Indígena by Owamni
Hailed as The Best New Restaurant in 2022, Owamni, now Indígena by Owamni, is shaking up the restaurant industry by only serving “decolonized” foods. This celebrated restaurant provides modern Indigenous cuisine featuring local meats, produce, and fish without any colonial ingredients—think wheat flour, cane sugar and dairy. Chef/Owner Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota), along with Co-Owner Dana Thompson (lineal descendant of the Wahpeton-Sisseton and Mdewakanton Dakota tribes) are keeping to their roots and are proud of their heritage. They’ve hired primarily Native American staff and they start each day’s shift with a sage ceremony and play Indigenous music to set the tone. Sherman’s fresh take on fine dining includes local game featuring bison and elk, specialty seafood offerings, like tribally harvested razor clams, and roast sweet potato with Indigenous chili crisp.
Indígena by Owamni is open in the Guthrie Theater, with glittery and expansive decor, windows facing the Mississippi waterfront, and a new chef's table. Reservations can be hard to grab, but lunch is generally more open.
