Gatherings Cafe

Gatherings Cafe We strive to provide accessible, healthy, Indigenous food and knowledge to the urban Native and greater community in a good way.

We serve fresh, locally grown foods that are prepared using innovation mixed with ancestral knowledge. A community-embraced cafe that encourages living healthy, eating healthy and education through ancestral knowledge. Gatherings Cafe serves fresh, locally grown foods that are Indigenous and prepared in healthy ways. We are in the heart of the urban Native American community where people gather to

catch up with friends and family. A place that brings about tradition, culture and fabulous food. Our goal is to educate the community and promote decolonized diets to improve the health of the Native population that has been severely impacted by colonization and the resulting historical trauma and have led to epidemics of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other diet-related health problems.

Gatherings Cafe and restaurants across the Twin Cities are partaking in the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge. 🎉Now thru ...
08/21/2026

Gatherings Cafe and restaurants across the Twin Cities are partaking in the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge. 🎉

Now thru the end of August, you can try our new Wild Harvest Taco and other dishes at participating restaurants.

Vote for your favorite dish and get entered to win a gift card: https://caa.mn/twin-cities-vegan-chef-challenge/

A big thanks to Compassionate Action for Animals for putting on this fun challenge, and a big thanks to everyone who's voted for the Wild Harvest Taco and Gatherings Cafe. ❤

Start your day in a good way with the Woodlands Hot Cereal. ❤It's made with Sonora wheat berries, Spirit Lake wild rice,...
08/17/2026

Start your day in a good way with the Woodlands Hot Cereal. ❤

It's made with Sonora wheat berries, Spirit Lake wild rice, organic oats, oat milk, cinnamon maple sugar, and dried cranberries.

🎉We're celebrating our 10th birthday this year! 🎉Gatherings Cafe has come a long way since we opened our doors inside th...
08/05/2026

🎉We're celebrating our 10th birthday this year! 🎉

Gatherings Cafe has come a long way since we opened our doors inside the Minneapolis American Indian Center a decade ago -- we started as a small cafe and catering operation, then pivoted to preparing meals for our Elders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2024 we reopened in a new kitchen and dining space as part of the center's historic renovation and expansion.

Check out some highlights over the past decade. Do you have a favorite Gatherings Cafe memory?

Come join the Gatherings Cafe team as the new Catering Lead! In this role, you'll get to work in the heart of the urban ...
08/05/2026

Come join the Gatherings Cafe team as the new Catering Lead!

In this role, you'll get to work in the heart of the urban Native community and help provide healthy, accessible Indigenous foods at events and gatherings at our home, the Minneapolis American Indian Center, and across the Twin Cities metro. ❤

Scan the QR code or click here to apply: https://maic.bamboohr.com/careers/46

Cool down with a sweet summer beverage at Gatherings Cafe. 🫐🍃Our Niibin - Summer Drink Specials are healthy, refreshing,...
07/28/2026

Cool down with a sweet summer beverage at Gatherings Cafe. 🫐🍃

Our Niibin - Summer Drink Specials are healthy, refreshing, and delicious. Give 'em a try next time you stop by.

🫐 Miinikaa - There are Many Blueberries
- Made with blueberry, cedar, mint, and agave

❤ Miskomin - Red Raspberry
- Made with raspberry, hawthorn leaf and berry, and honey

Come join the Gatherings Cafe team and work in the heart of the Twin Cities urban Native community!The cafe -- located i...
07/24/2026

Come join the Gatherings Cafe team and work in the heart of the Twin Cities urban Native community!

The cafe -- located in the Minneapolis American Indian Center -- has an opening for a Catering Lead.

Learn more and apply: https://maic.bamboohr.com/careers/46

Gatherings Cafe is open Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

07/17/2026

Bison > everything 🦬

Please stay safe, everyone! ❤️
07/16/2026

Please stay safe, everyone! ❤️

The smoke outside is hazardous and can negatively impact everyone, especially those most vulnerable like our Elders and children. The center is open today and is intended to be a safe communal space, but we ask folks to please protect yourself and your relatives by taking precautions, such as:

🏠 Staying indoors if possible.
😷 Wearing a well-fitted N95 mask if you do go out.
🍃 Setting your home and vehicle air conditionings to recirculate, rather than bring in air from outside.
🏋️‍♀️ Avoiding outdoor work, exercise, or strenuous activity. Our Fitness Center is open today from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. if needed.
❤ Checking on Elders, neighbors, pets, and anyone who may need assistance.
💧 Drinking lots of water and staying hydrated.

The Air Quality Alert remains in effect through 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, July 17, though we encourage people to monitor the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency forecast for updates.

Please stay safe! ❤

Pidamaya / Miigwech / Thank you

Hours update: We're closing at 12:00 p.m. this Thursday, July 9, so our staff can participate in a much-deserved staff o...
07/06/2026

Hours update: We're closing at 12:00 p.m. this Thursday, July 9, so our staff can participate in a much-deserved staff outing.

Thanks for your flexibility!

Address

1530 Franklin Avenue E
Minneapolis, MN
55404

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

Telephone

+16128791753

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