Black-Owned Restaurants & Businesses Near Me: City Guides

By Online African Shop Team · Updated September 2026

Looking for Black-owned restaurants and businesses near you? Our city guides list verified Black-owned soul food restaurants, hair salons and braiders, nail salons, waxing studios and spas, bookstores, bakeries, coffee shops and tax preparers in 13 major US cities.

Every business in our guides is named as Black-owned by a trusted local source and checked as open before we publish. Know a business we should add? Email youronlineafricanshop@gmail.com.

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  • Midwest

    Chicago

    30 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: MacArthur's Restaurant, Soul Veg City, Virtue

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  • South

    Houston

    23 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Lucille's, Mikki's Soul Food Cafe, The Breakfast Klub

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  • South

    Atlanta

    25 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Paschal's Restaurant & Bar, The Busy Bee Cafe, Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours

    Open the Atlanta guide
  • Northeast

    Philadelphia

    3 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Amina

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  • West

    Los Angeles

    28 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Dulan's on Crenshaw, Harold & Belle's, Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles

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  • Midwest

    Detroit

    18 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Southern Smokehouse

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  • South

    Dallas

    23 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Kendall Karsen's Upscale Soul Food, Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley, Sweet Georgia Brown

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  • South

    New Orleans

    18 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Dooky Chase's Restaurant, Li'l Dizzy's Cafe, Willie Mae's Scotch House

    Open the New Orleans guide
  • South

    Memphis

    18 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Alcenia's, Cozy Corner BBQ, The Four Way

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  • South

    Charlotte

    16 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Mert's Heart and Soul, Mr. Charles Chicken & Fish, The Original Chicken 'n Ribs

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  • Northeast

    New York City

    27 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Melba's, Red Rooster Harlem, Sylvia's Restaurant

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  • Northeast

    Baltimore

    21 Black-owned places · soul food, beauty, shops and more

    Soul food picks: Connie's Chicken and Waffles, The Land of Kush, The Urban Oyster

    Open the Baltimore guide

Coming soon

More cities are on the way
  • Washington DCNortheast

What's in each guide

  • Top 10 Black-owned soul food restaurants, with neighborhood, address and what to order
  • Beauty and self-care: hair salons, braiders, nail salons, waxing and spas
  • Small businesses: bookstores, bakeries, coffee shops, boutiques and markets
  • Tax preparers and bookkeepers

Why shop Black-owned?

Every dollar spent at a Black-owned business helps keep neighborhood institutions open, creates local jobs and builds wealth in the community. Our guides make it easy to find these businesses wherever you live or travel.