Food + Drink

Restaurants

Agape Cafe (Madisonville)
The Aperture (Walnut Hills)
Big Jay’s Place (Finneytown, also caters)
Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey (Union)
Bouchard’s Pasta (Findlay Market, takeout, ready to eat)
Bugatti’s Cuisine and Cocktails (Springdale)
Burnett’s Soul Food (Walnut Hills)
Charlie Lou’s Soul Food (West End)
Conscious Kitchen (Corryville, vegan)
COPA Lounge (OTR, also a nightclub)
Darou Salam (Northside, African Halal)
Divine Appetite Cafe (West Chester)
Elephant Walk (Corryville, Ethiopian and Indian)
Emma’s All In One Occasions (Westwood, soul food, also caters)
Essen Kitchen (OTR, vegan)
Express Wings (Roselawn)
Gee’s Caribbean Style (Groesbeck)
Gramma Debbie’s Kitchen (Findlay Market, vegan, ready to eat)
Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant (Westwood)
Island Frydays (Corryville, Jamaican)
Jewell’s Soul Food Restaurant (English Woods)
JJ BITES (Westside, vegan/vegetarian)
Katch the Kitchen Restaurant & Bar (Northside, also caters)
Maize (OTR, Venezuelen)
Mango’s Tropical Oasis (Fairfield, sports bar)
Millie’s Place (Madisonville, soul food)
Mofongo City (Fairfield)
Mz. Jade’s Soul Food (Middletown)
Nolia Kitchen (OTR, classic southern flavors reimagined)
Ollie’s Trolley (West End, takeout, southern)
Park Place Restaurant (Forest Park)
Pata Roja Taqueria (Coming Soon to Court Street)
Rasheedah’s Cafe (College Hill, soul food since 1993)
Richie’s Chicken & Soul (Colerain)
SeneGrill (West Chester, Senegalese/American fusion)
Talis Southern Bar and Grill (Mason)
Teranga Restaurant (Hartwell, African and American)
Wing Champ (Sharonville)

BBQ

Alabama Que (Corryville)
Benin’s BBQ & Steak (Westwood)
C&M BBQ Grill (Kennedy Heights, Caribbean)
Eddie’s Southern Style BBQ (Florence)
Goodies (Mt. Healthy, southern BBQ)
Ike’s BBQ (Evanston)
J & W Bar-B-Que (Walnut Hills)
Just Cookin BBQ & Soulfood (Bond Hill)
Just Q’in (Walnut Hills, College Hill)
Midwest Best BBQ and Creamery (Loveland)
Sweets & Meats BBQ (food truck and catering)

Coffee Shops

blaCk Coffee Lounge (Central Business District)
Cream + Sugar Coffee House (Evanston)
Muse Cafe (Westwood)

Bars and Drinkeries

CINEMA (OTR)
Esoteric Brewing Company (Walnut Hills)
Kombuchinnati (Newport)
Newport Ultra Lounge (Newport)
Nostalgia Wine & Jazz Lounge (OTR)
Revel Urban Winery (OTR)

Catering and Chef Services

KWality Eats (catering and personal chef)
The Passion Plate (personal chef and caterer)
Scott’s Homestyle Cooking & Catering (catering and takeout, homestyle cooking)
Soleil Kitchen (traveling chef)
Soul Secrets Catering (Findlay Kitchen, also do pop-ups)
Southern Grace Cincy (catering)

Food Trucks

AJ’s Cheesesteaks (food truck)
BOL Acai Bowl Bar (West End, also caters)
No Pork On My Fork (Bond Hill)
Triple J’s BBQ (food truck)
Turkeys R Us (food truck)

Sweets

Cakes by Sugar (OTR)
Davis Cookie Collection (Bond Hill)
Honey Child Artisan Pops (Findlay Market)
Kishia’s Kakes & More
Keys Cheesecake and Pies
Lala’s Blissful Bites (Madisonville)
Makers Bakers Co. (Findlay Market)
Maya’s Bakes (pop-ups)
Saturday Morning Vibes Cereal Bar (Avondale, cereal bar)
Sugar Kneads (Monroe, delivery available to surrounding areas)
Sweet Jazz Treats (Lockland)
Sweet Mae’s Cookie Co. (virtual)
Sweet Petit Desserts (Sold at Cream + Sugar Coffeehouse in Evanston)
Sweets by LaDawn (Silverton)

Retail, Service, + More

1 More Rep Madisonville
gym

Alexis Nickelle Co.
soy candles

am|PM Exchange
women’s apparel and beauty products

apldesign Etsy
custom home illustrations and hand-lettered stickers and greeting cards

Barcode Glam Montgomery
beauty meets fashion

BeezFly Closet Camp Washington
apparel

BlaCk OWned Outerwear Central Business District

Blossoms Florist Reading

Brittney Kelley Brands
apparel and makeup

Body Revamped Bootcamp Colerain
Fitness and personal training

Chenese Bean Makeup Artistry Reading

The Confetti Room OTR
event venue

Curious Concoctions
soaps, scrubs, body butters and more

Curvy Cardio
fitness

D2 Landscaping
new installations and complete renovations, to simple improvements

DeeDee’s Butter Bar College Hill
natural skincare

Detailed Days Events Design

Diamyn’s Crystal Bar Pause Cincy, Corryville
crystals, jewelry, and sage

District 78 Pause Cincy, Corryville
luxury candles and lifestyle brand

External Reflections
soaps and body care

Fill More Waste Less Findlay Market
refillable soaps, shampoo, cleaning products, and more

Fitness 1o1 West Chester/Liberty Twp
personalized group training

Fly by Nature OTR
apparel

Gee Horton
hyper-realist visual artist

Gingham & Glam
fashion, jewelry, accessories

GO(O)D Company Apparel OTR

Grind Shop Sports Performance Training Lockland
fitness facility

Hair Kitchen Norwood

Hard II Knock Shoppe Camp Washington
apparel

Heads Up Trading Co. Westwood
fair trade headbands, head wraps, and Guatemalan jewelry

Hutch Baby OTR
children’s boutique

Jade’s Beauty Room Hyde Park
skincare and waxing

Junebug Jewelry Designs
jewelry design

Legacy Genius
black history trivia

Make.Do. Pleasant Ridge
yarn, fabric, fibers, and classes

Me by Lee
boutique

MORTAR OTR
entrepreneurship hub

Murelle’s Florist Central Business District

Native Moon Apothecary Mt. Healthy
alternative and holistic health

Nigels Gifted Hands
stylist and cosmetologist

On the Lookout Jewelry

Originalitees virtual, markets
apparel

Pause Corryville
health, wellness, and relaxation, made up of Diamyn’s Crystal Bar, District 78, Matunda Juicery, and Perfect Touch Helps

Peony Jean Boutique
customizable clothing for the entire family

RaJean Beauty
shea butter, sugar scrub, and men’s products

Red’s Westside VenYou
event space

Revolution Dance Theatre Northside
African American dance company; non-profit organization dedicated to building cultural diversity in the world of dance, particularly ballet.

RJS Fashion
accessory design and styling

Ryan Nichole Studios
visual artist and art educator

Switch Central Business District
lighting, furniture, and design

Touch of Heaven Floral Shoppe Mt. Healthy

TIQUE by Victory Lane Boutique Springfield Twp

The Voice of Your Customer Walnut Hills
HUBZone, MBE, WBE, DBE, SBE
marketing consulting firm

This list was initially created in February 2021 in collaboration with Drinking Dining Dione, Kaits Kravings, Hey Michelle, and Cincy Cocoa Bloggers, and was last updated on 2/9/24.

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