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50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned

50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned

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Created by Jonathan Stegall • Updated On: April 12, 2018

https://travelnoire.com/the-best-black-owned-restaurants-in-america-shontel-horne/

Ben's Chili Bowl is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

1. Ben's Chili Bowl

8.5
1213 U St NW, Washington, D.C.
Hot Dog Joint · U-Street · 386 tips and reviews

2. Monterrey

551 W Becher St, Milwaukee, WI
Southern Food Restaurant · Lincoln Village · No tips or reviews

3. Sumthin Good Soul Food

South Charleston, WV
Southern Food Restaurant · No tips or reviews
Plum Bistro is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

4. Plum Bistro

7.9
1429 12th Ave (btwn Union & Pike St), Seattle, WA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 87 tips and reviews
Mango Mangeaux is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

5. Mango Mangeaux

7.6
33 Mellen Street East Hampton, Virginia 23663 (Hope Street, Hampton, Virginia), Hampton, VA
New American Restaurant · Pheobus · 6 tips and reviews
Mahider Ethiopian Restaurant and Market is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

6. Mahider Ethiopian Restaurant and Market

8.1
1465 S State St #7, Salt Lake City, UT
Ethiopian Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews
Gatlin's BBQ is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

7. Gatlin's BBQ

8.3
3510 Ella Blvd (Judiway), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 31 tips and reviews
green seed vegan is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

8. green seed vegan

8.3
4320 Almeda Rd (at wheeler st), Houston, TX
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews
Prince's Hot Chicken Shack is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

9. Prince's Hot Chicken Shack

7.0
123 Ewing Dr #3, Nashville, TN
Fried Chicken Joint · 126 tips and reviews
O So Good Restaurant is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

10. O So Good Restaurant

529 Main Ave, Garretson, SD
Southern Food Restaurant · No tips or reviews
Rodney Scott's BBQ is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

11. Rodney Scott's BBQ

8.0
1011 King St, Charleston, SC
BBQ Joint · Downtown Charleston · 29 tips and reviews
South is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

12. South

8.2
600 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA
Southern Food Restaurant · North Philadelphia · 20 tips and reviews
Amalfi's Italian Restaurant is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

13. Amalfi's Italian Restaurant

7.0
4703 NE Fremont St (NE 47th & Fremont), Portland, OR
Italian Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews
Off The HooK is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

14. Off The HooK

7.4
Oklahoma City, OK
Seafood Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews
Super Chefs is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

15. Super Chefs

8.1
199 E Broad St (Between 4th & 5th), Columbus, OH
Breakfast Spot · 38 tips and reviews

16. Liberian Merry Go Round

855 45th St S, Fargo, ND
African Restaurant · Village West · No tips or reviews
Saltbox Seafood Joint is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

17. Saltbox Seafood Joint

608 N Mangum St (Dowd & Mangum), Durham, NC
Seafood Restaurant · 34 tips and reviews
Soco is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

18. Soco

8.3
509 Myrtle Ave (btwn Grand Ave & Ryerson St), Brooklyn, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Clinton Hill · 174 tips and reviews
Jambo Cafe is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

19. Jambo Cafe

8.9
2010 Cerrillos Rd (St Michaels), Santa Fe, NM
African Restaurant · 42 tips and reviews
Jameson's "The Ultimate in Southern Cooking" is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

20. Jameson's "The Ultimate in Southern Cooking"

7.5
652 State Route 35 N (at Courtland St.), Neptune Township, NJ
Southern Food Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews
Sunshine Cook Shop is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

21. Sunshine Cook Shop

145 Pleasant St, Claremont, NH
Caribbean Restaurant · No tips or reviews
EllaEm's Soul Food is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

22. EllaEm's Soul Food

7.6
775 W Craig Rd, Las Vegas, NV
American Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews
Quick Bites Soul Food is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

23. Quick Bites Soul Food

105 W Mission Ave, Bellevue, NE
Southern Food Restaurant · 1 tip
Reed's American Table is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

24. Reed's American Table

7323 Manchester Rd., Maplewood, MO
New American Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews
Smoki O's Bar-B-Que is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

25. Smoki O's Bar-B-Que

7.3
1545 N Broadway, St Louis, MO
BBQ Joint · 12 tips and reviews

26. Southern Kookin

334 W Tate St, Senatobia, MS 38668, Senatobia, MS
Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews
Breaking Bread Café & Catering is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

27. Breaking Bread Café & Catering

7.9
1210 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN
American Restaurant · Jordan · 8 tips and reviews
River Bistro is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

28. River Bistro

18456 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI
Caribbean Restaurant · North Rosedale Park · No tips or reviews
The Coast Café is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

29. The Coast Café

8.8
233 River Street, Cambridge, MA
Southern Food Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews
Water For Chocolate is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

30. Water For Chocolate

9.0
1841 E Lombard St (at Wolfe St), Baltimore, MD
Coffee Shop · Southeastern Baltimore · 32 tips and reviews
Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

31. Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant

8.3
51 Oak St (Free St), Portland, ME
African Restaurant · Downtown Portland · 5 tips and reviews
Dooky Chase Restaurant is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

32. Dooky Chase Restaurant

8.7
2301 Orleans Ave (at N Miro St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Treme - Lafitte · 68 tips and reviews
Shirley Mae's Cafe is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

33. Shirley Mae's Cafe

7.8
802 S Clay St, Louisville, KY
Restaurant · Smoketown · 2 tips and reviews
Vivian's is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

34. Vivian's

Bar · West End · No tips or reviews
Kountry Kitchen is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

35. Kountry Kitchen

8.4
1831 N College Ave (19th St.), Indianapolis, IN
Southern Food Restaurant · Near Northside · 45 tips and reviews
Batter & Berries is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

36. Batter & Berries

8.4
2748 N Lincoln Ave (btwn W Diversey Pkwy & W Schubert Ave), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · North Side · 168 tips and reviews
Kibrom's is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

37. Kibrom's

5823 W Franklin Rd, Boise, ID
Ethiopian Restaurant · Franklin - Randolph · No tips or reviews
Hughley's Southern Cuisine is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

38. Hughley's Southern Cuisine

7.4
99-080 Kauhale St Ste C4, ‘Aiea, HI
Southern Food Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews
Clives Cafe is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

39. Clives Cafe

8.5
5890 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL
Caribbean Restaurant · Little Haiti · 8 tips and reviews
L&G Soul Food is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

40. L&G Soul Food

6.8
317 S DuPont Hwy, New Castle, DE
BBQ Joint · 5 tips and reviews
Teff is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

41. Teff

8.6
113 W Main St (at Tresser Blvd), Stamford, CT
Ethiopian Restaurant · 4 tips and reviews
Welton Street Cafe is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

42. Welton Street Cafe

8.2
2883 Welton St, Denver, CO
Southern Food Restaurant · Curtis Park · 37 tips and reviews
Native Restaurant is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

43. Native Restaurant

620 Santa Monica Blvd Ste A (7th St), Santa Monica, CA
New American Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews
Jones Bar-B-Q Diner is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

44. Jones Bar-B-Q Diner

7.1
219 W Louisiana St, Marianna, AR
BBQ Joint · 8 tips and reviews
Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

45. Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles

9.0
1220 S Central Ave (at W Yuma St), Phoenix, AZ
Southern Food Restaurant · Central City South · 127 tips and reviews
Roscoe's Catfish and Barbecue is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

46. Roscoe's Catfish and Barbecue

120 E 6th Ave (btwn A St & Barrow St), Anchorage, AK
BBQ Joint · Downtown Anchorage · 2 tips and reviews
Yo' Mama's is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

47. Yo' Mama's

7.7
2328 2nd Ave N (24th St. North), Birmingham, AL
American Restaurant · Central City · 14 tips and reviews
Busy Bee Cafe is one of 50 restaurants, 50 states: the best black owned.

48. Busy Bee Cafe

8.3
810 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA
Southern Food Restaurant · Atlanta University Center · 104 tips and reviews