Kann (restaurant)
Kann is a Haitian restaurant by Gregory Gourdet in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description
The restaurant's name means "cane" or "sugarcane" in Haitian Creole. Downstairs is Sousòl, a pan-Caribbean cocktail bar.Kann Winter Village's menu included chicken soup with epis-rubbed thighs, potato dumplings, and root vegetables.
The restaurant is LGBTQ-owned.
History
In 2019, Gourdet announced plans to open Kann in 2020. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced delays. 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. American Express platinum card holders were given early reservation access, followed by other card holders, before opening up to the general public. Kann Winter Village operated for five months. Initially announced to open in July 2022, the brick and mortar restaurant began operating on August 4.In 2023, Kann and Deadstock Coffee collaborated to launch a custom coffee blend.
Reception
Waz Wu included Kann in Eater PortlandKann received the 2023 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant, presented by the James Beard Foundation. Michael Russell included the baked Haiti in The Oregonian list of Portland's ten best dishes of 2024. He also included the business in the newspaper's 2025 list of the 21 best restaurants in southeast Portland. Russell ranked Kann number 40 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.
Kann was included in The Infatuation 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants. The business ranked number 4 in Resy 2025 list of the nation's top 100 dining destinations. Kann ranked first in the Best Gluten-Free Restaurant category of Willamette Week annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2025. Hannah Wallace included the business in Condé Nast Traveler 2025 list of Portland's 23 best restaurants. The business was included in Portland Monthly 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland".