Since the protests began last week following the death of George Floyd, many Californians are flooding the web with information on black-owned restaurants across the state.
According to Kat Hong, a 25-year-old editorial assistant at Infatuation based in Los Angeles, “It came from a place of pure helplessness,” Hong said. “It’s difficult to know how best to support the black community right now.”
So she began compiling a list for her readership. “This is a way to put money directly into businesses that are owned by black people,” she says. “It’s important to support these businesses every day—not just this week or until all this is over—every single day.”
Here’s a collection of restaurants from San Diego to San Francisco to support:
San Francisco and Bay Area
Cupcakin’ Bake Shop, in Oakland and Berkeley
Healing Kitchen (vegan), 63rd & Adeline St, Berkeley, (510) 356-7866
Reggae Pot, 15495 Los Gatos Blvd., Suite D, Los Gatos, (408) 827-4597
Back A Yard, locations in San Jose, Campbell and Menlo Park
The Cook and Her Farmer, 510 9th St., Oakland
Burke & Black, San Francisco, (415) 723-1955
Brenda’s Meat & Three, 919 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, (415) 926-8657
View more here.
Los Angeles Area
Chicken N Chips, 2728 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles, (323) 922-1070
Hambone’s Smokehouse, 9825 Belmont St., Bellflower, (562) 920-5200
Darrow’s Grill, 21720 S. Avalon Blvd., #102, Carson, (424) 570-0531
Rosalind’s Ethiopian Restaurant, 1044 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 936-2486
RJ Southern Home Cooking, 8852 Rosecrans Ave., Downey, (562) 408-2960
Divine Dips, 601 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, (213) 265-7785
Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, locations in Hollywood, Pasadena, Anaheim, Long Beach and more.
View more here.
San Diego Area
Ackee Tree, 5712 El Cajon Blvd., El Cerrito, (619) 450-6284
Chula Vista Brewery, 294 3rd Avenue, Chula Vista, (619) 616-8806
Spoiled Vegans Café, East Village San Diego, 619-320-8366
View more here.
Sacramento Area
Daddy O’s Smokehouse, 3581 Matherfield Rd., Rancho Cordova
South, 2005 11th St., Sacramento, (916) 382-9722
Oak Park Brewing Co., 3514 Broadway, Sacramento, (916) 389-0726
View more here.
And here’s an app that searches for black-owned restaurants wherever you are: www.eatokra.com
