Owamni by The Sioux Chef
Native American restaurant · Downtown West
420 S 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Highlights
Award-winning Indigenous cuisine with decolonized menu, river views
Award-winning Indigenous cuisine with decolonized menu, river views
"Located in a white stone building near St. Anthony Falls — known as Owámniyomni in the Dakota language — James Beard award-winning Indigenous restaurant Owamni has an excellent vantage point of the powerful Mississippi rushing through Minneapolis. Settle in on the sunny patio with a cocktail and an order of cricket popcorn or bison brisket tacos. Dining room reservations are available via Resy." - Eater Staff
"A Minneapolis restaurant whose 2022 New Restaurant winner Sean Sherman echoed criticisms of immigration enforcement during the awards, reinforcing the ceremony's focus on immigrant stories and activism." - Sam Nelson
"This Minnesota restaurant was previously nominated in the Best New Restaurant category and won that national award in 2022." - Emily Venezky
"The only other Minnesota restaurant ever nominated in the same James Beard category and the winner of that award in 2022." - Katherine Lawless
"The chef’s James Beard Award–winning riverside restaurant that helped elevate Indigenous cuisine in the region and serves as a precedent for NATIFS-run concepts, demonstrating a commitment to Indigenous culinary storytelling and decolonized ingredients." - Nylah Iqbal Muhammad
