Black History Month

10 Black-owned restaurants in every NBA city

Spotlighting a total of 280 restaurants during Black History Month.

Khari Arnold and Michaela Gilmer | NBA.com Staff

Throughout the month of February, we will be spotlighting 10 Black-owned restaurants in every city with an NBA team. This initiative aligns with the league’s commitment to broader diversity and inclusion efforts in the communities where we work and live.

African-Americans represent 9% of restaurant owners in the United States, per a 2022 study by the National Restaurant Association. In addition, multiple studies have shown the disproportionate rate in which Black-owned businesses have experienced losses as a result of the pandemic. Supporting Black-owned businesses can help reverse such losses, address the racial wealth gap, strengthen local economies and cultivate careers.

More specifically, the support for Black-owned restaurants is “needed immensely,” according to Virginia Ali, owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington D.C. The iconic restaurant has hosted patrons such as Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. and former President Barack Obama, operating as a staple in the nation’s capital since 1958.

“Support your Black restaurants,” Ali said. “We have to support.”

The NBA is home to 28 markets, with Los Angeles and New York having two separate teams. Restaurants from each market will be spotlighted each day during Black History Month to encourage support of the businesses, whether as a resident or visitor to the city.

Among the 280 establishments are a palate-pleasing variety of tastes, ranging from seafood, coffee and vegan dishes to soul food, tea and desserts.

Below are the dates each city will be spotlighted.

Feb. 1: Phoenix 

  1. Café Lalibela
  2. Honey Bear’s BBQ
  3. The Larder + The Delta
  4. Monroe’s House of Chicken
  5. Ocho Rios Jerk Spot
  6. Stacy’s Off Da Hook BBQ and Soul Food
  7. Sugar Jam
  8. Sue Soul Food Heaven
  9. Trapp Haus BBQ
  10. Trash Panda Vegan Truck

• More details on Phoenix’s restaurants

Feb. 2: Milwaukee

  1. A Goodman’s Desserts
  2. Alem Ethiopian Village
  3. Confectionately Yours
  4. Funky Fresh Spring Rolls
  5. Goody Gourmets
  6. Heaven’s Table
  7. Pepperpot
  8. Signature Sweets
  9. Twisted Plants
  10. Yummy Bones BBQ

• More details on Milwaukee’s restaurants

Feb. 3: Boston

  1. Bred Gourmet
  2. The Coast Café
  3. Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen
  4. Little Cocoa Bean Co.
  5. MIDA Boston
  6. M&M BBQ
  7. Neighborhood Kitchen
  8. Rock City Pizza, Inc
  9. Rhythm ‘N Wraps
  10. Soleil

• More details on Boston’s restaurants

Feb. 4: San Francisco

  1. Boug Cali
  2. Cupcakin’ Bake Shop
  3. Everett and Jones BBQ
  4. Home of Chicken and Waffles
  5. Kingston 11 Cuisine
  6. Lenas Soul Food Café
  7. Peaches Patties 
  8. Radio Africa & Kitchen
  9. Sweet Fingers Jamaican Restaurant
  10. Vegan Mob

• More details on San Francisco’s restaurants

Feb. 5: Minneapolis

  1. Afro Deli
  2. Lutunji’s Palate
  3. Pimento Jamaican Kitchen
  4. Sammy’s Avenue Eatery
  5. Soul Bowl
  6. Soul to Soul Smokehouse
  7. Step Chld
  8. Trio Plant-Based
  9. Tamu Grill and Catering
  10. Wendy’s House of Soul

• More details on Minneapolis’ restaurants

Feb. 6: Portland

  1. AKÂDI PDX
  2. Amalfi’s Italian Restaurant
  3. Deadstock Coffee 
  4. Dirty Lettuce
  5. Erica’s Soul Food 
  6. Jamaican Homestyle Cuisine
  7. kann 
  8. The Mac
  9. Plant-Based Papi
  10. PoBoyz Cajun Creole Kitchen

• More details on Portland’s restaurants

Feb. 7: New Orleans

  1. Backatown Coffee Parlour
  2. Beaucoup Eats
  3. Dooky Chase Restaurant
  4. Lil’ Dizzy’s Cafe
  5. Morrow’s
  6. Neyow’s Creole Café
  7. Nice Guy’s NOLA 
  8. Sweet Soulfood – Vegan Cuisine
  9. Willie Mae’s Scotch House
  10. 14 Parishes Jamaican Restaurant

• More details on New Orleans’ restaurants

Feb. 8: Cleveland

  1. The Crispy Chick
  2. Filter Restaurant
  3. Floods Urban Seafood
  4. Frederick’s Wine and Dine
  5. Grille 55
  6. Kafela
  7. Pearls Kitchen
  8. Sauce the City
  9. The Vegan Doughnut Company
  10. Zanzibar Soul Fusion

• More details on Cleveland’s restaurants

Feb. 9: Orlando

  1. Brick & Spoon
  2. Dajen Eats
  3. Island Thyme Caribbean Grille
  4. Jam Eng
  5. Nile Ethiopian
  6. Seana’s Caribbean Soul Food
  7. Shantell’s Just Until
  8. Sister Honey’s
  9. Smoke Made Meats
  10. Streetwise Urban Food

• More details on Orlando’s restaurants

Feb. 10: Sacramento

  1. Colo’s Soul Food
  2. Gumbo King
  3. Louisiana Heaven
  4. Maestro Coffee House
  5. Mo’Betta Finger Foods
  6. Nash & Proper
  7. Palace African Restaurant & Food Services
  8. Queen Sheba
  9. Q1227 Restaurant 
  10. Tori’s Place

• More details on Sacramento’s restaurants

Feb. 11: Washington D.C.

  1. Ben’s Chili Bowl
  2. Creole on 14th
  3. DCity Smokehouse
  4. Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant
  5. Florida Avenue Grill
  6. Here’s the Scoop
  7. Mélange
  8. Milk & Honey
  9. Ooh’s & Aahh’s
  10. Po Boy Jim

• More details on Washington D.C.’s restaurants

Feb. 12: Toronto

  1. African Palace
  2. Afrobeat Kitchen
  3. Boukan
  4. Miss Likklemores
  5. Nunu Ethiopian Fusion
  6. Rasta Pasta
  7. The Real Jerk
  8. ScottHill Caribbean Cuisine
  9. Sugar Kane
  10. Veggie D’Light

• More details on Toronto’s restaurants

Feb. 13: Miami

  1. Awash Ethiopian Restaurant
  2. Chef Creole
  3. Chick’n Jones
  4. Clive’s Cafe
  5. Honey Uninhibited
  6. Lil Greenhouse Grill
  7. Randy’s Restaurant & Lounge
  8. Rosie’s
  9. Vegetarian Restaurant By Hakin
  10. World Famous House of Mac

• More details on Miami’s restaurants

Feb. 14: Atlanta

  1. Adam J’s
  2. Breakfast @ Barney’s
  3. Busy Bee Cafe
  4. The Cereal Lab
  5. The Freshest Salad
  6. Le Petit Marche
  7. Local Green Atlanta
  8. Roc South Cuisine
  9. Spice House
  10. Sublime Donuts

• More details on Atlanta’s restaurants

Feb. 15: Memphis

  1. Bala’s Bistro
  2. Chef Tam’s Underground Café
  3. Cozy Corner BBQ
  4. Cupcake Cutie Etc.
  5. Evelyn and Olive
  6. Four Way Soul Food Restaurant
  7. Mahogany Memphis Restaurant
  8. Sage Restaurant
  9. Slim and Husky’s Pizza Beeria
  10. The Original Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken

• More details on Memphis’ restaurants

Feb. 16: Utah

  1. Eats Bakery
  2. Horn of Africa
  3. Joe’s Cafe
  4. Lovee’s Cake
  5. Mahider Ethiopian Restaurant
  6. Miss Essie’s BBQ
  7. Murphy’s Cafe 126
  8. Sauce Boss Southern Kitchen
  9. Taste of Louisiana Utah
  10. 11Hauz

• More details on Utah’s restaurants

Feb. 17: Oklahoma City

  1. Baba G’s Mediterranean Grill
  2. Big O’s Pork & Dreams BBQ
  3. Black Walnut 
  4. Carican Flavors
  5. Chef Dee’s Creations 
  6. Eastside Pizza House
  7. Florence’s Restaurant
  8. Grey Sweater
  9. Off The Hook Seafood & More
  10. Spunkie’s Soul Food

• More details on Oklahoma City’s restaurants

Feb. 18: Houston

  1. the breakfast klub 
  2. ChòpnBlọk
  3. Esther’s Cajun Cafe & Soul Food
  4. Frenchy’s Chicken
  5. The Greasy Spoon 
  6. Houston This Is It Soul Food
  7. Lucille’s
  8. Mikki’s Cafe
  9. Soul Food Vegan
  10. Thirteen By James Harden

• More details on Houston’s restaurants

Feb. 19: Denver

  1. African Grill
  2. Genna Rae’s Wings & More
  3. Jamaican Grille 
  4. Konjo Ethiopian Food
  5. Le French
  6. Nola Voodoo Tavern
  7. TeaLee’s Teahouse
  8. TK’s Surf & Turf Kitchen
  9. Whittier Cafe
  10. Welton Street Cafe

• More details on Denver’s restaurants

Feb. 20: Indiana

  1. The Block Bistro & Grill
  2. Gip Got Tips
  3. Healthy Soul Indy
  4. His Place
  5. Pulse Coffee
  6. R&R Extreme Wings
  7. T Street Eatz
  8. Taste of Innova Wings and Greens
  9. TeeJay’s Sweet Tooth
  10. Tea’s Me + Real Taste Catering

• More details on Indianapolis’ restaurants

Feb. 21: San Antonio

  1. Jamaica Jamaica Cuisine
  2. Ma Harper’s Creole Kitchen 
  3. Mark’s Outing 
  4. Mi Roti
  5. Mr. A-OK’s Kitchen 
  6. Mrs. Kitchen
  7. Roots Salad Kitchen
  8. Sweet Yams Organic
  9. Tank’s Pizza
  10. Tony G’s Soul Food

• More details on San Antonio’s restaurants

Feb. 22: Detroit

  1. The Block
  2. Breadless
  3. Detroit Pizza Bar
  4. Detroit Soul
  5. Detroit Vegan Soul
  6. Good Cakes and Bakes
  7. Joe Louis Southern Kitchen
  8. The Kitchen, By Cooking with Que
  9. Petty Cash
  10. Savannah Blue

• More details on Detroit’s restaurants

Feb. 23: Los Angeles

  1. Alta Adams
  2. Comfort LA
  3. Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen
  4. Fixins Soul Kitchen
  5. Harold and Belle’s
  6. Hawkins House of Burgers
  7. Kenny’s BBQ
  8. Poppy + Rose
  9. Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles
  10. Sweet Red Peach

• More details on Los Angeles’ restaurants

Feb. 24: Chicago

  1. Batter & Berries
  2. Cleo’s Southern Cuisine
  3. Daisy’s Po Boy and Tavern
  4. Dr. Bird’s
  5. Ethiopian Diamond
  6. Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine
  7. MiMi’s Tacos and French Fries
  8. Old Fashioned Donuts
  9. Soule Chicago
  10. Virtue

• More details on Chicago’s restaurants

Feb. 25: Philadelphia

  1. Amina
  2. Cluck and Gills
  3. Down North Pizza
  4. Farina Pasta and Noodle
  5. Irie Entrée
  6. Lokal Artisan Foods
  7. Ma Lessie’s Chicken & Waffles
  8. Pretty Girls Cook
  9. South Jazz Kitchen
  10. 48th Street Grille

• More details on Philadelphia’s restaurants

Feb. 26: Dallas

  1. Breakfast Brothers
  2. Cake Bar
  3. Casa Del Vegano
  4. Catfish Floyd’s
  5. DJ’s Steakhouse
  6. JS International Grill
  7. Pangea
  8. Smokey John’s BBQ
  9. Trini Style Bake Shark & Tings
  10. Vegan Vibrationz Food Truck

• More details on Dallas’ restaurants

Feb. 27: Charlotte

  1. Bobbee O’s BBQ
  2. BW Sweets Bakery
  3. Cuzzo’s Cuisine
  4. Mert’s Heart and Soul
  5. Quidley’s Delight
  6. Romeo’s Vegan Burgers
  7. Smallcakes Utopia
  8. Two Scoops Creamery
  9. What the Fries
  10. 7th Restaurant & Lounge

• More details on Charlotte’s restaurants

Feb. 28: New York

  1. Black Nile
  2. Brown Butter NYC
  3. The Crabby Shack
  4. Fat Fowl
  5. Harlem Chocolate Factory
  6. Likkle More Jerk
  7. Melba’s Restaurant
  8. Rebel
  9. Spudz
  10. Urban Vegan Kitchen

• More details on New York’s restaurants

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