February is Black History Month, dedicated to honoring the past and present achievements of Black Americans. To celebrate the Black community in Dallas, we’ve rounded up a list of black-owned restaurants, services, spas and salons, gyms, and creatives around town. We hope you’ll show them some extra love this month, and all year round!
RESTAURANTS & BARS
BARS, COFFEE & DRINKS
4th Quarter Sports Bar & Grill | South Dallas
Abi Lounge | Richardson
Black Coffee | Fort Worth
Daiquiri Shoppe | Grand Prairie and Carrollton
Frenchie Baule | Available online
Lea-Lea Daquiri Spot | North Dallas
Soirée Coffee Bar | Trinity Groves
Sweet Beat Vodka | Online or in liquor stores
Tropic Thunder Daiquiris | Arlington
BAKERIES & DESSERTS
Avery’s Savory Popcorn | Downtown
Cake Bar | Trinity Groves
Chocolate Secrets | Oak Lawn
City Cafe & Bakery | North Dallas
Cobbler Gobbler | Dallas Farmers Market
Cookie Society (pictured) | Addison & Frisco
Dough Boy Donuts | Fort Worth
Fluellen Cupcakes | Downtown
Gigis Sweets | Lancaster
Great Indulgences Baking | Available online
Hannah’s Gluten Free Bakery | Downtown & catering
Kessler Baking Studio | Bishop Arts
Kookie Haven | Oak Cliff
Loft22 Cakes | Fort Worth
Sinsational Cakes Bakery | North Richland Hills
Rush Patisserie | Oak Cliff
Sweet Things of Midtown | Cookie delivery
Val’s Cheesecake | Lower Greenville & Oak Lawn
Yum Cake Crumbs | Order online
BARBECUE
Baby Back Shak | Cedars
Odom’s Bar-B-Que | West Dallas
Off The Bone Barbeque (pictured) | Cedars
Records Barbecue | Cedar Crest
Smokey John’s BBQ | Medical District
Two Podners | Fair Park
BURGERS & PIZZA
Brickhouse Burgers & Shakes (pictured) | Lakewood
BurgerIM | Downtown West End
Blackjack Pizza | South Dallas
CAJUN & SOUTHERN
Aunt Irene’s Kitchen (pictured) | Southeast Dallas
Catfish Floyds | South Dallas
Chef Cassy’s | State Fair & catering
Daddy Mac’s Chicken | Southwest Dallas
Hall’s Honey Fried Chicken | Medical District
Krab Kingz | Richardson and DeSoto
LeRouge Cuisine | Catering
Restaurant Beatrice | Oak Cliff
Roots Chicken Shak | Legacy Hall
Roots Southern Table | Farmers Branch
Rudy’s Chicken | Cedar Crest
Sharks Fish & Chicken | North Dallas
Shells and Tails 2 Geaux | Food truck, check IG for locations
Sizzle Soul Kitchen | Catering
Soulgood Southern’s Gourmet Kitchen | Catering
South Dallas Cafe | South Dallas
Southside Steaks & Cakes | South Dallas
Sweet Georgia Brown Home Cooking | South Dallas
The Breakfast Bar | South Dallas
Thibodeaux’s Cajun | Duncanville
Turkey Leg Paradise | Cedars
Sankofa Kitchen | South Dallas
INTERNATIONAL
Cafe 214 | Addison
Caribbean Cabana | Farmers Market
Desta Desta Ethiopian Restaurant | North Dallas
Doc’s Street Grill | Roanoke, State Fair, pop-ups
Elaine’s Jamaican Kitchen (pictured) | South Dallas
JS International Grill | Addison
Pangea Restaurant & Bar | Garland
Rocio’s Handmade Tamales | Farmers Market
The Island Spot | Carrollton
VEGAN & HEALTHY
SHOPPING
20SOMETHING | online shop
Accessory Junkie | DeSoto
Black Pearls Beauty | Oak Cliff
Blacklit | Farmers Branch
Brazed Brand Jewelry | Online Etsy Store
Brieslys Boutique | Flower Mound
Bynder Leather Goods | Online store
Climax Candle Co | Online (based in Dallas)
Creteation Jewelry | The Colony
Crown Me Craft | online
Curvy Fox | online
Dock Bookshop | Fort Worth
Dime Tyme Boutique | Duncanville
Elite Bodistry | online
Enda’s Booktique | Duncanville
Expressions Bracelets | Etsy boutique
Flygirl Shop | online
Hiruna Bath and Body Products | Online
GLAMORE Boutique | Online
Gratus Candles | online (based in McKinney)
Indigo 1745 | Bishop Arts
Jacque M | online
Konjo Beauty | online
Levenity | online
Real Kustom Kreations | online
Roberts Ready to Wear | South Dallas
Pan African Connection | Culture resources, bookstore, and art gallery
Pink Lucy | East Dallas
Ritzy Manor Decor | Uptown
Simpleaf | Online
Sneaker Politics (pictured) | Deep Ellum
Sweetbeat Vodka | Available at liquor stores & bars
The Beautifully Divine Brand | online
FITNESS & WELLNESS
Blackburn Woolfolk Dermatology | West Dallas
Brow x Monica | North Dallas
BURN Dallas Gym | Preston and Forest
Ceeluxurious – Cecee | Arlington
Colormuse Nail | Arlington
Culture Nail Bar | Arlington
Dallas Sports Recovery and Massage | North Dallas
Embellished Braids | Fairview
ExcluShear Salon Inc. | Arlington
Eyeconic Beauté Bar | The Colony
Faction Play Circuit Training | Downtown Historic District
Grit Fitness (pictured) | Uptown
Hammer & Nails | Grooming for guys | Frisco
Her Secret Garden V-Steam & Spa | Frisco
JamBox Fitness Lounge | Addison
JourneyFit Gym | Richardson
Kierra Taylor | Hair
Koffee Day Spa | South Dallas
Key’s Beauty Boutique | Rowlett
@nbushedidit | Denton
Piety Wellness and Aesthetics | Mesquite
POWERHANDZ | Frisco
Pressed Roots Salon | Trinity Groves
Ready Set Flow | Personal Health Coach
SandersFit Performance Center | South Dallas
Slay by Simone | Duncanville
Sugar Suite Lounge | Farmers Branch
The Home Girl Therapist | Virtual
Tribe Called Sprinters Run Club | Dallas
Union Beauty Lab | Irving
V12 Yoga | Harwood
Vive Gym | Oak Lawn
SERVICES
Bankem Printing | Arlington
Bold Babes Co | online resource for millennial women
Bug You Not Pest Control | Carrollton
Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation | Community workshops and lectures
Ecarra | Rideshare app
Estrong Marketing | Marketing
Estrong Video | Video production
G3 Printing | West Dallas
Geek Pest & Germ Control | Plano
Genie of Dallas | mobile window cleaning
Giza Printing | Deep Ellum
Grabbacart | Grocery delivery | Plano
Hamilton’s Social Media Marketing & Design Firm | Plano
Lilac Tattoo Studio (pictured) | Belmont Park
Mint Cares | Family mentor resource
Nickson Living | Apartment furnishing
Smith Family Dentistry | North Dallas
Steamworks Mobile Detailing and Commercial Cleaning Service | Carrollton
Tremendous Heights | Garage Door Repair and Junk Removal
Queendom Arts | Event Production | Dallas
CREATIVES
Addie Rawr (pictured, image courtesy of Addie Rawr) | Art and stationary
Alex Hudson | Photographer
Beautiful You Studios | Photography
By Way of Dallas | Designer
Dallas Black Dance Theatre | Arts District
KL Photography | photographer
Magnificine | Videographer
Phoenix Michele | Photographer
The Amber Studio | Wedding photographer
The Emma Rose Room | Venue | Irving