A guide to Native American restaurants across the U.S.

Planning a family vacation or road trip? Don’t forget to add these Native American restaurants to your itinerary! Below we’ve compiled a list of some of the best Native restaurants in the U.S., in alphabetical order. Let us know if you have another favorite Native restaurant, café or food truck in the U.S. that we may have missed!

Aaimpa’ Cafe
Located in the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma, this restaurant features a beautiful indoor seating area that overlooks an ampitheater. Many of the restaurant’s fresh ingredients come from the nearby Three Sisters Garden, which demonstrates the indigenous method of companion planting. The restaurant serves favorites such as buffalo burger and fry bread tacos, as well as three sisters stew and Pashofa, a Chickasaw and Choctaw dish made with pork and hominy.

Black Sheep Cafe
Located in Provo, Utah, Black Sheep Cafe features a fusion of Native American, Mexican and Southwestern cuisine. The menu is built around a selection of Navajo tacos, including Green Chile Pork, Red Chile Beef, BBQ Pork and others. They also offer more traditional dishes such as Pozole and Buffalo dishes.

Buffalo Jump NYC
The mission of this Sicangu-Lakota-owned restaurant is “to Re-Claim and Re-Indigenous food culture in NYC and hopefully someday the country and the world.” The menu has featured dishes such as a Bourbon Wojapi Bison Burger, Buttery Bacon Wild Rice, Strawberry Moon Solstice Frybread and many other dishes focused on traditional ingredients.

Cafe Gozhóó
Located in White River, AZ, Cafe Gozhóó is a celebration of “wild and cultivated Indigenous flora and fauna while integrating Indigenous Foods of the Americas.” The menu features items Apache-grown organic produce and serves as a gathering space for recovery and healing from historical trauma among Native communities.

Cafe Ohlone
Cafe Ohlone is located in the college town of Berkeley, CA. The restaurant is owned by Vincent Medina (East Bay Ohlone) and Louis Trevino (Rumsen Ohlone). The menu features Indigenous dishes such as venison backstrap, acorn flour brownies, duck breast, dandelion soup and more.

The restaurant’s website states: “Our work with mak-‘amham/Cafe Ohlone allows us to act as cultural diplomats by representing the beauty and vibrancy of our living culture in an effective way that corrects outdated stereotypes and misinformation that have lingered for far too long, while simultaneously teaching truths of our living culture, history, and unbroken, permanent relationship with the East Bay.”

Ch’il Indigenous Foods
Ch’il Indigenous Foods in Wheat Ridge, CO, combines a restaurant and Indigenous food grocery store, offering a unique blend of traditional ingredients and contemporary cooking. The menu highlights dishes like Stuffed Blue Corn-Juniper Ash Ravioli with Roasted Tomato Chile Sauce and Native Zuppa Toscana with roasted chile sunflower, showcasing the rich flavors of Native American cuisine.

Fry Bread House
The Fry Bread House is a James Beard Award-winning establishment serving a variety of traditional Tohono O’odham dishes. The restaurant was founded in 1992 and serves classic dishes such as fry bread tacos in savory and sweet options, a plethora of stews, as well as Mexican cuisine such as posole and menudo.

Frybread Factory
This Cherokee-owned food trailer in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, serves up creative takes on traditional dishes. One fan favorite is the “Flaming Flamer Taco,” inspired by the show Reservation Dogs—a Cherokee taco topped with spicy Dorito crumbs. The trailer even catered on set twice! For something sweet, one of their dessert items, such as frybread pieces served with dipping sauces like honey or bean juice.

Gatherings Cafe
Led by Diné Chef Brian Yazzie, Gatherings Cafe is located in the Minneapolis American Indian Center and features dishes that include wild game, wild rice and Native plants. In addition to running the restaurant, Yazzie runs a catering business and works to feed and support elders in the Twin Cities region.

Indigenous Eats
This restaurant has two locations in Spokane, WA, and is owned by a member of the Yakama Nation. The menu features fry bread, Indian tacos, and desserts with huckleberry sauce. Visitors can choose to build their own meals with rice, beans or fry bread topped with beans, beef, venison, chicken, cheese and veggies!

Indian Pueblo Kitchen
This restaurant is located at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The restaurant is led by Executive Chef Ray Naranjo, who is of Native American roots from the Ancestral Pueblos of the Southwest and the Three Fires tribes of the Great Lakes. According to the website, Naranjo said his goal for the restaurant, “is to give an experience that mirrors the present-day food culture while being inclusive of ancestral Puebloan ingredients, and the ingredients that would have been available via trade routes from tribes to the south.” Indian Pueblo Kitchen also hosts culinary events and education, a bakery, teaching kitchen and meal pick-up options.

Javelina: Indigenous Dining
This pop-up restaurant in Portland features a menu that evolves with the seasons and includes Indigenous ingredients such as the Three Sisters (corns, beans and squash), rabbit, green chiles, prickly pear cactus and more. The establishment prides itself on offering “Native American comfort food” inspired by the traditional cuisine of owner Alexa Numkena-Anderson (Hopi, Yakama, Cree and Skokomish).

Kai Restaurant
Kai, meaning “seed” in the Pima language, is located at Sheraton Grand Hotel at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona. According to the website, Chef de Cuisine Ryan Swanson incorporates the essence of the Pima and Maricopa tribes and locally farmed ingredients from the Gila River Indian Community to create a menu that reflects the rich Native American history and culture of the region.

Katahdin Kitchen
This pop-up restaurant located in Bangor, Maine, opened to customers in March 2024 and is owned and operated by members of the Penobscot Nation. The menu features traditional foods such as blue corn mini pancakes made from Abenaki flint corn, Sumac Salmon and Indian Tacos. Visit the restaurant’s Facebook page for menu updates and hours.

Malissa’s Frybread
This Rapid City, SD, food truck not only serves up traditional food, but educates customers on its history. The menu features comfort food favorites such as Indian Tacos with traditional items such as Wojapi, buffalo stew, corn soup and much more. You can find the truck’s daily location and schedule on their Facebook page.

Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
Mitsitam is located in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. “Mitsitam” means “Let’s Eat!” in the Native language of the Delaware and Piscataway People. The cafe adds to the experience of the museum by offering Native American foods from both North and South America in a food court-style setting. The cafe has four sections: Campfire Grill, Mitsitam Chef’s Table, The Four Corners and Woodlands & Coastlines, each offering different traditional fare.

Native Root
Led by Cherokee Chef Jordan Rainbolt, this Winston Salem, NC, based catering business offers pop-up dinners, a supper club and private chef catering. According to the website, the business “is driven by the desire to create authentic experiences centered around an appreciation for food and community.”

Off the Rez
This cafe is located in the Burke Museum at the University of Washington in Seattle, but patrons don’t need to purchase a museum ticket to enjoy the cafe.. If you love fry bread you can enjoy it as a breakfast dish with eggs, bacon, cheese and vegetables, or for lunch with options such as braised bison, chili and barbecue pulled pork. Off the Rez also has a food truck that can be found traveling throughout Seattle. The food truck locations can be found online.

Owamni by the Sioux Chef
Owamni is described as a “modern Indigenous full service establishment,” and is owned by the “Sioux Chef” Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson. If you find yourself in Minneapolis, this is a spot you won’t want to miss. Menu items include a mix of indigenous game, fish, birds and even insects and wild plants with a focus on Native American heirloom and locally-grown produce.

According to the restaurant’s website, Owamni’s “decolonized approach avoids dairy, wheat flour, cane sugar, beef, chicken & pork — colonial foods not originally from this land. We prioritize purchasing from Indigenous food producers first, while supporting the region’s amazing and diverse local food growers.”

Pequot Cafe
This cafe is located in the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Ledyard, CT. The cafe features a seasonal menu of traditional and contemporary Native American cuisine “following the rhythms of traditional eastern woodland foodways,” as well as New England foods. Museum admission is not required to access the cafe.

Raphael Foods
Based in Northern Michigan, Raphael Foods is a Native-owned food truck run by a mother-daughter duo. Their menu highlights seasonal dishes like chili and wild rice casserole, alongside staples such as frybread topped with Spam and hearty buffalo burgers served on frybread.

Red Mesa Cuisine
Red Mesa Cuisine, led by Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D., is a catering company located in Santa Fe, NM. The restaurant brings Native American cuisine into the contemporary Southwest kitchen using traditional ingredients with modern flair. Menu options include dishes such as wood smoked trout, sweet yellow corn soup, stuffed quail, and elk tenderloin.

Sacred Storm Buffalo: Wambli Ska Food Truck
From the open prairie to the city streets, Sacred Storm Buffalo rolls through Rapid City, SD, offering more than just meals—it offers movement. This food truck is powered by Lakota youth and tradition, serving up nourishing bison tacos, powwow-inspired sliders, and hearty, marrow-rich stews. Every dish honors ancestral ways and tells a story through bold flavors and thoughtful ingredients. With a mission rooted in food sovereignty, cultural revitalization, and resistance, Sacred Storm Buffalo is reclaiming space—one bite at a time.

Skoden Coffee & Tea
Located in Phoenix, Skoden Coffee & Tea prides itself on being a “queer, Indigenous, femme-led coffee shop,” according to co-owner Natasha John. The menu features classic coffee shop drinks, as well as specialty drinks using traditional Diné ingredients. Customers can also enjoy pastries and treats such as blue corn croissants and strawberry sage macarons. In addition, the shop features a wall of Native-made coffees, mugs and candles.

Sly Fox Den
According to the restaurant’s website, Sly Fox Den “brings Indigenous, healthy, beautiful, delicious, and nutritious dishes to the table.” Owner and Chef Sherry Pocknett (Wampanoag) curates a unique menu that celebrates and promotes local Native American food traditions on the Poquetanuck Bay in Connecticut. In addition to a sit-down restaurant, the location also offers a living museum and oyster farm experience and tours, with the goal of educating the public on Indigenous food ways, culture and history.

The Frybread Lounge
The Frybread Lounge is the first and only Indigenous-owned restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale. Ingredients and dishes are inspired by local Indigenous communities and feature items such as Sunflower Tarte with Squash Caramel, Bison Ribeye, Bison Asada Tacos and more. Local Chef Darryl Montana has worked closely with award-winning Chef Sean Sherman of Owamni.

The Hangry Buffalo
The Hangry Buffalo, located in Rapid City, SD, started as a popular food truck and has now expanded into a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Known for its bold flavors and creative twists on classic dishes, The Hangry Buffalo offers a menu that features unique items like chimichurri buffalo and buffalo gyros, alongside other innovative creations. The restaurant serves up delicious and satisfying meals in a welcoming atmosphere that reflects its food truck roots.

The REZ, An Urban Eatery
If you find yourself in the Phoenix area, keep your eyes peeled for this food stand on the move! The REZ is a pop-up style restaurant, so the locations change frequently. The food stand serves fare such as Navajo burgers and tacos, as well as chilaquiles with blue corn chips, stews, tamales, and more. Be sure to follow them on Facebook or Instagram for updates!

39 Restaurant
Located in the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, Thirty Nine is named after the 39 tribal nations that call Oklahoma home. The menu focuses on local ingredients sourced from Native Americans and nearby producers. Dishes are focused on traditional ingredients and include offerings such as Hominy-White Bean Hummus, Skillet Corn Bread, Blue Corn Fish Tacos, and much more! Patrons do not need to pay museum admission to dine here, just enter through the Xchange Theater doors.

Th Prsrv at eculent
This restaurant features a 13-15 course meal, so make sure you arrive hungry. From Choctaw Chef David Skinner and Thai Chef Benchawan Painter comes Th Prsrv, located in Kemah, TX. According to the restaurant’s website, the culinary journey at Th Prsrv, “is not a fusion, but a menu deliberately chosen to highlight and elaborate each chef’s story as they intertwine history, oral traditions and modern preparations.” Dishes here include ingredients such as manoomin (wild rice), wojapi and duck.

Tiwa Kitchen Restaurant and Bakery
Located in Taos, New Mexico, this family-owned restaurant was built using the traditional method of Pueblo adobe making. The menu features a selection of traditional Pueblo and New Mexican dishes, such as their famous Blue Corn Tacos and Phien-tye, a traditional dish of fry bread stuffed with buffalo meat and covered in chili.

Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery
Opened in 2008, Tocabe is the only Native American owned and operated restaurant in metropolitan Denver. There are two locations: one in Greenwood Village and one in North Denver. The restaurant is owned by Matt Chandra and Ben Jacobs. The name comes from Grayhorse: An American Indian Eatery, established by the Jacobs family in downtown Denver in 1989. Tocabe features some of the same recipes from Grayhorse as well as Jacobs family recipes.

Tomahawks Tacos
Tomahawks Tacos is a small, Indigenous-owned taco shop in Mifflinburg, PA, offering a unique fusion of traditional flavors and modern cuisine. Known for their tacos with an Indigenous twist, their menu features creative offerings like venison chorizo, red chili chicken, and smoked turkey. In addition to their cozy shop, they provide catering services and host pop-up events, bringing their flavorful creations to the wider community.

Trickster Tacos
Located in Minneapolis and owned by an Omaha/Dakota family, Trickster Tacos is a food truck offering “urban Native cuisine with fusions from across Turtle Island.” The menu puts a creative spin on fry bread favorites, including the Pizza Lovers taco with mozzarella, pepperoni and marinara sauce, and sweet treats like fry bread fries drizzled with chocolate sauce.

Wahpepah’s Kitchen
Wahpepah’s Kitchen is owned by Crystal Wahpepah, a member of the Kickapoo Nation of Oklahoma. Located in Oakland, CA, the menu utilizes traditional foods with some modern flair and includes dishes such as bison meatballs, Kickapoo chili with bison and traditional Mayan amaranth chocolate cake.

The restaurant’s website describes, “Crystal’s objectives for Wahpepah’s Kitchen are threefold: (1) to acknowledge that we live on stolen land; and (2) how that acknowledgement connects to the reclamation of Native food ways (food sovereignty); as well as (3) to educate communities and organizations on the health benefits of Native food ways using the knowledge passed onto her.”