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.…