Kitchen + Table

Bronzeville café and bakery — sandwiches, sweets, and Sunday brunch.

Lincoln Park brunch destination — flight of French toast is legendary.

Black-owned wine bar and restaurant on 43rd Street — small plates, wine, and community.

Fine coffee and community space on the South Side.

Plant-based comfort food from Chicago's own — vegan wings, burgers, and cheesesteaks.

Southern-inspired café and catering — comfort food with soul.

Christopher LeMark's Chicago-founded café, coffee brand, and mental health movement — a Black-led third space built around therapy, hip-hop, and community. Café + Wellness + Care.

Uptown coffee shop rooted in community and justice.

Chef Darnell Reed's tribute to his great-grandmother Luella — Southern classics in Lincoln Square.

Bronzeville bakery — cookies, cakes, and celebration desserts.

Jamaican jerk in the West Loop — bold flavor, family-owned.

Black-franchised location of the classic sweets shop on 47th Street.

South Shore's plant-based soul food restaurant — vegan classics done right.

South Shore restaurant and community anchor bringing global African diaspora flavors to the lakefront.

South Loop plant-based restaurant — Black and employee-owned since 2024 under entrepreneur Dame Dia.

Bronzeville brunch spot — Southern breakfast plates with a following.

Bronzeville soul food institution — brunch buffet and family recipes.

Black-owned coffee shop with locations in Bronzeville, Hyde Park, and Beverly.

Chef D'Andre Carter's Evanston-born BBQ — brisket, ribs, and Southern sides.

Chatham vegan institution at 203 E. 75th Street — plant-based since 1982, rooted in the African Hebrew Israelite tradition.

Beverly plant-based kitchen — vegan soul plates, pastas, and sandwiches made fresh at 11722 S Western Ave.

Black-owned plant-based café and juice bar — vegan bites, smoothies, and cold-pressed juice.

Chicago's first Black-owned Italian restaurant — a South Side date-night classic.

West Side gourmet turkey specialties — Chicago original.

Senegalese cuisine on the South Side — thieboudienne, yassa, and jollof.

Ashburn plant-based restaurant by Rena Parks — mushroom coffee, falafel waffles, and healing food for the community.