Black owned restaurants in MoCo and surrounding areas: A Thread

(Special thanks to MoCo resident Sydney Williams for putting this list together)

Please feel free to reply to add to this or with any errors.

In our photo you’ll see Tabitha D. Furbush-Clark in More Than Java Cafe in Laurel. She has two Bethesda locations that are temporarily closed at the moment.

She’s a 1989 B-CC graduate and opened her original location in Laurel before coming back home for her two Bethesda cafes.

Nice ‘n spicy -(Silver Spring)
https://www.niceandspicyja.com/ 

Kaldi’s Social house (Silver Spring)
http://www.kaldissocial.com/ 

Black Lion Cafe (Rockville)
http://blacklioncafe.com/ 

Prather's Smoothie Bar (Laurel)
Prather's Smoothie Bar

Provisions cafe (Germantown)
https://provisions-cafe.com/ 

Bangin BBQ (food truck in Germantown/Gaithersburg)

Mimi King's Kitchen, LLC (Clarksburg/Germantown)
https://mimikingskitchen.com/ 

King Fish (Gaithersburg)
https://order.mmmmenus.com/king-fish 

All set restaurant and bar (Silver Spring)
https://allsetrestaurant.com/ 

Mansa Kunda (Takoma park)
https://mansakunda.com/ 

Hakuna Matata Grill (Wheaton)
http://hakunamatatagrill.com/ 

Island Pride (Rockville)
http://www.jamaicanfoodrockville.com/ 

York castle ice cream (Rockville)
…https://york-castle-ice-cream-company-inc.hub.biz/ 

Rainbow African Restaurant (Gaithersburg)
https://www.rainbowafricanfood.com/ 

African Palace (Gaithersburg)

Erta Ale Ethiopian Restaurant (Wheaton)

Island Lounge (Wheaton)
https://www.islandslounge.com/ 

Hardy’s BBQ (food truck Bethesda)
https://www.hardysbbq.com/ 

The Caribbean Flavor (Germantown)
https://thecaribbeanflavor.com/ 

Tropicana (Silver Spring)

Lucy Ethiopian Restaurant (Silver Spring)

Roger Miller (Silver Spring)
https://m.facebook.com/RogerMillerRestaurant/

Meleket restaurant (Silver Spring)
https://www.meleketrestaurantmd.com/ 

Negril (Silver Spring)
http://www.negrileats.com/menu 

Tere's Cake Face (Rockville)

Heavenly Wings (Silver Spring)
https://www.heavenlywingsdc.com/#/ 

Malias Kitchen (licensed food truck in Montgomery County)

Highfivedmv (Laurel)
https://highfivedmv.com/ 

Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant (Rockville)
…https://sheba-ethiopian-restaurant.business.site/ 

Bete Ethiopian Cuisine (Silver Spring)
https://www.beteethiopia.com/ 

A little further out....

-Uncaged chefs (Brentwood)
-Roaming Rooster (DC)
-Milk&honey (College Park, DC, & Bowie)
-More than java cafe (Laurel)
-Carolina Kitchen (Hyattsville)
-Ben’s Chili bowl (DC)
-High five (Laurel)
-Puddin’ (DC)
-Oohs and Aahs (DC)

-Sugar Vault Desserts & bakery (Hyattsville)
-NuVegan Café (College Park/DC)
-Mid Atlantic Seafood (Takoma Park)
-Spicy Delight (DC)
-Junction Jamaican Restaurant (Hyattsville)
-Blue Waters Caribbean & Seafood Grill (Temple Hills)
-Lefty's Barbecue (Waldorf)

-Henry's Soul Cafe (Oxon Hill)
-Trinity Grill & Bar (Hyattsville)
-The Shell Shack (Brentwood)
-KitchenCray Cafe (Lanham)
-Swahili Village Bar & Restaurant (Beltsville)

-Monikay's Kitchen (Laurel)
-Miya Lounge & Restaurant (Beltsville)
-Food For Life (Hillcrest Heights)
-Jerk at nite (DC)