Daniel del Prado Is Bringing a Restaurant with ‘Mad Men’ Vibes to 50th & France

Daniel del Prado is once again in cahoots with Ryan Burnet—with whom he opened North Loop Argentinian steakhouse Porzana, as well as Northeast Minneapolis’s Minari—to bring a new restaurant to 50th & France. Burnet’s Cocina del Barrio will close on October 1; Americana, as the new restaurant is named, is slated to open in the space in late 2026. (Don’t stress, though, the downtown Minneapolis Barrio is staying open and will take your gift cards.) 

Americana is one of three projects del Prado currently has planned for 50th & France: A yet-to-be-announced restaurant is coming to the former Lynhall space, and a smaller, also under wraps concept will accompany it. In other words, del Prado is making big bets on the intersection. “All the commercial leases are usually 10 years old, sometimes with option to extend another five years—after that, it needs a little new blood, new energy,” del Prado says. “I think that’s the case with 50th & France. The North Loop is so saturated right now, everybody’s looking at places in the North Loop. If you ask me, I think that 50th & France will be like the next North Loop.” 

There’s certainly been new energy stirring—the team at Mr. Paul’s Supper Club, which has been holding things down since 2021, recently branched out to open Mothership Pizza Paradise, plus a funky new back bar, Carnival Bar. Gavin Kaysen is bringing a new, full-fledged version of Bellecour Bakery to Market Street later this year. “People think that it’s competition, but I always think that the more in one intersection, the better for everybody,” del Prado says.

Since we’re about a year out from Americana’s opening, del Prado isn’t getting too far into the food and drink details. But you can expect a mid-century, distinctly American theme. Burnet and del Prado are working with Christian Dean Architecture to build out the space, and the television series Mad Men is lending some aesthetic inspiration. “After the Second World War, all the people coming back from around the world, they brought a lot of that culture with them,” del Prado says. “I don’t want to say much more, but [think about] what American food was in the ’50s. Tiki bars, Italian food. It’s different from everything we’ve done, but it’s going to be familiar too.” 

Americana will have two floors—the ground level will be a little more low-key, a little more reserved, with neutrals and plush booths. Upstairs will be a conservatory-style space, with greenery and light pouring through the ceiling. (Food and drinks will be the same in both spaces.) Take a sneak peek at the renderings below.