New restaurant for former Owamni space on West River Parkway sought

The Brief

  • The MPRB is seeking proposals for a new restaurateur to run the space that formerly housed James Beard Award-winning Owamni after Chef Sean Sherman announced he would move locations to the main floor of the Guthrie Theater beginning in April 2026.
  • The Water Works Pavilion at Mill Ruins Park is a 7,800-square-foot, two-story building located next to the Stone Arch Bridge along the Mississippi riverfront that opened in 2021.
  • The space consists of a year-round dining restaurant, as well as a meeting room that can be rented for events.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) A space once inhabited by award-winning Owamni before chef Sean Sterman said he would move just down the riverfront to the Guthrie Theater, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is seeking a new restaurateur for its Water Works Pavilion.

Water Works Pavilion restaurant proposals

What we know:

Following more than two decades of dormancy, the Water Works Pavilion at Mill Ruins Park opened in 2021 as a 7,800-square-foot, two-story, mixed-use building located next to the Stone Arch Bridge along the Mississippi riverfront.

Located at 425 West River Parkway, the space consists of a year-round dining restaurant, as well as a meeting room that can be rented for events.

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