Evolving List Of Black-Owned Restaurants & Bars To Support All Around San Diego County

February 7, 2024

In honor of Black History Month, we have published this ever-evolving list of black-owned restaurants, bars, breweries and more businesses sited throughout San Diego County.

Do a small part in supporting San Diego's black community during African-American History Month and beyond! Use the below list and map to find black-owned businesses around the county - from bars, to breweries, to wineries, to food trucks, to cafes and restaurants.

If we are missing any spots, please send an email to [email protected] and we will add to the list. We are also open to including retail businesses and services if we are able to get more information. Follow the links in the list below the map for additional details about each business.

San Diego's Black-Owned Restaurants & Bars

Ackee Tree Jamaican Restaurant, El Cerrito
Addis Market & Restaurant, Normal Heights
African Caribbean Market, City Heights
AJ's Creole Cuisine & West Coast Smokehouse, Food Truck
Ali's Chicken & Waffles, City Heights and Downtown
Altipiano Vineyard and Winery, Escondido
Awash Ethiopian Restaurant, North Park
Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking, Spring Valley
Billionaire Burger Boyz, Food Truck
Bliss Tea & Treats, Oceanside
Bowlegged BBQ, Chollas View
Boutique Vino, East Village

Broady’s House of Flavors, Otay Ranch
The Brûlée Bar, Pickup & Delivery in Normal Heights
Cafe X, East Village
Cane Patch Kitchen, Liberty Station
Cardellino, Mission Hills
Caribbean Taste, Encanto
Chef Budda Blasian Soul Food, Food Truck
Chula Vista Brewery, Chula Vista & Eastlake
Coop’s West Texas BBQ, Lemon Grove
The Dojo Cafe, City Heights

D O T Cocktail Lounge, Shelltown
Extraordinary Banana Pudding, La Mesa, La Jolla & Mission Beach
Faridas Somali Cuisine, Chollas Creek
Fat Joe's O'side, Oceanside
Felix’s BBQ with Soul, Carlsbad, Oceanside & San Marcos
Flavors of East Africa, University Heights
Fort Oak, Mission Hills
Gihon Ethiopian Kitchen, North Park

The Gumbo Pot, Sports Arena
Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream, North Park

Hanna’s Gourmet, University Heights 

Island Spice Jamaican Restaurant, Rolando

Kamila's Breakfast & Lunch, Clairemont

Kebab Craft, Point Loma
Kim's Bar-B-Que, Mount Hope

Laine's Bar-B-Que, Sports Arena
Laylah's Jamaican Food, Barrio Logan
Le Parfait Paris, Gaslamp, Liberty Station & Del Mar
Louisiana Purchase, North Park
Maya's Cookies, College Area & San Marcos

The Mental Bar, Encanto

Mom's Chicken and Waffles, North Park
More Life Liquid, Bonita
Muzita Abyssinian Bistro, University Heights
Nomad Donuts, North Park
Oak and Anchor BBQ, Caterer
One Love Island Cuisine, Oceanside
One WorldBeat Cafe, Balboa Park

Q&A Restaurant and Oyster Bar, Oceanside

Rare Society, Hillcrest & Solana Beach
Red Sea Ethiopian, City Heights
Rock Steady Real Jamaican Restaurant, Grant Hill
Royal Food Mart, Bankers Hill
Sabor Piri-Piri, Kearny Mesa
Shadow Ridge Spirits Company, Oceanside

Sip Wine & Beer, Escondido 

Smack'n Guamanian Grill, Miramar
Spacebar Café & Wine Bistro, La Mesa
Sunnie’s Mexican Cuisine & Coffee, Ocean Beach
Sunset Kava Lounge, Normal Heights
Surf & Soul Spot, La Mesa
Trust, Hillcrest
The Wise Ox Butcher & Eatery, North Park & Carlsbad
Yohed Coffee, City Heights

Support local black-owned and small businesses now and always! Be the change you wish to see in the world.