Nov 8

Nov 8 Native Owned Restaurants and Eateries

In celebration of Indigenous Heritage month we compiled a list of Native owned and operated eateries across Turtle Island. Thank you to our amazing community for sharing these names with us, we hope to continue growing this list! and supporting new, and emerging restauranteurs.

ARIZONA

Emerson Fry Bread - Phoenix, AZ

Emerson Fry Bread is all about its eponymous menu item, swapping out the tortillas in tacos for Indian-style fry bread. These warm, soft, deep-fried slabs of bread make the perfect foundation for any number of meals. This truck’s a true foodie experience, one passionate eaters across Phoenix, AZ don’t want to miss.

Café Santa Rosa - Tucson, AZ

Café Santa Rosa is a relaxing, family-friendly restaurant serving Native American fare including red or green chile popovers, and Indian tacos. Café Santa Rosa also offers a full bar that holds seating for 65+ guests.

CALIFORNIA

Fry Bread Shop - Santa Rosa, CA

Native American owned fry bread shop serving Indian Tacos, fry bread pizza, burros and more!

COLORADO

Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery - Denver, CO

As part of the Osage Nation, Tocabe utilizes our American Indian roots to help educate people on indigenous culture.

Tocabe is currently the only American Indian owned and operated restaurant in Metro Denver specializing in Native American cuisine. Our co-owners, Matt Chandra and Ben Jacobs, were inspired to open Tocabe by Grayhorse: An American Indian Eatery, which was established in 1989 by the Jacobs family.

Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts

Orange Peel Bakery - Aquinnah, MA

Orange Peel Bakery is a Native owned bakery based on the Wampanoag lands of Aquinnah, MA, incorporating food traditions from around the world.

Minnesota

Montana

The Spoon & Fork - Lame Deer, MT

In our quiet corner of the world, we believe in the simple things that bring the most joy, like picking a fresh, juicy tomato or crunchy snap peas from the garden to eat on the spot. We think the food industry has become so complicated and over-processed. We want to get back to the basics of fresh and simple ingredients, locally-sourced produce, and sharing our love of cooking with our community.

New Mexico

Juniper Coffee & Eatery - Farmington, NM

Juniper Coffee + Eatery is a neighborhood cafe that features local and Indigenous based resources.Our mission is to provide an exceptional coffee and food experience that highlights the land, people, and resources of the surrounding Indigenous communities.

Indian Pueblo Kitchen - Albuquerque, NM

Formerly known as Pueblo Harvest, the Indian Pueblo Kitchen is centered around Indigenous cuisine education and exploration and carries on our tradition of creative, Native American culinary artistry and Pueblo hospitality. We offer guests an unforgettable Indigenous dining experience inside the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Y'aak'a Café - Acoma Pueblo, NM

The Yaak’a Cafe offers a diverse menu of Acoma traditional foods as well as contemporary American dishes prepared by our own tribal members. Large-paned windows provide natural lighting and spectacular views of the Pueblo and Cultural Center. The covered patio offers respite from the sun and a venue for outdoor dining. When winter ushers in frigid temperatures, the corner fireplace warms one's heart and soul.

North Dakota

OKLAHOMA

Red Oak Steakhouse - Quapaw, OK

The Quapaw Tribe’s agriculture program brings farm to the table. Indulge with something remarkable at our signature restaurant which happens to be the best steakhouse between Kansas City and Dallas. Experience the finest dining while you’re visiting us in Red Oak’s elegant and fully immersive dining room.

OREGON

Rhode Island

Sly Fox Den - Charlestown, RI

Sly Fox Den brings Indigenous, Healthy, Beautiful, Delicious, and Nutritious dishes to the table. Every season brings another Indigenous gift. - Owner, Chef Sherry Pocknett

UTAH

Washington

Native Soul Cuisine - Seattle, WA

Seattle is known for its plethora of culinary options, but there is one glaring hole in the Seattle food scene: Native American cuisine. Meet, Seattle’s only Native American inspired Soul food, Native Soul Cuisine created by cook, Jeremy Thunderbird (Ohlone, Chumash, Squamish).

CANADA

Pei Pei Chei Ow - Edmonton, AB

Pei Pei Chei Ow (pronounced "pe-pe-s-chew") is a catering company based in Edmonton, AB, founded by Scott Jonathan Iserhoff.

Inspired by the land, life and seasons that surround us, Indigenous ways of cooking outdoors and by the Indigenous way of Mino-Pimatisiwin, Pei Pei Chei Ow explores the concept of Indigenous food in today's society, as well as the impact of colonialism on the Indigenous food system and contemporary culture.

Salmon n' Bannock Bistro - Vancouver, B.C.

We are Vancouver's only Indigenous owned and operated restaurant. We use the traditional ingredients that our Grandmothers and Grandfathers used before us. We use these authentic flavours to create wonderful and delicious modern dishes. Imagine yourself in a canoe, now let us take you to our new waters.

Feast Café Bistro - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Christa started Feast with a focus on community and a goal of becoming a pillar in the West End. She wants each visitor to experience modern dishes rooted in traditional First Nation foods while celebrating the spirit of her culture.

The Fry Bread House - Phoenix, AZ

The Fry Bread House, which opened in 1992, was opened by Cecilia Miller, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Native Americans. In 2012, it was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as an American Classic. The restaurant is one of only five restaurants, and the first Native American restaurant, in the United States to win the 2012 James Beard American Classics award.

Native Coffee Co - Phoenix, AZ

Native Coffee’s vision for our small coffee business is to serve our community while bringing indigenous representation to the forefront of Arizonas small businesses. Their mission is to highlight their O'otham and Chicano culture. Our espresso is sourced from Chiapas, Mexico and roasted locally by Queatzal Co-op. Our teas are sourced by the non-profit Native Seed Search, a 501c3 that preserves the southwests natural seeds and teas.

Wild Living Foods - Los Angeles, CA

Wild Living Foods is a fully organic, plant-based, living foods and beverage company based in DTLA. Wild Living Foods is the passion-project of husband and wife team Richard Torres and Lizbeth Sanchez. The concept is inspired by the couple's “Food Is Spirit” philosophy, with the goal of educating others about the power of clean food and its healing qualities.

Hoka Hey Kitchens - Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado Indigenous owned food trailer slinging nomadic native flavors to hungry people.
Hoka Hey! It's a good day to dine!

Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe - Washington, D.C.

“Mitsitam” means “Let’s Eat!” in the Native language of the Delaware and Piscataway People. The Mitsitam Cafe enhances the museum experience by providing visitors the opportunity to enjoy indigenous cuisines of the Americas. The cafe features native foods found through out the Western Hemisphere.

Owamni by The Sioux Chef - Minneapolis, MN

We are a team of Anishinaabe, Mdewakanton Dakota, Navajo, Northern Cheyenne, Oglala Lakota, Wahpeton-Sisseton Dakota and are ever growing. We are chefs, ethnobotanists, food preservationists, adventurers, foragers, caterers, event planners, artists, musicians, food truckers and food lovers.

We are committed to revitalizing Native American Cuisine and in the process we are re-identifying North American Cuisine and reclaiming an important culinary culture long buried and often inaccessible.

AshKii's Navajo Grill - Farmington, NM

Exploring authentic Navajo favorites. When planning your perfect day, look no further than us. Food lovers beware...you're in for a tasty surprise.

Nataani Nez - Shiprock, NM

Serving traditional, homemade Navajo comfort food including lamb stew, fry bread, tacos and more.

Tiwa Kitchen - Taos Pueblo, NM

What Makes Tiwa Kitchen & Bakery a Different Taos Restaurant? Everything at Tiwa Kitchen Restaurant & Bakery Is Hand-Made With Family Love! From the food to the building to the Hornos, everything is handmade at our restaurant.

Frybread Mama's - Bismarck, ND

We've made a name for ourselves serving up delicious handmade dough fried to perfection.

Our signature food keeps people returning to our restaurant again and again. Treat yourself to some of our classic frybread.

Come to our restaurant today and order some of our award winning frybread.

Bison Coffee House - Portland, OR

Portland's only Native-owned coffeehouse, serving the Cully neighborhood with a carefully curated roster of Native and local roasters, locally sourced beverages, and a selection of delicious baked goods lovingly created on premises.

Black Sheep Cafe - Provo, UT

Black Sheep Cafe is set upon the standard of providing innovative food with exemplary service. We strive to create events and dishes that are unique to your taste buds, but pleasant to your familiarity. Here at Black Sheep Cafe, our food is a Native American Southwestern infusion. Proud to say, that we are the only one of its kind. Really, we are. Every now and then, we have the liberty to hold "Pop-Up Dinners", where we can show off what fusions we have to share, featuring our Chefs.

Off the Rez Cafe - Seattle, WA

Off the Rez is owned by longtime couple Mark McConnell and Cecilia Rikard. Mark’s mother spent her childhood growing up on the Blackfeet Rez in Browning, Montana and emparted the culture to her children. Mark grew up eating traditional frybread and Indian tacos at family gatherings and powwows. In Seattle, he searched for Native cuisine and came up empty. He and Cecilia then pursued their passion project of opening Seattle's first Native food truck that employed Blackfeet frybread recipes and Indian tacos made true to form.

MrBannock Food Truck - Vancouver, B.C.

Mr. Bannock brings you Indigenous Fusion to your local neighbourhood and keeping traditions alive. You can pick fresh vegetables and sauces for your tacos or burgers. Enjoy fresh made bannock, lattes, cappuccino's, americano's and floats.

Salmon n' Bannock Bistro - Vancouver, B.C.

Songhees Food Truck - Victoria, B.C.

Rooted in the Songhees Nation’s deep history in Victoria and the surrounding region, our food truck offers a modern take on Songhees cultural tradition. Critically-acclaimed Victoria local, Chef David Roger, in collaboration with community members from Songhees Nation, offer a vast menu with fresh local ingredients that authentically incorporate the craft and care of food preparation embodied by the Songhees.

PowWow Cafe - Toronto, Ontario

Pow Wow Cafe is chef and restaurateur Shawn Adler's sixth project, and with it he's bringing the joy of Indigenous foods to Torontonian taste buds in the form of a taco. The Kensington Market restaurant uses a frybread base for all the tacos: it's a food with origins in the rations Indigenous people were given when they were kicked off their territory by settlers.

Shop our store

Featured

Unisex Short Sleeve V-Neck T-Shirt

from $21.00

Categories

Authors