If you're looking for ways to contribute to our beautiful and diverse Baton Rouge communities, then eating at locally owned restaurants is the way to go. The city has some fantastic African American-run restaurants, providing everything from breakfast to dessert, as well as fresh new flavors for your dinner table. Below we’ve highlighted beautifully black-owned restaurants and eateries in the city.
Restaurants
- Atchafalaya Seafood Co.
- Bayou Café & Catering
- BB&PF
- Boil & Roux
- Brunch Junkie
- Café Jeanpierre
- Callihan's Restaurant
- Chef Celeste Bistro Downtown
- Chef Celeste Bistro Neuromedical Center
- Chicken Shack
- DC Eats
- Desires Food & Spirits
- Dorthy's Soul Food Kitchen
- Empire Wingz
- Empire Wingz II
- Fiery Crab Seafood & Bar
- Iron Fork Kjun Eatery & Market
- Jayla's Store Chicken
- Jay's Bar-B-Q
- Krab Queenz Seafood and Daiquiris - North Baton Rouge
- Lillie's Kitchen & Catering
- Louisiana's Best & Company
- Millennial Park
- MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes
- Owen's Grocery Market & Deli
- Phat Boy'z Pizza
- Pimanyoli’s Sidewalk Café
- Pit-N-Peel BBQ & Seafood
- Roly Poly Downtown
- Royal Taste of Jamaica
- Ruffin's II
- Southern Cofé at Main Street Market
- Southern Cofé Scotlandville
- SYI Express Café
- Taste & See
- The Blues Café Bar & Grill
- The Bullfish Bar & Kitchen
- The Endzone
- The Garden Café at Independence Community Park
- The Grind Restaurant
- The Original Krab Queenz Seafood Restaurant
- The Smokey Pit
- Triplet's Blue Store Chicken - Plank Road
- Vegan Friendly Foods
- Zeeland Street Market
Sweets, Catering & Food Trucks
- A & E Pastries and Crafts
- Chef Celeste Bistro Catering
- Chef Schonberg's Sweets
- Country Boy Smokers
- Cupcake Junkie BR
- DC Eats
- Desiderata Kitchen
- Honey Dew Sips & Savory
- Louisiana Lemonade
- Nelbiters Baked Goods
- Odom's Kitchen
- Plant Based Sweet by Lotus
- Posh Pop
- Ruffin's Snow & Go
- Savored by Sadie
- Shipley's Do-Nuts - Mid City
- Sugar Alley Pastries
- Taylor Made Concessions
- Tre's Street Kitchen
- Ty-Ty's Italian Ice and Concessions
Bars & Nightlife
For more black-owned businesses in Baton Rouge, visit SupportBlack.biz, a directory started by a local Baton Rougean, Myra Richardson.
