Black-Owned Restaurants in the 757

We are facing unprecedented times. Following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement has reached a fever pitch. People around the country—and even the world—are rallying together to take a stand against racial injustice, oppression and police brutality.

I’ve felt somewhat of an awakening within myself. I am no longer remaining silent to placate those who don’t want to have “uncomfortable” conversations about race in America. I am challenging my own thoughts and activism, as well as my friends’, so we can all do better and be better. Part of this includes finding ways to better utilize my platform to speak out and amplify Black voices.

As a food blogger, the first step was creating a list of Black-owned food businesses, as well as Black chefs, in this region. These restaurants are linked to their websites/Facebook/Instagram pages. My next goal will be to visit as many of these restaurants as possible and create blog posts that highlight the small-business owners, chefs and their food.

If you are a local Black restaurant owner, chef, baker, caterer or food and drink brand that would like to be added to this list, please let me know. You can message me on social media or use the Contact form on my website.

Last updated: 8/30/2022

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Black-Owned Restaurants in the 757

Chesapeake

• 757 Boudin

• Alkalicious Cold Pressed Juice Bar

• Crave Bakery + Coffee Bar

• Cutlass Grille

• D’cracked Egg

• Island Jerk Hut

• KRAVE Juice & Smoothie Cafe

• Reignforest Tea Bar

• Seafood Kitchen Chesapeake

• Sweet Kream Bakery

• The Dog House

• The Fruitsplash Factory

• Whole-ly Rollers Bakery

Hampton

• 1865 Brewery

• Bowman’s Soul N the Wall

• Guilty Pleasure Coffee Shop

• Jerk Sauce

• LV’s Restaurant

• Mango Mangeaux

• Palm Tree Caribbean Café

• PinkFish Seafood Bistro

• Polly’s Soul Food

• Sunsplash Caribbean Restaurant LLC

• Ward’s Soul Food Kitchen

• Wilkes Bar-B-Q Co.

Newport News

• Cakes by Tawanda

• Couture Cakes by Nika

• District 41 Sports Bar

• Funnel Cakes Galore and More

• Greenyard Grill

• Healthy Eatz

• JT’s Bar & Grill

• Juicing Life Bar

• Meal One

• Queens Way Soul Café

Norfolk

• 7 Spices Soul Food with a Twist

• 350 Grace

• Alisa’s Food

• A-Mayes-N Soul Food

• Aunt Dorian’s

• Bamboo Room

• Bar-Q

• Be A J Juice Bar

• Boss Queens Soul Cafe

• Brothers Chops, Seafood and Spirits | Read my write up for Brothers in the January/February issue of Coastal Virginia Magazine.

• Canvas Social Cuisine

• Cookie’s Cakes & More

• Cork & Co. Wine & Martini Bar

• Culture Lounge & Restaurant

• Cutta’s Kitchen

• Hummingbird Macarons & Desserts

• Island Krave

• Jikoni Cafe

• Just Pic’d Juices

• Lilly’s Corner

• Lil Momma’s Soul Kitchen

• Major Phillie Cheesesteaks

• My Mama’s Kitchen

• Norfolk Smoothie

• Our People’s Soulful Seafood

• Prime 255

• Soul of the Sea

• Suite 1200

• Sweet Jam Cafe

• Thee Soulfood Kitchen

• Truth Soul Food

Portsmouth

• Bailey’s Bayou | Ready my write up for Bailey's Bayou in the January/February issue of Coastal Virginia Magazine.

• Beyond Vegan Cell Food

• Gourmet Burger Bistro

• Jem’s “Take a Plate”

• Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar

• Sista’s Soul Cafe

• Southern Flair Seafood & More

• Yoolks on Us

Suffolk

• Sugar Mama’s BakeShoppe

• The General Public

• The Pink Box

• Wall Street Cafe

Virginia Beach

• Chef Skip 757 | Read about my meal at Chef Skip 757.

• Cobalt Grille

• Crabby Cali’s

• CLTRE. vgn jnt | Read about my Yelp Elite experience at CLTRE.

• Desmond’s Island Soul Grill

• Ellen’s Homestyle BBQ

• Fired Up Bar and Bistro

• Happy Cafe

• J&K Style Grill

• Mesob Cafe

• Montego Island Grill

• Philly Cold Cuts

• Rhythm Bar & Grill

• Smoothie Stop Café

• Sundae Scoop

• Tam’res Wine and Gourmet Shop

• Twin Tiger Ice Cream and Funnel Cake Café

• ViBes

• Yendidi Restaurant | Read the five dishes to try at Yendidi in the November/December issue of Coastal Virginia Magazine.

Williamsburg

• Cookie Chris

• Corey’s Chicken Shack

• Southern Pancake & Waffle House

• The Sammich Café

• Tipsy Beans Cafe

Yorktown

• One Girl Desserts & Pastries

Multiple Locations

• Bubba N Franks (Carrollton, Hampton, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach)

• Cherry-O To Go (Hampton and Norfolk)

• Got Fish? (Chesapeake and Hampton)

• Martin’s Soul Food (Newport News and Norfolk)

• MP Island Café (Chesapeake, Norfolk and Portsmouth)

• Scratch Bakery (Hampton and Newport News)

Black Chefs, Bakers and Catering Companies

• All Good Craft Granola Bars

• Backyard Bar-B-Que

• Candy Caters

• Chef David Hannah

• Chef Dro

• Chef Jacoby Ponder

• Chef Jesse Seward

• Chef Nay/Pootie’s Kitchen & Catering LLC

• Chef Walt’s Premium Meal Plan LLC

• Chef Wimbo

• Da Chef

• Intimate Culinarian LLC

• Joilene’s Journey

• Loves Kitchen LLC

• Naomi Vegan Meets

• Pretty Delicious Desserts

• Quick Eats by Nikki

• SDBodyWorks

• Sista Sista Catering & Designs LLC

• The Maple Pig Cupcakery

Black-Owned Food Trucks

• Chicken Stop Food Truck

• Dula’s Fish on the Fly | Ready about my meal from Dula's Fish on the Fly

• Got Fish?

• J&K Style Grill

• Senses Vegan

Black-Owned Local Franchises

• Jon Smith Subs (Virginia Beach)

• Marco’s Pizza (Newport News, Suffolk and Yorktown)

• J.R. Crickets

Black-Owned Food & Drink Brands

• Fresh Cup Coffee & Tea Company

• Ginger Hales

• Hampton Roads Honey

• KeWi Teas

• Williams Lemonade