Locations in Tampa: Black-Owned Business

1930 7th Avenue Tampa

(813) 649-8422

American, Dance Club, Black-Owned Business, Ybor, Southern Food

Open mic nights are pretty common at this soul food establishment once featured in a Pepsi ad, but sometimes you’ll get a late night hip-hop gig. There’s still a full bar, brunch on the weekends, and the best damn jalapeño cornbread in Florida.

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Big Chicken

8725 West Linebaugh Ave Westchase

Fast Food, Good To-Go, Online Ordering, Black-Owned Business

Although Big Chicken's sandwiches look tiny in Shaq's massive hands, the franchise is known for its stacked specialty sandos like the "Big & Sloppy," with mac and cheese, crispy fried onions and garlic BBQ aioli, and the "Uncle Jerome" with Nashville hot chicken, lettuce, mayo and pickles. Popular sides include loaded fries, mac and cheese and jalapeño slaw, while Big Chicken offers hand-spun milkshakes, thick ice cream sandwiches and cookies for dessert.

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Bruh Man's BBQ

2702 E Busch Blvd. Tampa

813-932-9990

Barbecue, Takeout, Curbside Pickup, Order By Phone, Black-Owned Business, Staff Pick

In the shadow of rollercoasters and open on weekends only, Cory Taylor's Bruh Man's barbeque is a roadside must-try off Tampa’s bustling Busch Boulevard. His team slings classic sides and meats—including two-meat combo plates that could feed three people—all cooked in a pair of gigantic smokers behind Bruh Man's food truck trailer and adjacent free standing kitchen. The no-frills, parking lot outdoor dining room is underneath a giant car wash cover and soundtracked by a booming sound system that bumps the classic hip-hop of today (read: Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Mike Jones).—Ray Roa

Deuces Food Forest

1355 22nd St. South, St. Petersburg St. Pete

(727) 421-5325

Farmer's Market, Garden, Black-Owned Business, Minority-Owned Business

Started April 30th 2022 as a project of the Sunshine Fresh Market, Ramona Brayboy along with various members of the community and benevolent organizations, created a food forest in the heart of the food desert of South St. Pete. We seek to end our dependence on the grocery store by growing our own food through community building, plantings, cleanups, and education.

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District 8

1509 E 8th Ave. Ybor City

Music Venue, Performance Club, Black-Owned Business

Formerly known as Club Skye, District 8 is the project of Florida rapper Lil Kee, who also owns Flexx in Ybor City,and Temple Terrace's Tallyho's.

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Manhattan Casino Event Hall

642 22nd Street South, St. Petersburg St. Pete

(727) 256-1807

Music Venue, Coffee/Tea, Event Space, Black-Owned Business, Woman-Owned Business, Staff Pick

A historic, two-story events center, originally built on the same strip as multiple black-owned businesses during segregation-era St. Petersburg. It was recently reopened after having shut its doors over 50 years ago.

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