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.