Buying from Black owned businesses in Toronto is one way people across the city can help support Black members of the community as demonstrations against systemic racism and race-based police brutality continue to wage across the continent.

Here is a list of Black owned businesses currently open in Toronto you can support right now.

Restaurants

• 876 Jam Rock Restaurant
• A&N Takeout
• African Palace
• Afro Continental Bar & Grill
• Albert’s Real Jamaican Foods
• Ali's Roti
• Annie's Caribbean Cuisine
• Auntie Elsie's
• Beach Hill Smokehouse
• Bilal Restaurant Somali Cuisine
• Boukan

Find Haitian food in Toronto at Boukan in the Upper Beaches. Photo by Fareen Karim.

• Buna Coffee
• Caribbean Corner
• Caribbean Queen of Patties
• Celebrity Pure Vegetarian
• Chris Jerk Caribbean Bistro
• Classic Juice Co
• Congo Coffee & Mikate House
• Cool Runnings Restaurant
• Crystal's Eatery
• The Diner's Corner
• The Dirty Bird Chicken and Waffles
• Eadrey Foods
• Enat Buna
• The Entertainment Kitchen
• Flavours of Sheba
• Gerry's Fast Foods
• Greenwood Smokehouse BBQ
• Halal Noor Pizza
• The Heartbreak Chef
• Hot Pot Restaurant
• Illstyl3 Sammies
• Irie Veggie

Illstyl3 Sammies might make the best Philly Cheesesteaks in town. Photo bu Hector Vasquez.

• Istar Restaurant
• Ital Vital
• Jerk King
• Kaspace Cafe
• King Catering
• Loveless Cafe & Bar
• Lalibela Ethiopian
• Lloyd's Jamaican Restaurant
• Lucy Ethiopian Kitchen
• Mary's Brigadeiro
• Mecairo’s Cakes Co.
• Mnandi Pies
• Mofer Coffee
• Mushkaki Restaurant
• Nunu Ethiopian
• The Nutmeg Spot
• The Nutrition Bar

The Palms in the Stockyards District is a great spot for jerk chicken. Photo by Fareen Karim.

• One Love Vegetarian
• The Palms Jerk & Grill
• Pam's Roti
• Pat’s Homestyle Jamaican
• Patty Stop
• The Peoples Caribbean Dutchpot
• Randy's Take Out
• Rap's Authentic Jamaican
• Rasta Pasta
• The Real Jerk
• Rendez-Vous
• Rita's Kitchen
• Roux
• Royal Caribbean Cafe
• Salaama Hut
• Sansimian
• ScottHill Caribbean Cuisine
• Simone's Caribbean Restaurant

Beach Hill Smokehouse in the Upper Beaches is home to some of the city's tastiest barbecue. Photo by Hector Vasquez.

• Steady's Jamaican Home Cooking
• The Stockyards Smokehouse & Larder 
• Street Shak Caribbean Catering
• SugarKane Restaurant
• Sundance Harvest
• The Suya Spot
• Taste Seduction
• Tata Hot Sauce Emporium
• TDOT Jerk
• Trius + aiM Bistro
• V's Caribbean Vegan Restaurant
• Vegan Thali
• Veggie D'Light
• Vena's Restaurant
• Wazema
• Xawaash​​​​​​

Taste Seduction in the Junction serves up a fusion of Italian and Caribbean cuisine. Photo by Hector Vasquez.

Clothing

• Adrift Shop
• Brimz Hat Boutique
• Clarendon Trading Company
• Exclucity
• Get Fresh Company
• Legin Knits
• Powder Bride & Evening
• Studio D Shoes

Exclucity on Queen West is a popular source for streetwear and sneakers. Photo by Hector Vasquez.

Beauty, Venues & Other Retail

• A Different Booklist
• All Star Beauty Complex
• Blooming Flower Bar
• Bodega Dispensary
• Fresh Paint Studio
• The Green Jar
• It's About Beauty
• Tribal Eye

For additional black-owned businesses in Toronto, check out this list.