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Maison Margaux
Find all of the local press, buzz, and news about Minneapolis’s newest French Restaurant in the North Loop area.
The Dish: Maison Margaux in the North Loop
September 15, 2023 – The Dish, Minnesota Monthly. Inspired by classic French cuisine and the famous Moulin Rouge, Maison Margaux is a sparkling new brasserie by chef David Fhima
How Top Restaurateurs Are Curating Art-Forward Experiences
September 13, 2023 – Artful Living Magazine. Restaurateurs have long been known to put significant thought and effort into the ambiance of their establishments. Such is the case with chef David Fhima and his son/collaborator, Eli, who together are enriching the Twin Cities dining scene by bringing their walls to life.
David Fhima’s Maison Margaux Reinventing French Classics in North Loop
August 17th, 2023 – The Minneapolis restaurant Maison Margaux in the North Loop serves French brasserie fare with a side of indulgent hospitality.
The 13 burgers of summer in the Twin Cities and beyond
JULY 13, 2023 – Star Tribune. By Sharyn Jackson, Joy Summers and Nicole Hvidsten: The North Loop’s shiny new French bistro has a familiar burger on the menu.
Eat The Menu: Open House
July 13, 2023 / Carla Waldemar / Lavender Magazine. Restaurateur David Fhima has been opening restaurants in the Twin Cities for almost as long as I’ve been writing about them. Yet the geography around which his cooking has focused always remains constant: the traditional dishes of Mediterranean kitchens, from Spain to Morocco and more. So it’s no big leap to welcome Maison Margaux, which salutes the classic brasserie fare of France.
Twin Citian: Eli Fhima
July 5th, 2023 – MPLS St. Paul Magazine. He’s been working in his dad’s restaurants for as long as he can remember—probably why he’s so good at making their guests feel at home.
David Fhima unveils newest creation, a Moulin Rouge-inspired restaurant
June 15th, 2023 – CBS Minnesota.
David Fhima unveils newest creation, a Moulin Rouge-inspired restaurant
Maison Margaux Brings the Romance of 19th-Century Paris to the North Loop
May 10th, 2023 – Twin Cities Eater. At chef David Fhima’s new restaurant, Moulin Rouge is much more than a cabaret — it represents a moment in time. Here are five things to know before Maison Margaux’s May 12 opening.
North Loop’s Maison Margaux could have the Cities’ most expensive meal
May 12th, 2023 – Axios Twin Cities. Driving the news: Fhima, whose long-awaited French brasserie Maison Margaux opens in the old Ribnick Furs building May 12, said the restaurant’s four seat rooftop chef’s table would be “$1,000 a person.”
Maison Margaux: David Fhima’s new Minneapolis restaurant
May 11th, 2023 – Fox 9. After two years of renovations, the former Ribnick Fur building in the North Loop is now French brasserie, Maison Margaux. It’s described as bringing a bit of Paris and the Moulin Rouge to the neighborhood. David Fhima and his team are behind the restaurant, an idea that they started developing three years ago.
SNEAK PEEK | MAISON MARGAUX
April 16th, The Development Tracker. In French, the name of the new restaurant and bar translates to “House of Pearls”. After searching for years, the Fhima’s felt like they found their “pearl” in a historic North Loop building that was perfect for their newest concept.
Maison Margaux on Twin Cities Live
May 11th, 2023 – KSTP 5. TCL reporter, Kristin Haubrich, visits a new French-themed restaurant that opens tomorrow in Minneapolis called Maison Margaux. If you do not have any mother’s day plans, they are hosting a mother’s day brunch this Sunday from 11AM to 2PM.
Chef David Fhima goes big with new Maison Margaux restaraunt in Minneapolis
April 30th, 2023 – Do It North. Two years ago, the Fhima family acquired the former home of Ribnick Furs in the North Loop. The historic space has required painstaking feats of preservation to turn it into Maison Margaux, a grand new multilevel restaurant. When it opens May 12th, the French Mediterranean-inspired bistro will join Fhima’s Minneapolis in a portfolio that’s as ostentatiously big-thinking as Fhima himself.
New French restaurant from chef David Fhima to open mid-May in historic Minneapolis building
April 18th, 2023 – Twincities.com. Maison Margaux, the newest restaurant project from chef David Fhima and family, is set to open Friday, May 12, in the former Ribnick building in the North Loop in Minneapolis.
Opening Date Set For New French Brasserie
April 14th, 2023 – NorthLoop.org. The transformation is nearly complete at the old Ribnick Fur building on North 1st Street, and a fancy new restaurant, Maison Margaux is just weeks away from opening. As you can see in the press release below, the restaurant is scheduled to open on May 12th and they’ll start taking reservations on April 24th.
‘Moulin Rouge themed’ restaurant to open in North Loop next month
April 14th, 2023 – Bring Me The News. After nearly two years of anticipation, a new restaurant said to be inspired by Moulin Rouge finally has a launch date. Maison Margaux, the brainchild of longtime local chef David Fhima, will officially open its doors Friday, May 12, in the former Ribnick’s Furs building at 224 N 1st St.
Maison Margaux Makes Its Glorious Minneapolis Debut
May 9th, 2023 – Artful Living. Taking up residence in the North Loop‘s historic Ribnick Furs building, Maison Margaux is equal parts French brasserie, curated event center and sultry subterranean speakeasy. Nearly two years in the making, this Moulin Rouge–inspired eatery by celebrated Twin Cities chef/restauranteur David Fhima and his family makes its official debut this Friday, May 12.
Restaurateur David Fhima Serving as Visionary for Food & Beverage in Sherman Associates’ Harmonia Development in Minneapolis
Sherman Associates and David Fhima announce the vision for a new food & beverage concept within the Harmonia development, located at the southwest corner of South Washington Avenue and 3rd Avenue South in Minneapolis at 255 2nd Avenue South.