Top rated Soul food restaurants in California

Experience the best that California has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 116 places from Soul food restaurant category.

Sort results by

Best  
🔥
Top rated  
🏆
 Most reviewed  
🤩
 Hidden gems  
💎
 Worst rated  
🤬
 Recently discovered  
🆕

Categories


The Jazzy Flamingo image
1
The Jazzy Flamingo
Caterer
👍👍 So I heard about the jazzy flamingo on Google maps and I am a single guy who doesn’t particularly like to cook for himself. So let me just say I was thrilled to find a place like this that cooks delicious gourmet food and is right around the corner from me. So today I ordered the lemon butter pepper...
5.00 (31 reviews)
Grilled Fraiche (Long Beach) image
2
Grilled Fraiche (Long Beach)
Caribbean restaurant
👍👍 Soul-Uplifting space with impeccable customer service. Quality ingredients and a melting pot of unique flavors for ALL (Humanity). The chefs are geniuses in the kitchen. Pictured: Garlic Butter Mushroom steak, Jasmine Rice, and Grilled Vegetables (secret menu item); Healing Vegetable Soup with Pa...
$$ $$
4.90 (137 reviews)
Ceci's Gastronomia image
3
Ceci's Gastronomia
Italian restaurant
👍👍 Ceci’s is the most authentic Italian gastronomia you can find in LA. Francesco and Francesca are the best. Such good people. If you don’t go here, you miss out.
$$ $$
4.80 (96 reviews)
Bear West BBQ & Soul Food image
4
Bear West BBQ & Soul Food
Barbecue restaurant
👍👍 High school friend referred me to this restaurant and I am very glad that she did. The location was easy to find I stopped by for dine in me and my wife. The flavors where delicious and the meat was cooked to perfection. The bbq beans was a style I haven’t had before but I loved them and questioned...
4.70 (306 reviews)
Saucy Mama's image
5
Saucy Mama's
Soul food restaurant
🫤 Overall 4.75 (read on to see why 2 stars) Food 4.75 huge portions, tasty food, loved the beef rib, food was lukewarm and precooked; Service 5 very attentive, friendly servers, food came out quickly; Atmosphere 5 fully decorated, attention to detail including glassware and water bottles, plenty of we...
4.70 (239 reviews)
Old Skool Cafe image
6
Old Skool Cafe
Soul food restaurant
Nonprofit supper club run by at-risk youth offering global soul food menu in 1940s-inspired setting.
$$ $$
4.70 (216 reviews)
Da Big Easy Bayou Kitchen BBQ & Soulfood image
7
Da Big Easy Bayou Kitchen BBQ & Soulfood
Soul food restaurant
👍👍 I live in Chula Vista, CA and was making a road trip to Las Vegas, Nevada and was craving some good soul food, so we stop in Murrieta, CA for lunch since we we’re passing through the area. Parking was easy, awesome customer service, restaurant has a nice atmosphere and food is delicious. All the foo...
$$ $$
4.70 (72 reviews)
NuNu's Desserts with Soul image
8
NuNu's Desserts with Soul
Dessert shop
👍👍 The first soul dessert in the Bay Area that does not put a million pounds of sugar in their dishes without sacrificing any flavor and richness at all. The purple sweet potato pie is out of this world. You can taste every spice and the fullness of the very hearty and healthy purple sweet potato. If y...
4.70 (40 reviews)
Felix's BBQ with Soul image
9
Felix's BBQ with Soul
Barbecue restaurant
Hearty plates of ribs & other barbecue fare in a light-filled, airy room with plenty of seating.
$$ $$
4.60 (2.1K reviews)
Fixins Soul Kitchen image
10
Fixins Soul Kitchen
Soul food restaurant
Convivial restaurant with outdoor tables serving gumbo, catfish and chicken, plus brunch and cocktails.
$$ $$
4.60 (2K reviews)
Jackie's Place image
11
Jackie's Place
Soul food restaurant
Soul food & Texan-style grilled meats served in an informal dining room with a contemporary vibe.
$$ $$
4.60 (1.3K reviews)
Jack's Family Kitchen image
12
Jack's Family Kitchen
Historical landmark
👍 Came here to place a to go order. Place smelled amazing walking in and the music definitely was a whole vibe. The waitress attitude was a little stank until she saw I left a tip then that attitude turned to gratitude. The salmon cakes definitely where delicious. I was very pleased with the taste and...
$ $$$
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
ABURAYA image
13
ABURAYA
Japanese restaurant
Funky Japanese nook cooking up creative fried chicken & seasonal plates in an artsy, compact space.
$ $$$
4.60 (1K reviews)
My 2 Cents LA image
14
My 2 Cents LA
Southern restaurant (US)
This small, hip eatery with a rustic-chic vibe offers elevated Southern-style cuisine & ice teas.
$$ $$
4.60 (937 reviews)
Lee Esther's Creole & Cajun Cooking image
15
Lee Esther's Creole & Cajun Cooking
Cajun restaurant
Cozy Louisiana-style joint preparing Cajun & Creole favorites like gumbo, jambalaya & po' boys.
$$ $$
4.60 (877 reviews)
Grilled Fraiche (Hyde Park) image
16
Grilled Fraiche (Hyde Park)
Caribbean restaurant
$$ $$
4.60 (465 reviews)
Rhapsody’s Restaurant image
17
Rhapsody’s Restaurant
Restaurant
👍 Very good food! Taste homemade. Nice portions and very flavorful. Had the gumbo and it didn't skimp on the shrimp and crab. It would be nice to have one with andouille sausage but the seafood was delicious. Perfect flavor. The fried shrimp and chicken is delicious as well. Their greens with cabbage...
$$ $$
4.60 (329 reviews)
Ali's Chicken & Waffles image
18
Ali's Chicken & Waffles
Brunch restaurant
$$ $$
4.60 (319 reviews)
Industry Cafe & Jazz image
19
Industry Cafe & Jazz
Restaurant
Eritrean, Ethiopian & soul food eats in a simple setting, plus live jazz & spoken-word poetry.
$ $$$
4.60 (312 reviews)
Crystals Soul Cafe' image
20
Crystals Soul Cafe'
Vegan restaurant
👍👍 First, I’m not vegan, and rarely enjoy vegan food, unless it’s a burger. I’m a glutton for a grass fed steak and put cheese on everything. With that out of the way, this place absolutely blew me away! It’s super unassuming from the outside, but walking inside is like entering another dimension. The...
$$ $$
4.60 (216 reviews)
Tip: Click on the rating to open it on Google Maps




Categories

Cities in California

Last updated: