THE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES IN NASHVILLE TO KNOW


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Our curated guide to the local, black owned businesses to know in Nashville. Discover, support and experience Nashville.

HOME + ESSENTIALS 

dry cleaning services  Music City Cleaners

in-home childcare services Nurturers of Nashville

HAIR + BEAUTY

natural hair services from Natural Awakenings

hair services from Luxe Salon

candles and soaps from Kiia Bath & Body

oils and fragrances from Hunnee Bz

all-natural body care and essentials from Essentials by Brittani

hair services from Shearluxe Salon

esthetics and day spa services from Esthetics by P. Brown

natural body care from Lashae’s Natural Body Care

APPAREL

t-shirt line and clothing apparel from Live Above

luxury consignment pieces from Leisure & Labels

shoes from JazzyNash Mobile Shoetique

bowties and neckwear from Windsor Neckties

HBCU apparel from College Crib

ACCESSORIES + GIFTS

custom made jewelry from Clemmie Jewelry

stationery, cute gifts paperKuts Studio

calligraphy and engraving from Calligraphy by Barbara

artisanal handmade clothing + jewelry boutique Artaya Loka

handcrafted all natural based candles Clarity

tea from The Oatstraw Tea Company

afrocentric books, apparel and gifts Alkebu-Lan Images

FOOD 

gourmet popcorn Kernels Gourmet Popcorn

cotton candy Ivory Cotton Bar

gourmet popcorn Cajun Pop by Kinimi Kitchen

See our guide to Black Owned Restaurants To Know

ART

original illustrations and art from Poetically Illustrated

custom art, apparel and home decor Preston Mitchell

original art from Micheal McBride

original prints from XPAYN

art gallery and framing from Woodcuts

 

MEMORIES + PHOTOGRAPHY

Most of us don’t make time or the investment in professional photos so photo sessions make great gifts for families, singles & engaged couples

photo booth rentals from Go Bonanza

holiday, portrait and wedding sessions from Roland’s Photography

holiday, family and wedding session from Jonathan Snorten Photography

holiday, family, wedding and portrait sessions from Elle Danielle Photography

holiday, family and wedding sessions from Sean Ponder Photography

 

EXPERIENCES

black history tours of Nashville United Street Tours

in-home sip and paint parties The Moving Canvas

African-American themed Nashville tours Soul of America

Looking to support Black-owned eateries in Nashville?
Here's a quick tour of some options, by neighborhood:

Airport / Donelson

Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

976 Murfreesboro Pike #11

615-366-9911

www.facebook.com/pages/Awash-Ethlopian-Restaurant/116298925061994

Antioch

Amy's Ethiopian Cafe

2510 Murfreesboro Pike #10

615-840-6431

amysethiopianrestaurant.com

Barr's Music City Soul Food

618 Brentwood Dr E

615-429-7836

barrsmusiccitysoulfood.com

Bone's Fish & More

2597 Murfreesboro Pike

629-888-9931

facebook.com/Bones-Fish-and-More-435788109778055/

Fat Boys BBQ

2733 Murfreesboro Pike

615-360-9969

fatboysbbq.co/

H&T's Home Cooking restaurant on Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville.

H&T's Home Cooking

2264 Murfreesboro Pike

615-367-0049

hthomecooking.com 

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack - South

5814 Nolensville Pike #110

615-810-9388

princeshotchicken.com

Surreal Spice Creations

2940 Murfreesboro Pike #114

615-835-3586

facebook.com/SurrealSpice%20

Bordeaux Area / Haynes Area

Aqui Hines, here in 2018, is owner and founder of 400 Degrees hot chicken.

400 Degrees Hot Chicken

3704 Clarksville Pike

615-244-4467

400degreeshotchicken.com

Taste of Perfection LLC

3700 Buena Vista Pike

615-480-6012

toptasteofperfection.com

Berry Hill /  Grandview Heights / Nolensville Road

A sample of food from Gojo, one of the restaurants featured in the Passport to the Nations in Our Neighborhood tour.

Gojo Ethiopian Cafe and Restaurant

415 W Thompson Lane

615-332-0710

gojoethiopiancafe.com

StrikeOut Wingz

2521 Nolensville Pike

615-891-1298

facebook.com/strikeoutwingz

Chestnut Hill

The Tasty Wheel

1500 2nd Ave S

615-579-3242

thetastywheel.com/

Downtown

Zeni Meshesha  shows off a plate of the authentic Ethiopian food that she and her husband, Girma Meshesha, serve in their Ajora Kitchen restaurant in The Arcade.

Ajora Kitchen

34 Arcade Alley

615-891-1898

ajorakitchen.com

Jamaicaway - Downtown

900 Rosa L Parks Blvd. #120

615-255-5920

jamaicawayrestaurant.com

Kwench Juice Café

555 Church St.

(919) 803-0104

kwenchjuicecafe.com/

Silver Sands Soul Food restaurant is a staple in the Hope Gardens neighborhood.

Silver Sands Soul Food Cafe

937 Locklayer St.

615-780-9900

Silversandsnashville.com

The original locaiton of Bolton's Spicy Chicken and Fish in East Nashville

East Nashville

Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish

624 Main St.

615-254-8015

boltonsspicy.com

The Brother Z Wang Shack along Dickerson Rd.  Thursday Jan. 26, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.

Brother Z's Wangs

1407 Dickerson Pike

615-228-6970

facebook.com/Brother-Zs-Wangs-116203635074436

The Cake Project

1006 Fatherland St. Suite 207

615-538-8271

thecakeproject.com

Coneheads

1315 Dickerson Pike

629-888-4967

coneheadscw.com

Gold sauce wings from Ghot Wingz in East Nashville.

Ghot Wingz

2617 Gallatin Pike

615-262-9200

ghotwingz.com

The Dolly from HiFi Cookies.

HiFi Cookies

733 Porter Rd.

615-964-7619

hificookies.com

Hot Harold's Chicken Nashville

811 Dickerson Pike

615-530-2384

haroldschickennashville.com

Kernels Gourmet Popcorn

2501 Gallatin Ave B

615-378-7674

kernelsnashville.com

Lil' Cee's

605 Douglas Ave. 

615-226-6900

facebook.com/Lil-Cees-Restaurant-108124295886632

Shugga Hi Bakery and Cafe, Inc.

1000 Dickerson Pike

615-928-6576

shuggahibakeryandcafe.com

SmoQe Signals BBQ

3208 Gallatin Pike

615-669-4747

smoqesignals.com

Hadley Park/ Tennessee State University

Kingdom Café and Grill

2610 Jefferson St.

615-678-7582

facebook.com/KingdomCafeNashville

Seafood Sensation

2719 Jefferson St.

615-678-5606

facebook.com/Seafood-Sensation-331795326850843

24. TJ's Bar B Q and Fish: A classic fish sandwich features two slices of white bread with yellow mustard, dill pickle chips, slivers of raw white onion and two large strips of cornmeal-crusted fried whiting.

TJ's Bar-B-Q And Fish

1104 Ed Temple Blvd.

615-329-1200

facebook.com/Tjs-Bar-B-Q-Fish-100872133291256/

Midtown / Watkins Park / McKissack Park

Chef Lakendra Davis of City Farm Company, which plans to open its own restaurant this year.

City Farm Company

1407 Clinton St.

615-772-4632

cityfarmco.com

Jamaicaway - Midtown

1812 Hayes St.

615-678-4031

jamaicawayrestaurant.com

David Swett Sr., left, and David Swett Jr. pose in the three-generation family-run Swett's Restaurant at the corner of Clifton and 28th Avenue on Sept. 14, 1994. This month the restaurant is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Swett's

2725 Clifton Ave.

615-329-4418

swettsrestaurant.com

Vege-licious Cafe

513B Fisk St.

615-942-6978

Vege-licious.com

Music Row / Edgehill

Biscuit sandwich from 8th & Roast.

8th and Roast

2108 8th Ave S

(615) 730-8074

8thandroast.com

Pluckerz Wing Bar

1602 21st Ave S #3125

615-490-6860

pluckerz-wing-bar.business.site

Melrose / 12 South

Tacos With A Twist

810 Gale Park Ln #104

615-649-8118

tacoswithatwist.com

SoBro

Fried pork chops, green beans, mac and cheese, fried cabbage and a plate of corn cakes at Dandgure's Cafteria

Dandgure's Classic Southern Cooking

538 Lafayette St. 

615-256-8501

facebook.com/Dandgures-Cafe-204672566217230

Hot chicken breast/wing plates at the original Prince's Hot Chicken Shack

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack - SoBro

423 6th Ave S

615-810-9389

princeshotchicken.com

Sylvan Park

Lafayette Soup Co.

Richland Park Farmers Market, 4711 Charlotte Ave.

615-710-0951

facebook.com/souplady68

North Nashville / Germantown / Buena Vista

Al Anderson of Big Al's Deli and Catering.

Big Al's Deli

1828 4th Ave N

615-242-8118

Bigalsdeliandcatering.com

Coconut cake cupcakes are among the offerings at The Cupcake Collection, which was voted best bakery this year.

The Cupcake Collection

1213 6th Ave N

615-244-2900

thecupcakecollection.com

Ed's Fish House

1801 Dr DB Todd Jr Blvd.

615-255-4362

Edsfishhouse.com

The Germantown sweet-hot wings at Germantown Pub in — you guessed it — Germantown

Germantown Pub

708 Monroe St.

615-457-2145

Thegermantownpub.com

Helen's Hot Chicken

1801 Jefferson St. #101

615-964-7331

Helenshotchicken.com

The Local Distro

614 Garfield St.

615-942-8276

Thelocaldistro.com

Cocktail bar Minerva Avenue will open Sept. 7 in North Nashville.

Minerva Avenue

1002 Buchanan St. 

615-499-4369

minervaavenue.com

Freddie Waller runs  Ooh Wee Bar-B-Q in North Nashville after 30 years in and out of prisons and heroin addiction.

Ooh Wee Bar-B-Q

2008 Jefferson St.

615-200-7191

orderoohweebarbq.com

Riddim N Spice in North Nashville is serving Caribbean food to go a few blocks from Meharry Medical College

Riddim N Spice

2116 Meharry Blvd.

615-953-7121

Riddimnspice.com

Chantee Whitworth, left, Kyoko Wade, and Kendra Campbell of Rocky Wing Shack prepare food for people helping clean up tornado debris on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in North Nashville, Tenn.

Rocky's Wing Shack

1601 9th Ave N

615-498-2808

Rockyswingshack.com

Slim & Husky's. Three Tennessee State University grads' fast-casual pizza and beer joint is at 911 Buchanan St. in North Nashville.

Slim and Husky's Pizza Beeria

911 Buchanan St.

615-647-7017

slimandhuskys.com

The Southern V serves vegan versions of doughnuts, cookies, sweet potato pie, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, hot

The Southern V

1200 Buchanan St.

615-802-8136

Thesouthernv.com

Sweet Creations Pie Shop

942 Jefferson St.

615-255-5519

facebook.com/SweetCreationsNashville

Veggie Village and Caribbean Cuisine

1314 6th Ave N

615-336-8226

facebook.com/veggievillagenashville

Wedgewood-Houston

pH Craft Cocktails

1249 Martin St.

615-600-5551

phnashville.com