America’s most resilient Black queer-owned bars & restaurants
according to NBC News, with disproportionate effects on spaces owned by people of color. While LGBTQ+ bar listings dropped by 37 percent between 2007 and 2019, NBC news details that “those serving people of color plummeted by almost 60 percent.” That’s why you can bet that every Black gay-owned business still in operation is not only rare and resilient — because their survival is more important than ever.
And on a lighter note, there’s no denying that the Black queer leaders behind these bars and restaurants are curating spaces that understand and celebrate the culture as only we can.
Here are 10 Black queer-owned bars and restaurants.A post shared by Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen & Bar (@virgilsgullahkitchen)Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen & Bar — from the minds of Atlanta power couple Gee and Juan Smalls — serves up Southern classics with an elevated twist.
The restaurant, named in tribute to Gee’s late father, draws inspiration from Gullah Geechee culture. Its piled-high brunch plates feature delectable pork chops, grits, and crab.
