Private company
Seward Community Cafe
Logo: sewardcafe.com3
Restaurant in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
The Seward Community Cafe is a collectively run cooperative restaurant in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, notable for being the oldest worker-run restaurant in the United States. Since its founding, the cafe has been owned and managed by a worker-owner collective of about 10-16 people, all of whom start at the same wage and are given the option of becoming a co-owner within six months of starting work.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.sewardcafe.com
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The Seward Community Cafe is a collectively run cooperative restaurant in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, notable for being the oldest worker-run restaurant in the United States. Since its founding, the cafe has been owned and managed by a worker-owner collective of about 10-16 people, all of whom start at the same wage and are given the option of becoming a co-owner within six months of starting work.2
Timeline
- 1974Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.sewardcafe.com1
- WikipediaSeward Community Cafe
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7458172
Sources
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- 2WikipediaSeward Community Cafe on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteSeward Community Cafe logo
- 4Wikimedia CommonsSeward Community Cafe photo by Gobonobo, CC BY-SA 3.0