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** indicates that this is a black owned business. Click here to find more Black-owned businesses in the area.
Local Black-owned Restaurants:
| Durham | Chapel Hill | Greensboro area |
| Dame’s Chicken and Waffles | Vegan Flava Cafe | Dame’s Chicken and Waffles |
| Chicken Hut | Mama Dip’s Kitchen | Stephanie’s |
| Beyu Cafe | Ben & Jerry’s Franklin St. Location | Paradise West Indian |
| Zweli’s | Al’s Burger Shack** | Summit Cafe |
| Jeddah’s Tea | Da Reggae Cafe | |
| Big C Waffles | Taste of Ethiopia | |
| Favor Desserts | Hickory Tree BBQ | |
| Nolia Coffee | Becky’s and Mary’s (High Point) | |
| True Flavors Diner | Prime Tyme Soul Cafe (Winston) | |
| Palace International | Sweet Potatoes (Winston) | |
| Lee’s Kitchen | Forsyth Seafood Market (Winston) | |
| Jamaican Grille | ||
| Perkins Orchard (farmers type market) | ||
| Saltbox Seafood Joint |
Adam’s Food Recommendations:
Coffee:
Cocoa Cinnamon – 3 locations, Lakewood location has amazing churros
Bean Traders – bustling but great, good running trail nearby (American Tobacco Trail)
Joe Van Gogh
Open Eye Café
Caffé Driade
Perennial Café
Grey Squirrel Coffee
Pastries/Sweets
9th Street Bakery
Guglhupf
Smallcakes
Maple View Icecream
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Monuts
Drinks (Solid Mocktails Too)
Kingfisher
Durham Hotel Rooftop
Corpse Reviver
Dram and Draught
Alley 26 – James Beard Nominee
Bar Virgil
Any of the craft breweries, Ponysaurus is a fave.
Breakfast
Fosters
Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen (Drive-Up Only)
Cocoa Cinnamon for churros
9th Street Bakery
Parker and Otis – cool shopping too
PRESS Crepes
First Watch
Flying Biscuit
Elmo’s Diner
Lunch Spots
Eastcut Sandwich Shop
Merritt’s – Chapel Hill staple for BLT’s
BBs Fried Chicken – James Beard Chef opened a new small chain of fried chicken places
Q Shack –Decent BBQ for the area
Fosters Market
Parker and Otis
Guasaca
Mediterranean Deli
Cookout, any location
The Pit—another decent BBQ spot
Dinner (Fast, Casual, Delicious)
Salt Box Seafood Junction – just awarded James Beard Award 2022
Namu – Korean/Mexican fusion
Luna Rotisserie
Any of the Alapaca Locations
Bull City Burgers
Pizzeria Toro –go for the pizza, stay for the sides
Dinner (Less Fast, Less Casual But Still Casual, Delicious)
Mateo Bar de Tapas
Dashi
M Sushi
Saint James Seafood
Oak Leaf
Lantern
Kipos – delicious Greek
**due to ongoing sexual harassment allegations against Al of Al’s Burger Shack, we are hesitant to endorse this business, but recognize the decision to do so is a personal choice. See here for more info.
*** The Local Black-owned Restaurants chart above is courtesy of UNC P&N Department Hour of Action Group.