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Sistahs' Sweets
Cupcake bakery run by sisters Erin and Lena Bowman, who moved from food trucks to a Charles Village storefront in 2025. It also sells savory biscuit breakfast sandwiches.
Named as a Black-owned business by a trusted local source (see source). Hours change, so call or check the website before you go. Know something we should update? Tell us.
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Druid Heights (North Avenue)
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Upton (Pennsylvania Avenue)
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