Black Restaurant Challenge Invites Diners to Support Boston’s Black-Owned Businesses

During February, Black History Month, Boston city leaders are inviting the public to dine at Black-owned restaurants across the city as part of the Black Restaurant Challenge.

This initiative, which began in 2018, was created by state Rep. Cynah Taylor to support and amplify the voices of Black-owned businesses in Boston.

“It's really expensive to live here in Massachusetts, and being able to dine and tip folks and support them, they'll be able to remain competitive here in the Commonwealth,” Taylor said in a media statement shared with 7 News Boston.

Taylor added that dining at Black-owned establishments supports the businesses and the network of vendors they work with. These vendors include butchers and local farms, many of whom are owned and operated by people of color.

The Boston Black Restaurant Challenge website invites the public to visit four Black-owned restaurants in Boston throughout February and share photos and videos of their dining experience on the Challenge's Facebook page. Several restaurants and their locations featured on the website include the following: