Food Scene

Black-Owned Restaurants and Businesses in Tempe

Looking for a Black-owned dining and shopping in Tempe? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve assembled this list of local, Black-owned restaurants and businesses in Tempe to connect you with opportunities to support this valuable segment of our community.

Explore more of the contributions and community made by Tempe’s Black leaders, creatives, educators and other community members — both past and present — by checking out our blog here.

Black-owned Tempe restaurants:

Aaron Michael’s Concessions
DoorDash, UberEats & GrubHub | (480) 304-5589

Anoche Cantina
640 S. Mill Ave., B110, Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 500-5104

Arizona Sandwich Co.
1775 W. University Dr., Ste. 130, Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 829-7827

ATL Wings
655 W. Warner Rd., Ste. 110, Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 506-0808

Burger Rush
790 W. Broadway Rd., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 966-4000

Cafe Lalibela
849 W. University Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 829-1939

Caffe Boa
398 S. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 968-9112

Caffe Boa
Tempe Voices Cafe Lalibela

Chicago’s Chicken Shack
1936 E. University Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 687-7070

Chic Chef 77
1221 E. Apache Blvd., #104, Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 564-1098

Cuties Lemonade
5000 S. Arizona Mills Cir., Tempe, AZ 85282 | (Food Court, Arizona Mills)

Derek Sips
Shop online or at Tracy Dempsey Originals: 1323 W. University Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 253-9714

Monroe’s Hot Chicken
430 N. Scottsdale Rd., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 687-0007

Pure Juice N’Joy Smoothie & Juice Bar
2155 E. University Dr., Ste 104, Tempe, Az 85281 | (480) 438-6399

Sauced and Loaded Wings
2747 W. Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 687-9639

Shaq’s Big Chicken
411 S. Packard Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (Mullett Arena)

5ienna BBQ & Soul Food
1900 E. 5th St., Tempe, AZ 85288 | (Tempe Food Hall)

Soul Food Corner
5000 S. Arizona Mills Cir., Tempe, AZ 85282 (Food Court, Arizona Mills) | (602) 921-6787

Word of Mouth Grill
7660 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 621-6247

Monroe’s Hot Chicken

Black-owned Tempe businesses:

Rare Essence Studio | Hair Salon
818 W. Broadway Rd., #103, Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 967-2766

Nvst Customs | Custom Apparel and More
511 W. University Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (602) 688-9361

Almighty Personal Training Studio | Fitness Studio
1050 E. Southern Ave., #4, Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 455-2819

AKO INTERNATIONAL | African Market
1400 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 317-9000

Black-led Tempe pop-up:

Head to Arizona Mills on select Saturdays from March through December for Rep Your Brand Monthly Market, a Black-led effort to amplify small, local businesses. Shop fresh produce, flowers, candles, food, music and more from 2 to 9 p.m. in the Arizona Mills parking lot between Marshalls and Ross on the following dates:

March 25 | April 22 | May 20 | June 10 | July 22 | August 19 | September 30 | October 21 | November 25 | December 22

Vendor opportunities can be found here.

Rep Your Brand at Arizona Mills
Rep Your Brand at Arizona Mills

Visit the Blax Friday website for more Black-owned businesses in Tempe, Arizona.

If you are a Black business owner or event producer that caters to visitors to Tempe, and we missed you here, please let us know by contacting KJ Philp, Director of Communications, at [email protected].

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