Iris Park

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About this Neighborhood

Iris Park lives within St. Paul's Union Park, a neighborhood formed by merging several historic communities from Merriam Park to Lexington-Hamline, many of which still hold their own identity. Its 15 restaurants average 4.3 and draw a warm Yelp rating of 4.5 across more than 2,600 reviews, with globe-spanning favorites like Black Sea Restaurant and Zait & Za'atar: Mediterranean Dhaba alongside the aptly named Neighborhood Café. Four parks and five fitness studios lend an active, green rhythm, and five grocers handle the basics. Foursquare tastes skew practical and residential, with parks, a hardware store and a medical center marking a settled, everyday kind of place.