Shop with intention this holiday season and give everyone on your list something special. We invite you to consider shopping from one of our Black and Latinx businesses. Check out our holiday guide below highlighting some of our businesses for gift cards, restaurants, supermarkets, and unique presents.
Images via The Urban Grape
The Urban Grape, a Black-owned and woman-owned small business, is one of America’s most successful and award-winning wine stores. They are famously known for utilizing the Progressive Scale, organizing wine by their body rather than varietal or region.
Website: https://theurbangrape.shop
Retail Address: The Urban Grape South End, 303 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116.
Shipping: local and national
Holiday Special: The Urban Grape 2021 Holiday Gift Guide, offering Holiday Wine Kits that support BIPOC and women winemakers.
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Images via Omze Authentic Tequila
Founded by Oscar Zepeda Sr. and Oscar Zepeda Jr in 2019, Real Zepeda is a family-owned tequila brand that crafts traditional tequila. Real Zepeda is known for its signature smooth and smoky flavor, which derives from a unique five-step process.
Website: https://www.realzepedatequila.com/
Online Retail: Drizzly
Available at the following Retail Locations: Burlington Wine and Spirits (Burlington, MA), Clipper Ship Wine and Spirits (East Boston, MA), Rapid Liquors (Stoneham, MA), Sullivan´s Liquors (Lynn, MA), Mike’s Liquors (Lynn, MA), McAloon’s Liquors (North Andover, MA), Mike’s Liquors (Wrentham, MA), The Jug Shop (Wareham, MA), Boxborough Liquors (Boxborough, MA), Wine and Beer at the Andovers (Lawrence, MA), The Liquor Cabinet (Burlington, MA), Blanchards (Revere, MA), I Liquors (Boston, MA), Day Square Liquors (Boston, MA), and Grafton Hill Package (Worcester, MA).
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Images via Ardent
Boston-based biotech and medical cannabis device company pioneering technologies in the cannabis field. Ardent has various exciting gift options for this holiday season, including their Ardent FX, a 3-in-1 portable cannabis kitchen that creates at-home cannabis-infused products.
Website: www.ardentcannabis.com
Shipping: local, national, and international
Special Discount: Use coupon code BEI25 at checkout for 25% off storewide!
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Images via Elegant Stitches
Are you looking for customized gifts for your family, employees, community groups, teams, or clubs? If so, check out Elegant Stitches, a family-owned custom embroidered and screen-printing company. You can customize multiple products from premium brands, including tote bags, fleece blankets, sweaters, t-shirts, and sweatpants.
Website: https://elegantstitchesinc.com
Shipping: local and national
Retail Address: 237 First Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
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Images via Family Hardware Corp Dorchester
Do you know of any handy person or gardener who needs quality new tools for New Year projects? Family Hardware Corp has all the essential hardware supplies, appliances, gardening tools, and more. Check out their website for more information and to get a quote on specific rates.
Website: https://familyhardwareco.com/
Retail Address: 1106 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester Center, MA 02124
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Images via Intriguing Hair
Intriguing Hair offers the highest quality hair argumentation and non-surgical hair replacements. They have a wide range of wigs, hair pieces, and hair extensions that they style and install in-store. Browse their products or book a consultation with them.
Website: https://intriguinghair.com/.
Shipping: local and national
Retail Address: Fairmount Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136
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Images via Lady Dye Yarns
Lady Dye Yarns is a Black woman-owned business that makes one-of-a-kind hand-dyed yarns and accessories. This holiday season they are offering a “Ready-To-Ship: The Fabulous Holiday Box.” This box, created with Mitchell’s Fiber Arts and Nerd Bird Makery, includes yarn, pins, tape, stickers, stitch markers, hand cream, lip balm, peppermint candy, and tea with honey sticks.
Website: https://ladydyeyarns.com/.
Retail Address: 1203 River St, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Holiday Special: “Ready-To-Ship: The Fabulous Holiday Box.”
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Images via One Gig
OneGig, also known as Boston’s Skateboarding Shredquarters, is a full-service skate shop that provides decks, cruisers, longboards, carvers, wheels, bearings, grip, skate tools, and more. Everyone is welcome in the skating community, from beginners that need guidance to experts looking for new gear to step up their skate game.
Website: https://onegigco.com/.
Retail Address: 367 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108.
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Images via Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen
Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen is the home of Southern Comfort food and live jazz music. The store owner, Nia Grace, not only runs this hub of music and culture, but she also recently launched the Boston Black Hospitality Coalition with a mission to ensure the future of Boston’s Black-owned hospitality community. When you eat here, you are supporting musicians and a local business and supporting the preservation of culture and tradition.
Website: https://dcbkboston.com
Catering: https://dcbkboston.com/boston-roxbury-south-end-darryl-s-corner-bar-and-kitchen-catering
Retail Address: 604 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.
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Images via Fresh Food Generation
Founded by Cassandria Campbell and Jackson Renshaw, Fresh Food Generation uses the unique Caribbean and Southern flavors with New England ingredients. They specialize in sourcing all their produce from local sources, including meats and baked goods.
Website: http://www.freshfoodgeneration.com/our-food/
Catering: https://catering.freshfoodgeneration.com
Retail Address: 185 Talbot Ave, Dorchester, MA 02124 (New opening as of November 10th)
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Images via Jamaica Mi Hungry
Chef Ernie Campbell uses authentic Jamaican flavors and years of experience to craft bold and delicious plates. Jamaica Mi Hungry specializes in catering large parties, from 50 to 5000 people! They serve meals that anyone can enjoy, from vegans to meat-lovers.
Website: https://www.jamaicamihungry.com
Catering: https://www.jamaicamihungry.com/order-online/catering-menu/5-easy-steps-to-order-catering
Retail Address: 225 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130
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Images via Juice’d Café
Jucie’d Café owners, Stacey & Luis Gonsalves, are on a mission to offer convenient healthful food at affordable prices for all to enjoy. They are known for their smoothies, like their Go Popeye or Super Detox, but they have other wholesome options including juices, burritos, and salads.
Website: https://www.thejuicedcafe.com/,
Retail Address: 475 Plymouth Avenue Fall River, MA 02721 and 984 Kempton St, New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Images via Las Palmas
Las Palmas Restaurant is the home of delicious authentic Dominican cuisine. Keep an eye out for Las Palmas’ holiday “Thanksgiving Feast Special.” Order a full Dominican Thanksgiving meal, suited for 5-8 people, including Spanish yellow rice, roasted pork or chicken, sweet plantains, potato salad, and empanadas.
Website: https://laspalmaskitchen.com/home
Retail Address: 4337 Washington St, Roslindale, MA, 02131.
Catering: Postmates, Seamless, Grubhub, Toasttab, UberEats
Holiday Special: Thanksgiving Feast Special
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Images via Soleil
Soleil crafts every Southern-style meal with culinary passion and love, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This casual neighborhood spot creates a warming environment with comfort food that is elegant as it is familiar.
Website: https://www.soleilboston.com/
Catering: https://www.soleilboston.com/catering
Retail Address: 2306 Washington St, Boston, MA 02119
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Images via Tres Islas Group
Tres Islas is a restaurant group of three Boston restaurants — Merengue, Vejigantes and Doña Habana, co-owned by husband-and-wife team, Hector and Nivia Piña. Each restaurant has unique offerings covering Dominican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican cuisine, but they all have the same high-quality service and welcoming environment. In addition, they have a Holiday Dinner To-GO special, including turkey, roasted pork, and roasted chicken with a medley of sides. Website: http://3islasgroup.com/.
Retail Address:
Doña Habana, 811 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
Merengue, 160 Bluehill Avenue, Boston, MA 02125
Vejigantes, 57 W Dedham Street, Boston, MA 02118
Holiday Special: Holiday to Go
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Images via Stop and Compare
Stop and Compare is a family-owned and operated neighborhood supermarket that was founded in 1996. Stop and Compare strives to serve the Latino and ethnic population high-quality and diverse products at affordable prices.
Website: https://www.stopandcompare.net/.
Retail Address: Lynn at 2A Adams Street and 43 State St (New location), and Chelsea at 157 Hawthrone Street.
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Images via Vicente’s Supermarket
Vicente’s Supermarket carries products from various countries to serve all local ethnicities. Vicente’s offers fair pricing on their diverse product selection, making their store genuinely welcoming and accessible to all people.
Website: https://www.vicentessupermarket.com/
Retail Address: 689 Main St, Brockton, MA 02301, and 160 Pleasant St, Brockton, MA 02301
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only. FBE does not receive commission and/or any percentage of profit from sales that result
from this list.