idea of what a Minnesota cabin experience is like, but if you don’t, we want you to know this isn’t a formal place; it’s meant to be familiar. So come as you are and enjoy.”
The anniversary menu: Swedish meatballs, Skagen toast and the World’s Best Cake
Morelli and his culinary team have created a Nordic-inspired menu for the anniversary season. Dinner opens with a welcome canapé: a devilled egg crowned with salmon roe, pickled onion, crispy onion and dill.
From there comes Doppi Gryta, a traditional chicken consommé with root vegetables, served with Danish seeded rye bread. Starters include a beet salad, beef tartare, a lox tartine and Skagen toast, the Swedish classic of prawns on toasted bread.
Swedish meatballs come with lingonberries and pickled cucumber, and Niman Ranch short rib arrives with roasted onion mashed potatoes. There’s also a Wild Acres smoked half chicken, a Hen of the Woods stroganoff for anyone skipping meat, and Loch Duart salmon finished with an aquavit beurre blanc.
For dessert, World’s Best Cake combines meringue, vanilla custard and toasted almonds. The alternative is Kladdkaka, the gooey Swedish sticky chocolate torte, served here with raspberry sauce.
The prix-fixe dinner is listed at $175 per person and $65 per child, with a white sturgeon caviar service available as a $195 supplement. The full line-up is on the hotel’s Nordic Village menu, and it’s worth checking ahead, as the number of courses varies between the hotel’s own descriptions. Expect a canapé followed by several courses, plus seasonal cocktails.
Five winters on the terrace
Nordic Village has grown a little every year, and much of that growth has followed what guests asked for. It began with five cabins. By its second winter, in 2023, it had expanded to add the three larger cabins seating up to eight.
The Lodge followed in 2024, the third season. Florian Riedel, then the hotel’s general manager, explained at the time where the idea came from: “Last year, we would often hear comments like, ‘I want to bring my whole family here. I’d love for our work event to be held here. This would be a great place to host a party.’ The Lodge was created because of this feedback. Our guests asked, and we listened.”
Last year’s fourth season ran from 1 November to the end of February, with the weekend market open until just before Christmas. For the fifth, the format holds steady, and the attention has turned to the menu.
The Nordic Winter Market
In the run-up to the holidays, the Nordic Winter Market brings local artisans to the rooftop terrace, selling Minnesota-made, handcrafted art, jewellery, homewares, apparel and more.
Vendors rotate through the season, offering a changing selection of Minnesota-made gifts. The market runs on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 3pm in Nordic Village on the fourth-floor terrace.
When to book
Reservations for the private cabins are open through OpenTable. With five cabins seating up to four and three seating up to eight, choose according to your group size. The Lodge offers an à la carte alternative to the cabin dinner.
Good to know
Opens: Friday 6 November 2026
Where: Fourth-floor rooftop terrace, Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis, 245 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
Cabins: Five seating up to four guests, three seating up to eight; The Lodge bar seats up to 24
Price: Prix-fixe dinner from $175 per person, $65 per child; caviar service a $195 supplement
Nordic Winter Market: Saturdays and Sundays, 11am to 3pm, in the run-up to the holidays
Book: Via OpenTable, or through the hotel’s Nordic Village page
