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5 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 5 Restaurants
Black-owned bakeries, Jamaican jerk counters, and vegan soul food on the South Side — Brown Sugar Bakery anchoring the whole stretch.
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Brown Sugar Bakery
Bakery
South Side bakery famous for caramel cake that is one of the best cakes in America. The German chocolate cake is a close second and the red velvet cupcakes are moist and properly f...
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Oooh Wee! It Is!
Soul Food
Oooh Wee! It Is! on Cottage Grove is Chatham's no-nonsense answer to the question of where to get real fried chicken and mac & cheese on the South Side. Soul food plates built ...
86
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Soul Vegetarian South
Vegan / Soul Food
Chatham's vegan soul kitchen rooted in African Hebrew Israelite tradition. Kale patties and tofu BBQ hold their own against any meat-based competition. The neighborhood spot that p...
83
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Soul Veg City
Vegan / Soul Food
Chatham vegan soul food spot where cauliflower wingz and vegan gyros are the regulars' order. Tofu Tidbits round out a menu that's genuinely rooted in Black culinary tradition, not...
83
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Jerk It Iz
Jamaican
Chatham's Black-owned jerk specialist on Cottage Grove keeps it focused: jerk chicken, jerk pork, rice and peas, and not much else you don't need. The seasoning is the point — slow...
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Black-Owned (5)
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Local Favorites (4)
Soul Food (3)
Happy Hour (3)
Vegan (2)
Bakery/Coffee (1)
Breakfast (1)
Southern (1)
Jamaican (1)
Caribbean (1)
Late Night (1)
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