New York City is full of endless mouthwatering restaurants, many of which are Black-owned. Patronizing these Black-owned businesses can help offset the unique challenges Black business owners face, bridge the racial wage gap, and reinvest in local communities.
This list was compiled using spreadsheets that have been circulating across NYC social media like this one and this one. This isn’t all-encompassing of the city yet, and we will be continuing to add to it.
The app EatOkra also helps you find Black-owned restaurants near you with an interactive map feature.
So, here are 25 Black-owned restaurants you can support in NYC right now, organized by borough and neighborhood!
We also love following Black-Owned Brooklyn to see what new Black-owned businesses are popping up in the borough, like NYC’s first vinyl record craft beer bar.
In addition, Brooklyn-based female entrepreneur Mandy Bowman created an app, titled “The Official Black Wall Street App,” that connects users to Black-owned and operated businesses in their area.
The Bronx
1. Adom African Cuisine
📍 1345 Southern Blvd., Store#1
This restaurant prides themselves on bringing traditional African recipes to hte community. Adom African Cuisine has been in the food business for the past 25 years serving fresh, healthy, and exquisite continental blend of recipes and flavors of fresh African fusion dishes with continental taste that is ingredient driven and vegetable focused.
2. Juices For Life
📍 1028 Castle Hill Ave
Rapper Styles P is creating the change he wants to see in NYC. Back in 2011, he opened the first brick-and-mortar store for his business, Juices For Life, in The Bronx and has since gone on to open multiple locations. In an effort to change his community’s relationship with nutrition, Styles has committed himself to promoting wellness, improving access to health resources and overall impacting people’s daily lives in a positive way. He’s even opened Farmacy For Life selling vitamins and tinctures!
3. Cea-Lo Cafe
📍 1003 Soundview Ave
Cea-Lo Cafe is showing the Bronx some love, Southern style! This cafe is home to made-from-scratch soul food that’s fresh, flavorful, and full of heart.
4. Beatstro
📍 135 Alexander Avenue
Beatstro celebrates the Bronx as well as its rich Puerto Rican and African-American presence. The entrance of this eatery features bright green walls and shelves lined with original vinyl LP’s. Behind the velvet curtain, you’ll find a stylish room donning the artwork of Andre Trenier and photos from local legend, Joe Conzo. The menu, flaunts a cross-cultural blend of cooking styles, featuring crispy catfish, pernil and golden-fried green tomatoes. Also save room for mojo chicken, with roasted potatoes, collard greens, and salsa verde.
5. Bricks & Hops
📍 65 Bruckner Blvd
Pick-up or order online here.
Manhattan
6. Mikey Likes It
📍 199 Avenue A
Pick-up or order online here.
7. Jasmine’s Caribbean Cuisine
📍 371 W 46th St
Jasmine’s should be your first stop if you’re in Hell’s Kitchen and want to escape to the Caribbean. The ambiance of this restaurant mimics the vibe of pulling up to a restaurant in the Caribbean from its decor, music, and smell of the food. Jasmine’s specializes in delectable cuisine inspired by Dominica, Antigua, St. Thomas, Trinidad, and Jamaica. The menu hosts staples like codfish fritters, empanadas, jerk, and curry, but the standouts stand OUT. The seasonal Escovitch Fish is presented on a HUGE red snapper, but the show’s star is the Jazzy Pasta.
Check out our feature on Jasmine’s head Chef, Chef Basil Jones!
8. Ponty Bistro Harlem
📍 2375 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
At Ponty Bistro, they have developed a three-star menu with a unique blend of African and French dishes. Menu items include traditional Senegalese foods such as Poisson Yassa (Fish) and others such as Le Tagine de Poulet (Chicken Tagine), a North African-inspired dish. In this recipe, Chef Cisse chose Le Tagine de Poulet (Chicken Tagine), which, combined with the spices, brings out the true flavors of the meat & vegetables.
See more: Here Are 15 African Restaurants To Experience The Diverse Flavors Of Africa
9. Sylvia’s
📍 328 Malcolm X Blvd
Sylvia’s is an OG when it comes to being a staple in the community. This restaurant the longest standing Black-owned restaurant in New York City!
10. Omar’s Kitchen
📍 29A Clinton St.
Omar’s Kitchen is a “nouveau Caribbean restaurant” in the Lower East Side inspired by Chef Omar’s Jamaican roots and Caribbean travels. Omar’s passion for Jamaica’s native fruits and vegetables is reflected throughout the exquisite menu, including entrees like Hibiscus Glazed Lamb, the aforementioned Coconut Crusted Soursop Glazed Salmon, and Coconut Curry Oxtail.
See more: Best Caribbean Restaurants In NYC
Staten Island
11. Bayou
📍 1072 Bay St.
For some creole flavors, head to Bayou!
12. Staten Island Fish & More
📍 137 Montgomery Ave
Pick-up or order online here.
13. TRI Lounge and Cafe
📍 1938 Clove Road
Pick-up or order online here.
14. Monas Cuisine
📍 360 Targee St.
15. Sparrowlight Kitchen African Restaurant, Deli, & Grocery
📍 360 Targee St
Queens
16. Vibes
📍 143-06 Liberty Ave
Pick-up or order online here.
17. The Nourish Spot
📍 107-05 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Pick-up or order online here.
18. Port Royal
📍 113-7 Sutphin Blvd
Pick-up or order online here.
19. Sybils Restaurant & Bakery
📍 159-24 Hillside Avenue
20. Fresco’s Cantina
📍 12-14 31st Ave
Pick-up or order online here.
Brooklyn
21. Kokomo NYC
📍 65 Kent Ave
Pick-up or order online here.
22. BKLYN Blend
📍 194 Tompkins Ave
Pick-up or order online here.
23. Brown Butter NYC
📍 413 Tompkins Ave
Pick-up or order online here.
24. Sisters
📍 900 Fulton St.
Pick-up or order online here.
25. Ras Plant-Based Ethiopian
📍 739 Franklin Avenue
Pick-up or order online here.