Kann (restaurant)
Haitian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Kann is a Haitian restaurant by Gregory Gourdet in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2]
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| Owner | Gregory Gourdet |
| Food type | Haitian |
| Location | 548 Southeast Ash Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′17″N 122°39′36″W |
| Website | kannrestaurant |
Description
The restaurant's name means "cane" or "sugarcane" in Haitian Creole.[3][4] Downstairs is Sousòl, a pan-Caribbean cocktail bar.[5]
Kann Winter Village's menu included chicken soup with epis-rubbed thighs, potato dumplings, and root vegetables.[6]
The restaurant is LGBTQ-owned.[7]
History
In 2019, Gourdet announced plans to open Kann in 2020. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced delays.[8] During the pandemic, Gourdet hosted pop-up restaurants, including Kann Winter Village, which was sponsored by American Express and operated within yurts in the Redd on Salmon Street parking lot.[9][10][11] American Express platinum card holders were given early reservation access, followed by other card holders, before opening up to the general public.[12] Kann Winter Village operated for five months.[13] Initially announced to open in July 2022,[8][14][15] the brick and mortar restaurant began operating on August 4.[16]
In 2023, Kann and Deadstock Coffee collaborated to launch a custom coffee blend.[17]
Reception
Waz Wu included Kann in Eater Portland's 2023 list of "Portland's Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians".[18] Katrina Yentch included Kann in the website's 2025 overview of the best restaurants in the Buckman neighborhood.[19] Rebecca Roland also included the baked Haiti in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's eleven best restaurants for desserts.[20] Sararosa Davies included Kann in the website's 2025 overview of the city's best gluten-free restaurants and bakeries.[21]
Kann received the 2023 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant, presented by the James Beard Foundation.[22] Michael Russell included the baked Haiti in The Oregonian's list of Portland's ten best dishes of 2024.[23] He also included the business in the newspaper's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland.[24] Russell ranked Kann number 40 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[25]
Kann was included in The Infatuation's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants.[26] The business ranked number 4 in Resy's 2025 list of the nation's top 100 dining destinations.[27][28] Kann ranked first in the Best Gluten-Free Restaurant category of Willamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2025.[29] Hannah Wallace included the business in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 list of Portland's 23 best restaurants.[30] The business was included in Portland Monthly's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland".[31]
