11 Delicious Black Women-Owned Restaurants in Atlanta
We’re so proud to live in an amazing city that has so many talented Black female chefs, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs. Add these DELICIOUS Black women-owned restaurants in Atlanta to your list of places to eat next. Restaurants listed below in no particular order.
1. Tassili’s Raw Reality Cafe
Atlanta is *raving* about Tassili’s Raw Reality Cafe. Absolutely RAVING. Yes, it’s all raw vegan, but hear us out! The sauces used make everything taste over the top delicious, and the portions are HUGE. The Punany Wrap is one of the most popular items on the menu, and it’s the couscous and vegan mayo that really set it off. There is pretty much always a wait, but it’s worth it! Open for pick-up; order online first!
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2. The Busy Bee Cafe
An Atlanta institution! Everything on the menu is phenomenal, from the fried green tomatoes to the fried chicken to the banana pudding. This Atlanta spot has been around since 1947, opening up in the height of the segregation era and it’s still Black and women-owned today.
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3. Slutty Vegan ATL
Multiple Locations
Pinky Cole founded this nationally recognized favorite among Atlanta celebrities, vegans, and non-vegans alike. She really struck magic when she opened up her restaurant, serving up Impossible burgers waaay before everyone else followed suit. Here’s a pro tip we learned from “Love Is Blind” and “The Perfect Match” reality star and local Atlanta vegan, Diamond Jack: go late at night right before they’re about to close for a shorter wait! And order the Fussy Hussy burger!
4. Cereal and Cream
415 Memorial Dr SE Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30312
Ladies, you’re going to want to check this place out! Cereal and Cream is an instadream for a lil something sweet. Dig into their cereal flavored ice creams and waffles, and bask in the pink vibes all around.
5. Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours
1133 Huff Rd NW #D, Atlanta, GA 30318
Chef Deborah VanTrece has relocated this Decatur spot to the Westside, serving up soul food in an upscale setting that’s made the top of best restaurants lists all over the city. The cocktails? So good. Their bread basket? The bomb. Their fried chicken? Even better.
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6. Old Lady Gang Southern Cuisine
177 Peters St SW, Atlanta, GA 30313
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, businesswoman, and recent “The Masked Singer” winner Kandi Burruss grew up in a family where cooking was a HUGE part of growing up. She opened up Old Lady Gang to share the family recipes she grew up with to Atlanta diners. Expect *lots* of butter and amazing fried catfish!
7. Urban Grind
962 Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
While not technically a restaurant, Urban Grind has been an awesome study spot, live poetry spot, and just all-around-solid neighborhood coffee shop in West Midtown for years! Cassandra Ingram, inspired by similar concepts in New York City, opened up this coffee house to be a gathering spot for neighborhood folks to relax and read the Times (but hey, you can also sit and scroll through Instagram if that’s more what you’re into these days). We love their antique chic vibes.
8. The Vibrary
970 Main Street, Unit A Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Owner Candace Walker is bringing true creativity to Stone Mountain Village with her wine bar and book store, the Vibrary! An intimate space to relax, have a glass of wine, and read a book, it’s everything you could want in a place. Please note that the only food that is offered here is a fine assortment of charcuterie (vegan option available as well), so it’s more of a snack, drink and hangout spot, but there are plenty of fabulous businesses around the corner Black entrepreneurs are leading the way in revitalizing Stone Mountain with a surge of new and exciting businesses, so even if you’re not local to the area it’s worth making a trip and making a whole day of it!
9. Gocha’s Breakfast Bar
Multiple Locations
We love this spot so much! Gocha’s Breakfast Bar is owned by the talented Gocha Hawkins and features outstanding inspired breakfast foods plus *tons* of vegetarian friendly dishes! You’ll love their salmon croquettes and their cajun creole gulf shrimp fish and grits. Vegetarians will love their impossible sweet potato nachos and hash brown bowls. The vibes are also always immaculate here. Visit them on Cascade Rd. or down in Fayetteville!
10. The Sober Social
141 Mangum St SW unit 207, Atlanta, GA 30313
Aja Wolfe is the entrepreneur behind this sober hangout spot with beverages that will delight drinkers and nondrinkers alike! The Sober Social serves up both coffee and non-alcoholic drinks and cocktails in an elevated atmosphere! Please note before you go The Sober Social adds 20% gratuity to checks and can’t accept more than 2 separate payments to the bill.
11. Bar Vegan
It’s a vibe! Pinky Cole’s Bar Vegan offers your favorite dishes but made vegan with flourishes you’re sure to remember! This restaurant is right off the Beltline and aims for a fun experience. The glamorous green touches throughout the space make it feel like you’re on a tropical jungle vacation. The fun doesn’t stop at the vibe—prepare to be dazzled by their drinks. You’ll love the Kokomo and the Marta Express.
Looking for even more delicious restaurants? Check out our “50 Outstanding Black-Owned Restaurants” article and our “29 Women-Owned Restaurants” article!
Editor’s Note: This article was first published June 4, 2020 and last updated February 8, 2024.
