Find and support Black-owned restaurants in your area.
Atlanta (h/t Atlanta Eats)
Austin (h/t Austin360)
Baltimore (h/t WillDrinkforTravel)
Boston (h/t the Boston Globe)
Charleston (h/t @broccoli__boy)
Charlotte (h/t QCityMetro)
Cincinnati (h/t the Cincinnati Enquirer)
Cleveland (h/t Cleveland Scene)
Chicago (h/t Aaron L. Oliver)
Denver (h/t 303 Magazine)
Detroit (h/t Detroit Metro Times)
Greenville (h/t Greenville News)
Houston (h/t Houston Chronicle)
Indianapolis (h/t Visit Indy)
Kansas City (h/t the Community Voice)
Los Angeles (h/t Kat Hong)
Memphis (h/t @blackinmemphis)
Miami (h/t Zachary Fagenson)
Minneapolis (h/t City Pages)
Nashville (h/t Ali Humbrecht)
New England (h/t Yankee Magazine)
New Jersey (h/t NJ.com)
New Orleans (h/t Kara Johnson)
New York City (h/t Hannah Goldfield, Rachel Karten, Joseph Hernandez)
Oklahoma City (h/t Kieran Mahoney)
Omaha (h/t Sydney Peterson)
Orlando (h/t Orlando Weekly)
Portland, Maine (h/t TravelNoire)
Phoenix (h/t Phoenix Black Collective via Twitter)
Rhode Island (h/t Jennifer Volpe Douglas)
Rochester (h/t Leah Stacy)
Sacramento (h/t Sacramento Bee)
San Antonio (h/t San Antonio Magazine)
San Diego (h/t Packs Light)
Seattle (h/t Naomi Tomky)
Tucson (h/t Roux Events)
Tuscaloosa (h/t Brian Oliu)
Washington D.C. (h/t Anela Malik)
Don't see your city? These resources will help you find Black-owned restaurants and food businesses near you.
- Consult directories like Black People Eats, Eat Black Owned, Support Black Owned, and the Eat Okra app.
- Websites like ShoppeBlack and TravelNoire put a focus on Black-owned businesses.
- Follow hashtags like #blackownedrestaurants.
- This post from VegNews shares Black-owned vegan restaurants across the country.
- The BAOBAB Directory is an organization of Black-owned businesses in the Bay Area.
- The AfroBiz directory is a resource for Black-owned businesses across Europe and across Canada.
- UK Black Owned Businesses is a resource for Black-owned businesses across the United Kingdom.
- @blackbeertravelers has created a map of Black-owned breweries, taprooms, and vineyards across the US.
- Instagram accounts like @officialblackownedchicago and @blackownedbklyn highlight Black-owned restaurants and businesses.
These campaigns directly help Black-owned businesses and families in need following recent protests.
- This Twitter thread and this Twitter thread share Black-owned businesses that have been affected by the protests and ways to help.
- Support Trio, the first 100% Black-owned vegan restaurant in Minneapolis. Owner Louis Hunter—a cousin of Philando Castile, who was killed by a police officer in 2016— closed his restaurant the night protests began in Minneapolis in solidarity with the community, as he told Bon Appétit.
- Support the family of David McAtee, a Black man and beloved barbecue chef who was fatally shot after police and national guard soldiers "returned fire" on a crowd of protestors in Louisville, Kentucky. McAtee's YaYa's BBQ was known for donating food to shelters and feeding police officers for free, per Buzzfeed News.
- Some Black-owned Minneapolis food businesses, like Bole Ethiopian Cuisine, Mama Safia's Kitchen, and Scores Bar, have already reached their goals—but consider offering them some extra funds as well.
And of course, even if you don't have money to provide at the moment, there are ways you can help Black-owned restaurants.
