Black-Owned Businesses in Chattanooga to Support in 2026

Hot fish plates and hushpuppies on MLK Boulevard, a chocolate maker working with cacao from the family's home country, a juice bar and natural food market in East Chattanooga, a women's health practice, a yoga and Pilates studio, and a food tour that builds itself around your budget. Chattanooga's record here is 19 listings and it reads like a weekend.

Every business named here links to its profile, where the ownership tag shows the source it came from. For the whole set, filter the Chattanooga hub.

Quick answer

1. Eat at Uncle Larry's for hot fish, or Plant Power Cafe & Juice Bar if you want it vegan.
2. Stop at Bohemian Village, the juice bar and natural food market in East Chattanooga.
3. Drink at Home Bar, or sit with a cigar at Humidor Cigar Bar & Lounge.
4. Buy bonbons from Cocoa Asante.
5. Take a class at Southern Soul Yoga.
6. Book a visit with Innovative Women's Health Specialists.
7. Let Chatt Taste Food Tour plan the eating for you.
8. The Chattanooga hub carries all 19 listings across eight categories.

Where should I eat and drink?

Uncle Larry's is a counter on MLK Boulevard known for hot fish plates and hushpuppies, and it anchors that stretch. Plant Power Cafe & Juice Bar is fully vegan with gluten-free options, juices and smoothies. Bohemian Village puts a juice bar and a natural food market together in East Chattanooga, which is a useful thing to know if you are shopping rather than sitting down.

In the evening, Home Bar is the neighborhood room and Humidor Cigar Bar & Lounge is the one you dress for. Lady Naps Winery, founded in 2022, is the local label.

To take home: Cocoa Asante handcrafts bonbons and bars from cacao sourced through the family's home country, and Shey Natural Health Bar works on the wellness side of the same shelf.

Health, movement and looking after yourself

Innovative Women's Health Specialists practices under Dr. Shevonda Sherrow with a specialist team. Southern Soul Yoga runs foundational yoga alongside hot mat Pilates and reformer classes, so it suits both ends of the room. Shey Natural Health Bar works with athletes and mothers on holistic wellness.

Making a day of it

Chatt Taste Food Tour picks from its partner restaurants to fit your budget and runs the day. Sharp Slingshot Rentals rents three-wheelers through Turo with 300 miles a day included. The Nostalgic Place is worth a look for anyone hunting older things.

Weddings, gifts and the house

The Floral Gallery is a full-service floral boutique, and Cue the Champagne plans, coordinates and does flowers for weddings. First Verse Productions supplies the entertainment.

For gifts: Love, EROS does permanent jewelry, a charm bar, tiny tattoos, ear piercings and modern embroidery in one studio, and Escential Things pours candles. When something goes wrong with the building, River City Restoration handles restoration work.

What the record does not cover yet

There are 19 published listings, and all 19 are filed in Chattanooga itself. East Ridge, Red Bank, Soddy-Daisy, Collegedale, Signal Mountain, Hixson, Ooltewah and Lookout Mountain have none yet.

By type, there is one construction listing, one retailer and one salon, and there is no barbershop, no auto shop, no lawyer and no accountant in the Hamilton County record. That is a gap in the record rather than a description of Chattanooga. A free listing is the fastest way to change it.

Common mistakes

• Assuming a listing is a storefront. A food tour, a vehicle rental and an event company all sit on this list, and each runs by booking.
• Reading a juice bar as only a juice bar. One of these is also a natural food market, which is a different errand.
• Looking only downtown. East Chattanooga and the MLK corridor carry some of the best-known businesses in this record.
• Missing the makers. Chocolate, candles and jewelry here are made locally, and they travel better than a dinner reservation.

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