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List of Black-owned restaurants

Following is a list of notable current and defunct Black-owned restaurants, including bakeries as well as food carts and trucks, sorted by location (of headquarters in cases of chains):

Nigeria

South Africa

United States

Arkansas

  • Jones Bar-B-Q Diner – Marianna[1]
  • Lassis Inn – Little Rock[2]

California

  • Hawkins House of Burgers – Los Angeles[3]
  • Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles – Los Angeles[4]
  • South LA Cafe – Los Angeles[5]
  • Your Black Muslim Bakery – Oakland, formerly based in Santa Barbara

District of Columbia

Georgia

  • Blaze Pizza – Atlanta, franchise formerly based in Pasadena, California[7][8]
  • Bomb Biscuits – Atlanta[9]
  • Busy Bee – Atlanta[3][6]
  • Mary Mac's Tea Room – Atlanta[3]
  • Paschal's – Atlanta[10]
  • Slutty Vegan – Atlanta[11]

Louisiana

  • Dooky Chase's Restaurant – New Orleans[3]

Maryland

  • Huncho House – Hyattsville[12]

Mississippi

  • Bully's Restaurant – Jackson[13]

Nebraska

  • Jackson's Fair Deal Cafe – Omaha[14]

New Jersey

  • Corinne's Place - Camden[15]

New York

  • Charles' Southern Style Kitchen – Harlem
  • Sylvia's – Harlem[3]

North Carolina

  • Bird Pizzeria – Charlotte[16]
  • Saltbox Seafood Joint – Durham[17]

Oklahoma

  • Florence's Restaurant – Oklahoma City[18]
  • Grey Sweater – Oklahoma City[19]

Oregon

  • Akadi – Portland[20]
  • Amalfi's Italian Restaurant – Portland[20]
  • Assembly Brewing – Portland[21]
  • Atlas Pizza – Portland[22]
  • Deadstock Coffee – Portland[23]
  • Dirty Lettuce – Portland[21]
  • Erica's Soul Food – Portland[21]
  • Everybody Eats PDX – Portland[24]
  • Fat Cupcake
  • Grits n' Gravy – Portland[25][26]
  • Joe Brown's Carmel Corn – Portland[22]
  • Kann – Portland[27]
  • Kee's Loaded Kitchen – Portland[20]
  • Nacheaux – West Linn (previously Portland)[20]
  • Olive or Twist – Portland[28]
  • Queen of Sheba – Portland[21]
  • Reo's Ribs – Portland[20]
  • Santé Bar – Portland[29]
  • Stoopid Burger – Portland
  • Viking Soul Food – Portland[20]

South Carolina

  • Bertha's Kitchen – Charleston[30]

Tennessee

  • Prince's Hot Chicken Shack – Nashville[31]

Texas

  • Frenchy's Chicken – Houston[32]

Washington

  • Black Coffee Northwest – Seattle[33]
  • Boon Boona Coffee – Renton[34]
  • Café Avole – Seattle[35]
  • Cafe Campagne – Seattle[36]
  • Communion Restaurant and Bar – Seattle[36]
  • Ezell's Chicken – Seattle[36]
  • Fat's Chicken and Waffles – Seattle[35]
  • Jackson's Catfish Corner – Seattle[35]
  • Lil Red Takeout and Catering – Seattle[35]
  • Marjorie – Seattle[35]
  • The Original Philly's – Seattle
  • Osteria la Spiga – Seattle[37][38]
  • Plum Bistro – Seattle[36]
  • Quick Pack Food Mart – Seattle[39]
  • Shikorina – Seattle[40]

References

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  2. 4 Black-Owned Restaurants to Try in 2022. Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau.^
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  31. Owens, Mye (February 2, 2023). How Prince’s became the first Black-owned hot chicken spot in Nashville. WKRN.^
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  35. Vermillion, Allecia and Seattle Met Staff (February 2, 2023). A Guide to Seattle’s Black-Owned Restaurants: Not to mention bars, breweries, coffee shops, and all manner of great local spots. Seattle Met.^
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