Acclaimed restaurant Owamni moving into space at Guthrie Theater in 2026

Owamni moving to Guthrie Theater

Owamni, the James Beard-award winning Indigenous restaurant, is moving to a different, but nearby, location on the Mississippi River waterfront.

The restaurant will be moving into the ground-level restaurant space at the Guthrie Theater in the spring of 2026, a press release says.

The eatery is run by the nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS), created by the restaurant’s chef, Sean Sherman.

Related stories:

Owamni named on list of most influential US restaurants
Food & Wine picks Minneapolis spot as Restaurant of the Year
Sean Sherman of ‘The Sioux Chef’ and ‘Owamni’ wins 2023 Julia Child Award
Minneapolis-based Owamni wins James Beard Foundation Award for Best Restaurant

The move will allow the popular destination to serve many more hungry customers.

“The space at the Guthrie doubles the size of our current location and together we will continue to reconnect people with traditional Indigenous food practices and support Native cultural revitalization and community well-being. Owamni means ‘falling water’ in the Dakota language, and we’re so glad to remain close to St. Anthony Falls, on the shores of the Mississippi, which is a source of great significance to the Dakota people,” says Sean Sherman, chef, educator, author, activist and founder of Owamni and NATIFS.

Sherman added that Owmani “outgrew our original location almost from the moment we opened.”

“We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Owamni to the Guthrie in partnership with Chef Sean Sherman and NATIFS,” Guthrie Artistic Director Joseph Haj said. “This mission-driven, nonprofit collaboration reflects the Guthrie’s deep commitment to our community and to enhancing the vibrancy of the Mississippi riverfront in downtown Minneapolis.”

The post Acclaimed restaurant Owamni moving into space at Guthrie Theater in 2026 first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.