Soul Food, everywhere.
The reigning soul food pick in 1 city, ranked by the locals who eat there.
Biggest turnout in the country · St. Louis, MO
#1Gourmet Soul Restaurant and CateringTop Soul Food in St. Louis, MO · Downtown West · ranked by 1 local →Not yet ranked
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The Northeast
- Boston
Uptown Social and The Coast Cafe, per Boston Magazine
- Buffalo
- New Haven
Mama Mary's Soul Food and Sandra's Next Generation, per New Haven Independent
- New York
Sylvia's Restaurant and Amy Ruth's, per The Infatuation
- Philadelphia
Corinne's Place and SOUTH Restaurant & Jazz Club, per Philadelphia Magazine
- Pittsburgh
- Portland, ME
- Providence
- Rochester
- Syracuse
SOULutions and Who Want Smoke BBQ & Catering, LLc, per This Is CNY
- Utica
The Midwest
- Chicago
Soulé and Daley's Restaurant, per The Infatuation
- Cincinnati
Chef Nem Kitchen To-Go and Soul Secrets, per Cincinnati Magazine
- Cleveland
Zanzibar Soul Fusion and Deon's Restaurant, per Cleveland Magazine
- Columbia, MO
- Columbus, OH
Modern Southern Table (High St.) and Soul 2 Go Cafe, per 614NOW
- Detroit
SavannahBlue and Motor City Soul Food, per Eater Detroit
- Indianapolis
Kountry Kitchen and His Place Eatery - Chicken & Waffles, Ribs & Soul food (30th & Shadeland), per Indianapolis Monthly
- Kansas City
Niecie's Restaurant and PeachTree Cafe'Teria, per IN Kansas City
- Madison
- Milwaukee
Jackson's Soul Food Redefined and Nino's Southern Sides, per OnMilwaukee
- Minneapolis–St. Paul
SOUL BOWL and Mama Sheila's House of Soul, per Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
- Omaha
- Quincy
- Springfield, MO
The South
- Asheville
- Atlanta
The Busy Bee and Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours, per The Infatuation
- Austin
Sam's BBQ and Lucy's Fried Chicken, per Visit Austin
- Baltimore
Taste This and The Land of Kush, per Baltimore Magazine
- Birmingham
Niki's West and Eagle’s Restaurant, per The Birmingham Times
- Charleston, SC
- Charlotte
Nana Morrison's Soul Food and Mert's Heart And Soul, per Charlotte Observer
- Dallas–Fort Worth
Sweet Georgia Brown and Drew's Place Soulfood, per Dallas Observer
- Hampton Roads
Boss Queens Soul Cafe and Martin's Soul Food, per Coastal Virginia Magazine
- Houston
Lucille's and Esther's Cajun Café & Soul Food, per The Infatuation
- Louisville
Shirley Mae’s Cafe and Big Momma's Soul Kitchen, per LEO Weekly
- Memphis
Alcenia's and The Four Way Soul Food Restaurant, per Memphis Magazine
- Miami / South Florida
Eloise & Earnestine Soul Food and Jackson Soul Food, per The Infatuation
- Nashville
Arnold's Country Kitchen and Swett's, per The Infatuation
- New Orleans
Dooky Chase Restaurant and Willie Mae's NOLA, per NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
- Oklahoma City
Florence's Restaurant | Soul and Betty's, per 405 Magazine
- Orlando
Nikki's Place and P & D Soulfood Kitchen Inc, per Orlando Magazine
- Raleigh–Durham
V's Kitchen and The Chicken Hut, per INDY Week
- Richmond
Mama J's Kitchen and The Roosevelt, per Richmond Magazine
- San Antonio
- Savannah
- Tampa Bay
Rays Vegan Soul and 7th + Grove, per Creative Loafing Tampa
- Washington, DC
The World Famous Florida Avenue Grill and Oohh's & Aahh's, per The Infatuation
The West
- Albuquerque
Frank's Famous Chicken & Waffles and DS BBQ Soulfood & Seafood, per Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog
- Denver
Welton Street Cafe and The Blazing Chicken Shack II, per Westword
- Honolulu
- Las Vegas
Gritz Cafe and Annie's Kitchen, per Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Los Angeles
Dulan's On Crenshaw and Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles, per The Infatuation
- Phoenix
Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe and Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles, per Phoenix New Times
- Portland, OR
Trap Kitchen PDX - The EAST and Kee's #Loaded Kitchen, per Willamette Week
- Sacramento
Creole Soul | Restaurant & Bar and Q1227 Restaurant, per Sacramento News & Review
- Salt Lake City
Big South and Sauce Boss Southern Kitchen - Draper, per Salt Lake Magazine
- San Diego
- Santa Fe
- Seattle
COMMUNION Restaurant & Bar and Lil Red Takeout & Catering, per The Infatuation
- SF Bay Area
- Tucson
Janet & Ray's and Chef Brian's Comfort Kitchen, per Arizona Daily Star