Indígena by Owamni

Indígena by Owamni is the new Guthrie Theater home of chef Sean Sherman's James Beard Award-winning Indigenous restaurant, which closed its original Water Works space in May 2026 and reopened along the Mississippi riverfront in spring 2026. Operated through Sherman's nonprofit NĀTIFS (North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems), it serves decolonized, pre-colonial cuisine that excludes wheat, dairy, cane sugar, and other colonial imports. The bar is a defining feature: built originally by Anishinaabe/Ojibwe bar manager Kareen Teague, it pioneered an entirely spirit-free Indigenous cocktail menu using foraged Minnesota ingredients — wild rice, corn, currants, teas, and birch, maple, or honey in place of cane sugar. The expanded Guthrie program keeps cocktails and mocktails sourced from BIPOC producers, plus Indigenous teas and Indigenous-owned Copper Cup coffee. Documented zero-proof pours include the Amikomin (black currant, juniper, sumac, birch) and Oginii-Waabigwan (rosehip, strawberry, lavender, agave, rosewater).

“To have a non-alcoholic menu, especially in the larger context of Indigenous food and culture, just feels right.”

— Kareen Teague, Owamni bar manager

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Non-alcoholic brands they serve

House-crafted NA cocktails

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