NOTES as we begin this effort:
- not all-encompassing – – more of a receptacle of resources until an all-encompassing resource comes along…;
- claims of black-owned are based on references elsewhere and have not yet been verified in most cases…;
- 6 reasons to support black-owned businesses, according to GreenAmerica.org are HERE (THANKS ANDY! it’s nice to see the encouragement from such groups!);
CINCINNATI REFERENCES FOR BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
- CityBeat’s 30 Essential Black-Owned Places to Try – REALLY GOOD ARTICLE!
- Everything Black-owned Cincinnati (February 2023)
- Voice of Black American – Black-Owned Businesses
- Black Business Directory
- African-American Chamber of Commerce – Cincinnati
- Mortar Alumni Page
- Cincinnati Magazine 2020 article – 75-Plus Black-Owned Businesses
- Tour De Cincinnati – 2022 fairly extensive listing of restaurants, coffee, beer/wine, retail
- Best Black Owned Businesses in Cincinnati, OH – per Yelp
- Urban League have a webpage for businesses?
LOCATIONS WE’VE SPECIFICALLY HEARD ABOUT THROUGH KINGDOM MEN, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR “WORD OF MOUTH”
Adult Beverages – most also including food on-site or for easy delivery
- Esoteric Brewing – Cinci Magazine article HERE
- Revel OTR Urban Winery
- Boomtown Biscuits and Whiskey
- Nostalgia Wine & Jazz Lounge – OTR
- Cinema OTR – a high-end bar and cocktail lounge; 1517 Vine St.
Florists
- Alabama Que – Corryville; 2733 Short Vine St Cinci 45219
- Big Jay’s Place – Finneytown (only open Tuesday – Friday?)
- Boomtown Biscuits and Whiskey – Union, KY (BOBBs 2026)
- Brunch DeLux – 1241 California Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45237 (Bond Hill) – (BOBBs 9/2025)
- Catherine’s Good Eats – 122 W Wyoming Ave Cinci 45215 CLOSED SATURDAY, MON, TUES
- Cream + Sugar Coffee House – Evanston (thanks Paul D.!)
- College Station Bar & Grill (and Pickleball) – Mt. Healthy [BOBBs 07/2026)
- Catch Me If You Can – OTRish 6112 Montgomery Rd Cinci 45213 (513) 818-8032
- Conscious Kitchen – Corryville (CLOSED)
- Damn Good Bar & Grill – 2343 E. Sharon Rd., 45241 Sharonville
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Darou Salam 4163 Hamilton Ave., Northside
- Goodies – 7440 Hamilton Ave Cinci 45231
- Gramma Debbie’s Kitchen – Findlay Market (NOTE: limited indoor seating so better when you can eat outside!)
- Just Cookin BBQ.com – 1144 California Ave 45237 (Bond Hill)
- Just Q’in – College Hill (903 Hamilton Ave. 45224) (513) 713-9912 (BOBBs – 2024)
- Katch the Kitchen (CLOSED ON 6/2024 – MIGHT WANT TO CALL FIRST) – 4172 Hamilton Ave Cincinnati, OH 45223
- Magnificent Morsels Kitchen – 3253 Jefferson Ave, 45220 (former Corinthian Restaurant location) STILL WAITING – – NO ANSWER TO PHONE CALLS
- Maize – OTR
- Mama Jo’s Soul Eatery – 2132 Losantiville Ave Cinci 45237 (Golf Manor region) (BOBBs – 11/2026)
- Millie’s Place – Madisonville 5923 Madison Rd 45227
- Mz Jade’s Soul Food
- Dayton: Coming soon to 1934 N Main St;
- Sharonville: 11119 Reading Rd. 45241 (BOBBs – 11/1/2025)
- Rasheedah’s Cafe – 5922 Hamilton Ave., College Hill – YELP details (take-out and go to Brink for a beer?) 🙂
- Richie’s Chicken & Soul
- Soul Secrets – 1434 Vine Street, Cincinnati OH 45202 (downtown, just south of Liberty) – EXCELLENT FOOD AND EXPERIENCE! (BOBBs – 10/2026)
- Southern Grace Eats – near Xavier University (BOBBs** – 4/2024)
- Sweets & Meats – CLOSED AFTER 12 YEARS
- 1 Smokin Ash Hole
- 6inthemorning – 1535 Madison, CINCINNATI, OH 45206 [EXCELLENT – BUT CALL FOR RESERVATIONS!]
Catering / Food Truck
- Sweets and Meats – 513.888.4227 Their food truck schedule is HERE
- A Little Taste of Soul – (513) 440-7426
Apparel / Custom Clothing
- Team Grinderz – Mt. Washington area (also does Music Recording)
OHIO: 115 Black-Owned Ohio Businesses (regional listing)
UNITED STATES: Black-Owned Businesses – United States
State of Black Cincinnati – Urban League 2024 Report is HERE
More on the impetus for creating this HERE
** BOBBs – Black-Owned Business Boosters group visits, and the month they occured