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
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
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
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.