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Black-Owned Businesses in Dallas to Support in 2026
Updated August 15, 2026 7 min readLocal Guide
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Pan-African Connection has been selling books and African art in South Dallas long enough to become a cultural institution, and it describes itself as the shortest trip to Africa without getting on a plane. It is the anchor of this list, and it is not a restaurant, which is worth saying at the top of a city guide.
Twenty-three Dallas listings carry the Black-owned tag. Nine are restaurants and cafes, but six are shops and four are bakeries, which makes this one of the more evenly spread ownership categories in the directory. Black residents are about 23% of Dallas.
Quick answer
- For books, art, and a cultural resource center, Pan-African Connection in South Dallas.
- For a destination dinner, Roots Southern Table, chef Tiffany Derry's Southern restaurant in Farmers Branch.
- For Cajun and Creole, Restaurant Beatrice in North Oak Cliff.
- For cheesecake, Val's Cheesecakes. For cookies, Cookie Society.
- For brunch, Brunchaholics. For soul food and seafood, Catfish Floyd's and Aunt Irene's Kitchen.
- For coffee, Inspired Brew and Soirée Coffee Bar.
- For clothes, Centre, Daily, and Good Cycle.
- For a haircut with your shopping, Daily, a barbershop and streetwear boutique in one.
- For hair care built around texture, Pressed Roots.
- Our Dallas hub carries the full list.
Where should I shop?
Six retail listings, and no two of them do the same thing.
Pan-African Connection is the one to visit first: a bookstore, African art gallery, and cultural resource center rather than a shop with a theme. Daily combines a barbershop with a streetwear boutique, which is a format that works better than it sounds and makes the haircut the reason you see the new stock.
Centre sells premium athletic and lifestyle gear. Good Cycle deals in vintage, designer, and handmade clothing, so it is the one to browse rather than shop with a list. Olphactory Candles makes candles and home goods, and The Plant Project is a plant and botanical design boutique that is also women-owned.
If you are buying gifts and want everything from one trip, Pan-African Connection and Olphactory Candles will do most of the work.
Where should I eat?
Two of the restaurants carry a paid tier and both are worth planning around.
Roots Southern Table is chef Tiffany Derry's restaurant, elevated Southern cooking built on heritage and hospitality. It sits in Farmers Branch, just north of the city, so check the address before you set off. Restaurant Beatrice does scratch-made Cajun and Creole in North Oak Cliff and is also women-owned.
For the everyday version, Catfish Floyd's covers soul food and seafood, Aunt Irene's Kitchen does Cajun seafood and Southern plates, and Brunchaholics is the brunch specialist. Ateliê by The EXPERIENCE is a cafe-bistro that doubles as an art space, which puts it somewhere between this section and the shopping one.
Where is the coffee and the baking?
The bakeries are the strongest single group here.
| Where | What it is |
|---|---|
| Val's Cheesecakes | Gourmet cheesecakes, bold and classic flavors |
| Cookie Society | Oversized specialty cookies baked daily, Dallas and Frisco area |
| Cake Bar | Cakes and desserts |
| Kessler Baking Studio | Neighborhood bakery in Oak Cliff |
Both Val's Cheesecakes and Cookie Society carry a paid tier, and Cookie Society is women-owned as well.
For coffee, Inspired Brew and Soirée Coffee Bar are the two listings, and Soirée does brunch alongside. Chocolate Secrets is part chocolatier, part dessert cafe, and worth knowing about for an evening rather than a morning.
What is here for health and wellness?
Three listings, all built around the body rather than the clinic.
Pressed Roots is a silk blowout bar designed specifically for textured hair, which is a category most salons handle badly and this one is built for. JourneyFit is a fitness studio and training practice. Flow-N-Nature covers yoga and mindfulness.
On the drinks side, Wondry Wine is a Black-owned and women-owned wine brand, and it is the one business on this page whose product you can buy without being in Texas.
What is not on this list?
Every professional and trade category. There is no Black-owned attorney, accountant, contractor, real estate agent, clinic, or financial adviser listed in Dallas in our directory.
In a city where roughly a quarter of residents are Black, that is obviously not a description of Dallas. It is a description of what has been recorded, and the recording came from food, retail, and cultural sources, which publish this kind of information freely. Law firms and construction companies do not. If you run a Black-owned business in Dallas in any of those categories, you would be the first one listed in it. Listings are free to add.
How is ownership determined?
Each listing shows a verification status. Publicly listed means ownership was recorded from a public source such as a chamber directory or the business's own description. Self identified means the owner told us directly. Certified means a third party verified it.
We never infer ownership from a name, a photo, a neighborhood, or the kind of food a restaurant serves. A soul food restaurant is not evidence of a Black owner, and treating it as evidence is how directories fill up with confident errors.
Dallas also has guides to its women-owned, LGBTQ-owned, Latino-owned, and Asian-owned businesses. Seven of the businesses on this page are also women-owned.
Common mistakes
Looking only in South Dallas. The listings on this page are spread across Oak Cliff, North Dallas, downtown, and Farmers Branch. The historic geography and the current one are not the same map.
Treating the restaurant count as the whole story. Nine of twenty-three are restaurants. Six are shops, four are bakeries, and one sells wine you can order.
Assuming a tag is a certification. Ownership tags are sourced claims with a status attached. Formal minority-business certification is separate and shown separately.
Expecting Roots Southern Table to be in Dallas. It is in Farmers Branch, immediately north.
FAQ
How many Black-owned businesses are listed in Dallas?
Twenty-three as of August 2026: nine restaurants and cafes, six retail shops, four bakeries, two health and wellness listings, one beauty listing, and one wine brand. That is what is recorded with a source, not a count of the city.
What is the best-known Black-owned business in Dallas?
Pan-African Connection, a bookstore, African art gallery, and cultural resource center in South Dallas, is the longest-standing cultural institution on this list. Chef Tiffany Derry's Roots Southern Table is the highest-profile restaurant.
Where can I buy books by Black authors in Dallas?
Pan-African Connection in South Dallas. It carries books alongside African art and operates as a cultural resource center rather than a bookstore alone.
Are there Black-owned bakeries in Dallas?
Four are listed: Val's Cheesecakes, Cookie Society, Cake Bar, and Kessler Baking Studio. Val's and Cookie Society both carry paid tiers, and Cookie Society serves the Dallas and Frisco area rather than one address.
Where can I get textured hair care in Dallas?
Pressed Roots is a silk blowout bar built specifically around textured hair, and it is the one beauty listing in this category.
Are there Black-owned professional services in Dallas?
None are listed in our directory yet: no attorney, accountant, contractor, agent, or clinic. That is a gap in what has been recorded rather than a fact about Dallas, and it is the clearest opening for a new listing.
How do I add my business?
Submit it for free. A basic listing costs nothing; paid tiers add photos, your own description, and placement at the top of your category.
Sources
- Business names, categories, cities, and ownership tags come from published Inclusivity.org listings with
city = dallas, queried 2026-08-15. Counts reflect that snapshot. - Dallas's Black population share, about 23%, is from American Community Survey five-year estimates (22.9%) as reported by Neilsberg and Texas Demographics.
- Roots Southern Table is in Farmers Branch and Cookie Society serves the Dallas and Frisco area, though both are filed under the Dallas city value. This guide describes each by its real location.
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