Black Restaurant Week highlights 60+ Black-owned Houston spots

The two-week promotion aims to drive customers to local Black-owned restaurants, bakeries and food trucks.

Apr. 8, 2026 at 2:10pm

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From now until April 19, Black Restaurant Week is highlighting over 60 Black-owned restaurants, bakeries, and food trucks around Houston. The participating businesses range from fine dining to casual eateries, and many are offering special menu items or combos to attract new diners. The event is organized by Black Restaurant Week managing partners Falayn Ferrell, Warren Luckett, and Derek Robinson, who launched it in Houston in 2015 before expanding it across the country.

Why it matters

Black Restaurant Week provides an important platform to support and celebrate the diversity of Houston's Black-owned food businesses. The event comes at a crucial time, as local restaurants have faced major challenges over the past year with rising costs and declining foot traffic. The organizers hope the promotion will help drive much-needed revenue to these small businesses.

The details

The participating restaurants, bakeries, and food trucks offer a wide range of cuisines, from Afro-Mexican to Caribbean. Some of the specials include a $12 pudding sampler from Guzel Cakes, a crispy lamb shoulder dish from Kulture, and deals on nachos, goat bowls, and seafood plates from She Goat. In addition to the dining specials, Black Restaurant Week is also hosting several events over the two weeks, including wine dinners, golf tournaments, and album discussions.

  • Black Restaurant Week runs from April 8 to April 19, 2026.
  • The event was first launched in Houston in 2015 and has since expanded to other cities across the country.

The players

Falayn Ferrell

Black Restaurant Week managing partner who co-founded the event in Houston in 2015.

Warren Luckett

Black Restaurant Week managing partner who co-founded the event in Houston in 2015.

Derek Robinson

Black Restaurant Week managing partner who co-founded the event in Houston in 2015.

Janel Prator

Owner of The Puddery, a bakery-cafe in Pearland that is participating in Black Restaurant Week for the first time this year.

Keith Lee

An influencer who gave a positive review of The Puddery's banana pudding in late 2023, leading to a business boost for the bakery.

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What they’re saying

“It's just really about community and supporting each other. And I myself hope to try other restaurants that I haven't really heard of.”

— Janel Prator, Owner, The Puddery

“When you look at a lot of the typical Restaurant Week models, they were more towards your more formal dining businesses: wait staff, two-course, three-course. Because of that, the city's many casual and smaller Black-owned businesses 'were really kind of getting left out of some of these major food conversations locally.”

— Falayn Ferrell, Black Restaurant Week Managing Partner

What’s next

Black Restaurant Week will continue to host events and promotions over the next two weeks to connect Houston diners with local Black-owned food businesses.

The takeaway

Black Restaurant Week provides a vital platform to support the diversity and vibrancy of Houston's Black-owned food scene, which has faced significant challenges over the past year. By highlighting over 60 local businesses and hosting community events, the promotion aims to drive much-needed revenue and visibility to these small, independent restaurants, bakeries, and food trucks.