List of Black-owned restaurants

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

United States

Exterior of Akadi in Portland, Oregon, 2021

The original Ezell's Chicken location in Seattle, Washington, in 2012

Slutty Vegan food truck

Arkansas

• Jones Bar-B-Q Diner – Marianna ^[1]

California

• Hawkins House of Burgers – Los Angeles ^[2]
• Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles – Los Angeles ^[3]

District of Columbia

• Ben's Chili Bowl ^[2]
• Georgia Brown's ^[4]

Georgia

• Blaze Pizza – Atlanta (franchise formerly based in Pasadena, CA) ^{[5] [6]}
• Bomb Biscuits – Atlanta ^[7]
• Busy Bee – Atlanta ^{[2] [4]}
• Mary Mac's Tea Room – Atlanta ^[2]
• Paschal's – Atlanta ^[8]
• Slutty Vegan – Atlanta ^[9]

Louisiana

• Dooky Chase's Restaurant – New Orleans ^[2]

Maryland

• Huncho House – Hyattsville ^[10]

Mississippi

• Bully's Restaurant – Jackson ^[11]

Nebraska

• Jackson's Fair Deal Cafe – Omaha ^[12]

New Jersey

• Corinne's Place - Camden ^[13]

New York

• Charles' Southern Style Kitchen – Harlem
• Sylvia's – Harlem ^[2]

North Carolina

• Bird Pizzeria – Charlotte ^[14]
• Saltbox Seafood Joint – Durham ^[15]

Oklahoma

• Florence's Restaurant – Oklahoma City ^[16]
• Grey Sweater – Oklahoma City ^[17]

Oregon

• Akadi – Portland ^[18]
• Amalfi's Italian Restaurant – Portland ^[18]
• Assembly Brewing – Portland ^[19]
• Atlas Pizza – Portland ^[20]
• Deadstock Coffee – Portland ^[21]
• Dirty Lettuce – Portland ^[19]
• Erica's Soul Food – Portland ^[19]
• Everybody Eats PDX – Portland ^[22]
• Grits n' Gravy – Portland ^{[23] [24]}
• Joe Brown's Carmel Corn – Portland ^[20]
• Kann – Portland ^[25]
• Kee's Loaded Kitchen – Portland ^[18]
• Nacheaux – West Linn (previously Portland) ^[18]
• Olive or Twist – Portland ^[26]
• Queen of Sheba – Portland ^[19]
• Reo's Ribs – Portland ^[18]
• Santé Bar – Portland ^[27]
• Viking Soul Food – Portland ^[18]

Tennessee

• Prince's Hot Chicken Shack – Nashville ^[28]

Texas

• Frenchy's Chicken – Houston ^[29]

Washington

• Black Coffee Northwest – Seattle ^[30]
• Boon Boona Coffee – Renton ^[31]
• Café Avole – Seattle ^[32]
• Cafe Campagne – Seattle ^[33]
• Communion Restaurant and Bar – Seattle ^[33]
• Ezell's Chicken – Seattle ^[33]
• Fat's Chicken and Waffles – Seattle ^[32]
• Jackson's Catfish Corner – Seattle ^[32]
• Lil Red Takeout and Catering – Seattle ^[32]
• Marjorie – Seattle ^[32]
• The Original Philly's – Seattle ^[34]
• Osteria la Spiga – Seattle ^{[35] [36]}
• Plum Bistro – Seattle ^[33]
• Quick Pack Food Mart – Seattle ^[34]
• Shikorina – Seattle ^[37]

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