Our Story
The long way home, by way of Savannah.
A restaurant born from years of friendship, art, family, and Low-country tables.
How It Began
Savannah stayed with us.
In the early 2000s, Kevin Keltner and Diane Cannon made a life in Savannah as professional artists while Kevin studied at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
There, they worked with fellow Hoosier chef Christy Daniels and found themselves drawn into the city’s Low-country food culture—the kind of cooking that carries history, family, and a sense of place in every meal. Years later, that spirit would become the starting point for Juniper on Main.
A Family Place
The bungalow on Main.
Back in Carmel, a house with its own long history was waiting. The 1907 bungalow, owned by Kevin’s parents, Ken and Elaine Keltner, offered more than a dining room. It had the warmth of a home—and the kind of porch where people naturally want to stay awhile.
Restoring it meant honoring what was already here: old wood, intimate rooms, and a front door that opens straight into hospitality.
Out Back
A garden made for lingering.
The garden extends the bungalow into the evening. In summer, tables settle beneath the trees and twinkle lights come on overhead. It feels a little like a Savannah courtyard and a lot like home.
Outdoor seats are first-come, first-served—just ask when you arrive and we’ll welcome you into the garden whenever a table opens.
From the Kitchen
Family recipes, carried north.
Savannah native Chef Antwan Proctor brings his family’s Low-country recipes to Juniper’s kitchen. The cooking is generous and rooted in memory: coastal traditions served with the easy warmth that first made Savannah unforgettable to us.