Culture-led businesses
Businesses
Independent restaurants, barber shops, fashion houses, and studios in the cities where RAP shows up. Locally owned. Culturally rooted.
21 businesses
Food & Drink
Florida Avenue Grill
$$Soul food · Diner · Shaw / LeDroit Park
4.4(1300)·1.4 miSignatureSalmon cakes · Half-smoke breakfast
Black-ownedDC landmarkBreakfastRAP Recommendedculture
Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
$Bookstore · Cafe · Film · Howard University area
4.8(410)·2.1 miSignatureBlack diaspora literature · Indie African films
Black-ownedBookstoreCafeFood & Drink
Service Bar
$$Cocktail bar · Late-night · U Street Corridor
4.6(920)·1 miSignatureFried chicken sandwich + craft cocktail flight
Late-nightCocktailsIndustry favoriteFood & Drink
Eatonville
$$Southern · Black-owned · 14th Street Corridor
4.3(1100)·0.9 miSignatureShrimp and grits · Fried catfish
Black-ownedBrunchSouthernRAP RecommendedFood & Drink
Sylvia's
$$Soul food · Harlem icon · Harlem
4.4(5300)SignatureGospel brunch · Smothered chicken
Black-ownedNYC landmarkGospel brunchFood & Drink
Red Rooster Harlem
$$$Chef-driven · Live music · Harlem
4.3(4200)SignatureFried yardbird · Helga's meatballs
Black-ownedChef-drivenLive musicRAP Recommendedmusic
Apollo Theater
$$Historic venue · Live music · Harlem
4.7(4100)SignatureAmateur Night Wednesdays
HistoricLive musicAll agesculture
Studio Museum in Harlem
$Contemporary art · Museum · Harlem
4.6(720)SignatureArtist-in-residence program
Black-ownedMuseumFree admissionfashion
BLK MKT Vintage
$$$Vintage · Black Americana · Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
4.8(240)SignatureCurated Black Americana + vintage decor
Black-ownedWomen-ownedVintageCafe con Libros
$Bookstore · Coffee · Feminist · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
4.9(580)SignatureBlack feminist literature + espresso
Black-ownedWomen-ownedFeministRAP RecommendedFood & Drink
Busy Bee Cafe
$$Soul food · ATL classic · Vine City
4.5(2400)·2.4 miSignatureFried chicken · Oxtails · Mac and cheese
Black-ownedATL landmarkCivil rights historyFood & Drink
Paschal's
$$Soul food · Civil rights landmark · Castleberry Hill
4.3(1900)·3.1 miSignatureFried chicken · Peach cobbler
Black-ownedCivil rights historyATL landmarkFood & Drink
Slutty Vegan
$$Vegan burgers · Atlanta-born · West End
4.5(3100)·4 miSignatureOne Night Stand burger
Black-ownedWomen-ownedVeganRAP Recommendedculture
Trap Music Museum
$$Hip-hop museum · Pop-up · Westside
4.4(2200)·3.5 miSignatureEscape the Trap immersive room
Black-ownedHip-hopMuseumFood & Drink
Sweet Auburn Curb Market
$Public market · Multiple vendors · Sweet Auburn
4.4(1800)·1.8 miSignatureBell Street Burritos · Sweet Auburn BBQ
Public marketATL landmarkMultiple vendors2nd Street Market
$Public market · Local makers · Downtown
4.7(1500)SignatureSaturday live music + 40+ vendors
Public marketLocal makersFamily-friendlymusic
Wiley's Comedy Joint
$$Comedy club · Live shows · Oregon District
4.6(720)SignatureWednesday open mic · National headliners weekends
Live comedyHistoricOregon DistrictFood & Drink
The Pine Club
$$$Steakhouse · Old-school · Brown Street
4.6(1900)SignatureSteak + stewed tomatoes
Dayton landmarkCash onlyNo reservationsYellow Cab Tavern
$$Live music venue · Bar · Webster Station
4.6(540)SignatureBeer garden · Local + touring acts
Live musicBeer gardenCommunity eventsLily's Bistro
$$New American · Bistro · Oregon District
4.5(680)SignatureSunday brunch + scratch biscuits
Scratch kitchenBrunchOregon Districtcoffee
Boston Stoker Coffee
$Specialty coffee roaster · Centerville
4.7(410)SignatureSingle-origin pour-over
CoffeeLocal roasterMultiple locations
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