Welcome!

A little history about us, for you... When Victor’s 1959 Café opened in April 1999 we were excited about bringing great Cuban food to our south Minneapolis neighbors – and we still are! What we couldn’t have imagined was that all these years would pass and we would have the pleasure of not only being part of a wonderful community, but that we would receive guests from all over the world, making new friends and meeting so many amazing people.

It continues to be a rich and rewarding experience for us to serve all of you! We’re delighted that you enjoy our Cuban food so much and for those of you who have been with us from the beginning as well as those of you who are newcomers, we thank you for your tremendous support!! learn more about us...

Recently we were featured on Diner’s, Drive-ins and Dives. We cooked up some “off the hook Cuban food” with host Guy Fieri and it was a blast! What an experience that was – tons of fun! If you missed our episode, you can watch it on You Tube: click here to watch it now!

2008 brought my step-son, Vic, back to town to take the helm in the kitchen. Together Vic, Niki, and an awesome crew work hard every day to continue bringing you the best Cuban food in Minneapolis! We did a little bit of remodeling in the dining room to make the flow of the space work better, added a beautiful bar/counter and made the space more energy efficient and user friendly!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all our friends, family and guests for supporting our endeavors. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our little piece of Havana in south Minneapolis – Take a peek at our menus here online to see what we’re cooking up for you! Gracias, from all of us at Victor’s 1959 Café… see you soon.

Viva Cuba! Viva Cuba libre!

About Take-Out Orders:

We do offer our full menu for Take-Out and we do a lot of Take-Out business. However, sometimes we can’t take an order if the kitchen is super busy with our in-house customers. Our little kitchen can only do so much!  So, we want you to know that if you call to place a Take-Out order, we will definitely do it for you whenever we can!
But sometimes we might have to say “sorry, we can’t do it today” and it breaks our hearts when we have to say no…. (FYI, it’s usually on the weekend days that this is likely to be the case). 
So don’t be shy about calling, just don’t be mad if we can’t do it that day please and thank you!

If your Take-Out order is large or for a party or special event, please contact Niki by email in advance to see what can be arranged.  One to two weeks advance notice is best depending on the size of your order.  Email Niki at cafe1959@gmail.com.