With the surge of new businesses and residents in the District, many natives are being displaced. The culture and dynamic of the city is changing, but there are places that still encompass what once was Chocolate City. We’ve compiled a list of go-to black-owned restaurants in Washington D.C.  These 10 restaurants have been around for years, are staples in their neighborhoods and are known by most native Washingtonians.

1. Woodland’s Vegan Bistro

https://instagram.com/p/5zVoQdsSzF/

2. OOhh’s & AAhh’s

https://instagram.com/p/2RrDJ9mWsd/

3. Osman & Joes’s Steak’n Egg Kitchen

https://instagram.com/p/ultsSzNI6_/

4. Horace AND Dickies

https://instagram.com/p/2ZzxFNEayJ/

5. NegriL

https://instagram.com/p/8Lj2Ujit1T/

6. Bukom CafE

https://instagram.com/p/1341gYR7gM/

7. Teddy’s Roti Shop

https://instagram.com/p/tBQoXzuJ8B/?taken-by=teddysrotishopdc

8. Dukem restaurant

https://instagram.com/p/7Q-jKeSBRR/

9. Florida Avenue Grill

https://instagram.com/p/0SwmW1QOy8/

10. Ben’s Chili Bowl

https://instagram.com/p/5fBT04oZGY/?taken-by=benseverything


What other black-owned restaurants in the D.C. area do you recommend? Let us know in the comments below!