518 Black-Owned Businesses

We have some amazing Black-owned businesses in the area and I want to be able to have a place on my page for them to be featured.

EDIT: On Feb. 25, 2023 we updated the list to include others mentioned on Facebook. We’d love to keep this a running list so if any are missing, comment below. Changed from Black-owned restaurants to Black-owned businesses.

ALBANY

• Kitchen 216 (85 Central Ave)
• Umana Restaurant and Wine Bar (236 Washington Ave)
• Stickies (228 Washington Ave)
• Juices Forever (69 Central Ave)
• Hott Stuff N Butta (214 Central Ave)
• Irie Vybez (313 Central Ave)
• Kenneth’s Tastebud (177 Henry Johnson Blvd)
• Natty’s Caribbean Cuisine and Pizza (448 Delaware Ave)
• Allie B’s Cozy Kitchen (353 Clinton Ave)
• Hot Spot Jamaican American Cuisine (244 Washington Ave)
• D&M Jerk Center (160A Quail St)
• Great Exbaketations by Chey
• Angie’s Pineapples and Tings (153 S. Pearl St., Albany)
• Breakthrough African Market w/prepared food on weekends (309 Central Ave)
• Bespoke Taste N See (430 New Karner Road)
• The Dutch Pot (Empire State Plaza Concourse Food Court)
• Keobi Nigerian Restaurant (189 Lark St)
• Mearl’s African & Caribbean Market (617 Central Ave)
• Myrna’s Soul Food Cuisine (123 Madison Ave)
• Soul Kitchen (153 S. Pearl St)
• The Silver Slipper (97 Henry Johnson Blvd)
• Trinbago Caribbean Cuisine (11 Colvin Ave)
• Johnny’s on Broadway (1278 Broadway)
• S&A West Indian Grocery (350 Elk St)
• Misseskissespies
• Deelish Meal Prep
• STUDIO23 (46 State St, Suite #1, Albany)
• Fresh & Fly Clothing (13 S Pearl St, Albany)
• European Tailoring and Alteration (40 N Pearl St, Albany)

AMSTERDAM & WEST

• Vashti’s Kitchen Delights

SCHENECTADY

• Alotta Empanada (Altamont Ave)
• Roy’s Caribbean Restaurant and Sports Bar (769 State St)
• Ya Ya’s House Southern Cuisine (135 Broadway)
• Artis Southern Cuisine & Steakhouse (1363 Lower Broadway)
• Vibez Bar & Lounge (1490 State St)
• Soul Food Hall & Caribbean Ice Cream (970 Emmett St)
• Tropics Restaurant & Bar (201 S. Brandywine Ave)
• Tropical Fever Executive Lounge (108 Jay St)
• Grounded Goddess (127 Jay St, Schenectady)
• Cussin’s Nails (118 Jay St, Schenectady)

TROY

• Juice Factory VII (501 Broadway)
• Troy Kitchen (77 Congress St)
• Spill’N the Beans Coffeehouse & Bistro (13 3rd St)
• First Choice Caribbean (451 Fulton St)
• Vivian’s Lounge (76 Congress St)
• TasteeTias

HUDSON VALLEY + SOUTH

• Alima’s West African Cuisine (Chatham)
• Collins Kitchen (Hudson)
• Cyn’s Sweet Tooth by Cynthia Herivaux (Hudson Valley)
• Grandma’s House Catering by Kayah Payton (Hudson)
• The Juice Branch (65 West Bridge St., Catskill)
• Shakesphere’s Erisistable Delights (Hudson)
• Violet’s Bakery (81 Partition St., Saugerties)
• West Indies Natural Foods (222 Warren St., Hudson)
• Thank Goodness It’s Vegan (9 Winkler Place, Chester)

The list was put together with the help of Facebook, Times Union, 518 Foodies, & Emily Lang.