Restaurant roundup: Animales gets a permanent home, Pourhouse abruptly closes

• Construction will begin soon, per Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine.

💰 Employees of MayDay Cafe, the long-running Powderhorn cafe and bakery that went up for sale last year, officially announced this week they want to purchase the restaurant to operate it as a worker-owned cooperative.

• The group aims to raise $250,000 to close on the purchase and begin paying the mortgage, according to their fundraising page.

🍕 Ouro Pizzaria, the Brazilian pizza spot in Eat Street Crossing operated by the group behind Bebe Zito, will close on Friday, August 9 — or until supplies run out, per their social media.

🥦 The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum just debuted a new café. Rootstock serves "plant-forward, meat-supported" breakfast and lunch dishes, including meals with ingredients sourced from the University of Minnesota.

🪩 The Pourhouse nightclub in downtown Minneapolis abruptly shut down late last month after 12 years.

• The group, which previously operated additional locations in Uptown and Dinkytown, didn't give a reason for the closure.
• However, according to Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, a real estate group plans to redevelop the building.