Here is an incomplete list of Houston businesses owned by Black and other people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and people from ethnic and religious minorities. Please email me at dwlgallier@gmail.com with businesses to add to this list.

List of Houston Black-led Community Organizations

Restaurants:

Green Seed Vegan	Third Ward	Black-owned
Asia Market Thai Lao	Heights	Asian owned
Mrs Myrtles Bakery	Emancipation	Black-owned
Spanish Flowers	local chain	Mexican owned
Mo Better Brews	Museum District	Black-owned
Campesinos Coffee	Montrose	Salvadoran-owned
Arco Seafood	Chinatown	Chinese-owned
Mikki’s Soul Food	Southwest/Stafford	Black-owned
Govinda	Garden Oaks	Hindu owned
Teppay	Hillcroft/Westheimer	Japanese-owned
Fadi’s	local chain	Lebanese owned
El Tapatio	North Sheperd	Mexican-owned
Soul Food Vegan	Third Ward	Black-owed
Hughies	Heights	Vietnamese
Ms Saigon	Montrose	Vietnamese
Blue Nile	Montrose	Ethiopian
Himalaya	Hillcroft	Indian-owned
Tony’s	Ella and North Loop	Mexican-owned
Fins and Feathers	Independence Heights	Black owned
Gatlins BBQ	Garden Oaks	Black owned
Aga’s	Southwest/Stafford	South Asian
Three Brothers Bakery	local chain	Jewish owned
Booza Ice Cream	Hillcroft/Richmond	Palestinian owned
A list from Black Girls who Brunch	https://blackgirlswhobrunch.com/2023/07/23/black-girls-who-brunch-favorite-houston-black-owned-restaurants/	Black owned
Creek group restaurants	https://www.thecreekgroup.com/	black owned
9 Jewish restaurants	https://www.visithoustontexas.com/blog/post/8-jewish-restaurants-in-houston-to-convince-you-to-keep-kosher/	Jewish owned
Ginger and Fork	Washington Heights	Chinese-owned

Star Sailor	Heights/Timbergrove	LGBTQIA+ owned
The Kennedy Coffee Lounge	4th ward	Native American owned
Lucille’s	Third Ward	Black owned
Late August	Third Ward	Black owned
Mary’s Mediterranean	Washington	Lebanese-owned
Fadi’s	local chain	Lebanese-owned
Bismilla	Hillcroft/Richmond	Pakistani-owned
Afghan Village	Hillcroft/Southwest	Afghani-Muslim owned
Koffeteria	Eado	LGBTQIA+/Cambodian
7 LGBTQIA+ owned	https://community.firstinspires.org/seven-lgbtq-owned-dining-experiences-to-try-in-houston	LGBTQIA+ owned

Meeks Vegan Pizza	Third Ward	Black-owned
Upper Kirby Bistro		Black-owned
Frenchy’s Chicken	Local chain	Black-owned
Cutten Kitchen	Cy Fair	Black-owned
This Is It Soul Food	Third Ward, Humble	Black-owned
Peachez Eatery	Catering	Black-owned
Paradise HTX	Downtown	Black-owned
Esther’s Cajun Soul Food	North Shepherd	Black-owned
Teotihuacan	Heights	Mexican owned
Cool Runnings	Southwest Houston	Jamaican-owned
Taste of Nigeria	Richmond/Hillcroft	Nigerian-owned
Gulf Coast Bread Pudding		Black-owned
Good Eatz	Jersey Village	Black-owned

Doshi House	Third Ward	Black owned
Crumbville Bakery	Third Ward	Black owned
Antone’s po-boys	610N and TC Jester	Lebanese owned
Kwality Ice Cream	Hillcroft/Westpark	South Asian owned
RADO Market	Third Ward	Black-owned
Café Abuja	West Houston	Black-owned/Nigerian
Davis St. at Hermann Park	Hermann Pk/Museum District	Black-owned
Ray’s BBQ	South Central	Black-owned
Reggae Hut	Third Ward/Museum District	Black-owned
Comfort Foodies	Northwest Houston	Black-owned

Dandelion Café	Heights / Rice / Bellaire	Black-owned
Honey Drizzle Houston	Downtown	Black-owned
Euphoria Lounge	Humble	Black-owned
Juliet	Galleria area	Black-owned
Jamburritos Cajun Grill,	Pearland	Black-owned
Golden Krust	West Houston and NRG Stadium areas	Black-owned franchise
The Sunrise House	Montrose	Black-owned
Long list of Black restaurants-Houston	https://blackrestaurantweeks.com/houston-black-restaurant-week/	Black-owned
Long list of Black restaurants-National	https://blackrestaurantweeks.com/national-directory/	Black-owned
Long list of Black restaurants – SW US	https://blackrestaurantweeks.com/southwest-black-restaurant-week/	Black-owned
Long list of Black restaurants-PNW US	https://blackrestaurantweeks.com/pacific-northwest/	Black-owned
Long list of Black restaurants nationwide with 50+ years in business	https://blackrestaurantweeks.com/black-diamond-class/	Black-owned
Honeychilds Sweet Creams	https://www.honeychildssweetcreams.com/	Black-owned

Financial professionals:

Unity Bank		Black-owned	Houston
Greenwood Bank		Black-owned	Online
Count it all Joy Tax Group		Black-owned	CPAs
McConnell & Jones		Black-owned	CPAs
Sheryl Jimerson CPA		Black-owned	Houston
Robyn Jefferson CPA		Black-owned	Houston
Darrell Groves CPA		Black-owned	Sugar Land
Isaiah Pestano-Holt		Black-owned	Financial planner
Anthony Akinlabi		Black-owned	Financial planner

Calbert’s Tax Service		Black-owned	Tax service
Right Choice Financial		Black-owned	Tax and financial service
Kentrell Hooker CPA		Black-owned	Tax and accounting
Jaime Humphrey CPA		Black-owned	Tax and accounting
John Green CPA Attorney		Black-owned	Tax lawyer
Boris Miles Insurance		Black-owned	Insurance agent

Consulting:

Cean Cotton	Millstone Mgt LLC	Black-owned	Consulting for youth-serving organizations
Brandon Mack	B. Mack Strategies	Black-owned	College access Dialogue Training
TaJuana Antwine	Mindshift LLC	Black-owned	Project mgt Change mgt
Nona King	Career Catalyst Group	Black-owned	Career Growth Coach
Tracie Jae	The Quiet Rebel	Black-owned	Consulting
Ron Reynolds	Ron Reynolds	Black-owned	Business consulting
Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton	Live Life Deep	Black-owned	Consulting, public speaker, artist
	J Smooth Ink	Black-owned	Graphic design
	We Fix PC Laptop	Vietnamese owned	Computer repairs
	Artistry by Zuri	Black-owned	Permanent makeup
	Chuy’s Dog Grooming	Hispanic owned	Dog grooming

Dr. Marie Alcazar	Built 4 Agility	Black-led	Equipping system-impacted youth

Healthcare:

Dr Maya King		Black	Airrosti chiropractic	Oak Forest
Dr Letitia Plummer	Maxwello Dental	Black-owned	Dentist
Dr Christopher Chance	Oaks Point Pediatric Dentistry	Black-owned	Pediatric Dentist	Oak Forest
Dr. Sharel Sly	Hermann Park Smiles	Black-owned	Family Dentist
Dr. Esther Amago	Pelvic Place Physical Therapy	Black-owned	Pelvic Physical Therapy	Museum District
Dr. Louis Gilbert	Cornerstone Health	Black-owned	Primary healthcare
Letrice Mason, FNP	Her Down There	Black-owned	Women’s health
Maria Rojas	Clinica Latinoamericana	Hispanic owned	Women’s health
DeShaun Desrosiers, LM, CPM	Harmonious Birthing	Black-owned	Midwife / doula
Faren Foley	Eden’s Garden Midwifery	Black-owned	Midwife/women’s health
Afua Hassan	The Birthing Place	Black-owned	Midwifery/home birth
Dr. Plummer Dr. Carmen	Critter Care Animal Hospital	Black-owned	Veterinarian	Sugar Land
Jennifer Dean	Dean’s Professional Services	Black-owned	Healthcare staffing

Dr. Cherese Sullivan Dr. Adria Flowers	Skyline Veterinary	Black-owned	Veterinarian	Third Ward/Museum District
Warren Chan DDS		Chinese-American owned	Dentist	West Houston
Dr Hannah Metoyer	Garden Oaks Veterinary	Black professional	Veterinarian	Garden Oaks area

Legal services:

	Caruthers Law Firm	Black-owned
	Cusic Law Firm	Black-owned
	The Huff Law Firm	Black-owned
	John Green CPA Attorney	Black-owned	Tax attorney

Groceries:

El Bolillo	Bakery	Mexican owned
Black Farmer box		Black owned
Phoenicia	Grocery store	Lebanese owned
Patra Lee 1848 Ice Cream	Ice cream	Black-owned

Pur Noir	Winery	Black-owned
OST Liquor	Liquor Store	Black-owned
Uncle Honey’s Desserts	Bakery	Black-owned
Native Ground Coffee	Online coffee vendor	Native American owned
Aunt Toni’s Koolickles	Pickles	Black-owned

Home repair/construction

Arnett Mechanical	HVAC	Black-owned

Retail:

BLCK Market	Market place	Black-owned
Lamik Beauty	Cosmetics	Black-owned
Mean Green Training	Gym	Black-owned
Sew Natural Dane	Sewing and Fabric	Black-owned
3rd Eye View	Eyewear	Black-owned
All People’s Funeral	Funeral home	Black-owned
BEING	Cosmetics	Black-owned

La Bougie Wick	Candle making space	Black-owned
Essential Body Bar	Spa	Black-owned
Sew Great by Nery	Sewing classes and machine rentals
Eternal Salon Medspa	Spa	Black-owned
The Beauty Knw How	Beauty supply store	Black-owned
Beauty Vault	Wigs	Black-owned
Ride TLC	Limo service	Black-owned
Casa Ramirez	Mexican art store	Mexican owned
copydotcom	Copying and printing	Employee owned store
Kindred Stories	Bookstore	Black-owned

Body Shop HTX	Gym	Black-owned
Kicky Mats	DIY door mats	Black-owned
The Gite Gallery	Art gallery	Black-owned
Independent booksellers – Houston area	Bookstores
Lit Java	Bookstore/coffee shop-Pearland	Black-owned
Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center and Bookstore	Bookstore and event space	Black-owned

Smokin Mirrors Barber Shop	Montrose	Trans-owned
Actively Black – clothing	Online	Black-owned supply chain
Class Bookstore	Bookstore	Black owned

Directories:

The Normal Anomaly	https://www.normalanomaly.org/business-directory/	LGBTQ-owned
Black Book Houston	https://www.blackbookhouston.com/directory	Black owned

Black Nile Directory	Black Nile	Black owned
Black Banks nationwide	Bank Black	Black owned
Community Development Financial Institutions nationwide	CDFIs	banks that go out of their way to be inclusive of low-income communities and communities of color

Other:

Wanderstay Boutique Hotel

Competitive Choice Industrial Chemical Sales

American Cowboy Museum