The people of CANA
People make Cana.
CANA comes alive through cooks, bartenders, managers, servers, dishwashers, DJs, singers, and every person who keeps the night moving.
Adams Morgan · Washington, DC
One team · one room
Hospitality is a group effort.
It is the plate that leaves the kitchen at the right moment, the drink remembered before it is asked for, the record that shifts the room, and the welcome that makes a first visit feel familiar. No single person makes CANA. The team does.
Leadership
Keeping the rhythm.
Different backgrounds, different roads in. One thing in common: they're good at this, and they like doing it here.
Founder
Radovan Jankovic
Radovan shapes the drinks, visual language, music, and small atmospheric decisions guests feel before they name them.
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Born in Bosnia, Radovan built his hospitality career in Washington through Bourbon Steak, Rye Bar, and Barmini. At CANA, he helps translate a love letter to Brazil into the choices that make the concept feel alive.
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Co-Founder
Marko Bogdanovic
Marko leads the operations and culture that let CANA stay warm, quick, and human as the room changes pace.
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Born in Belgrade, Marko studied hospitality and tourism before building his career across Washington restaurants and bars. At CANA, he turns ideas into working systems and gives the team the clarity and trust to make each service their own.
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General Manager
Josue Carlos Larin
Josue leads CANA’s dining room, day-to-day service, and the team that keeps the room moving.
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Chef de cuisine
Felipe Caetano
Carioca charm, chef's discipline. The sun can wait, the guests can't.
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Captain & Events Manager
Solomon Encubahre
Brings a level of fine-dining polish you don't expect to find in a boteco. We're still not entirely sure how we got him, and we're not asking.
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Sous Chef
Nicole Bauer
Here since day one, loved by everyone, runs the pass like she's on the decks. The kitchen moves to her rhythm whether it knows it or not.
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Head Bartender
Uros Bojandic
Runs the bar with real precision and zero shortcuts. Ask him for a flair trick and you'll get the full Tom Cruise Cocktail routine, bottle spinning, straight face, not a drop spilled. We promise.
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Join the collective
Everybody makes the night.
Cooks, bartenders, hosts, servers, barbacks, and dishwashers—CANA is a collective effort, every service. If you care about the details and still know how to have fun, come see what is open.
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Better with friends.
Bars and kitchens we love, in the same room as us for one night, everyone's hands on it. When they'll have us, we return the favor.
Make something together
