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Get to know the Inglewood food scene before or after World Cup games at SoFi Stadium, including outposts for Somali, Ethiopian and Jamaican cuisine, soul food, casual cafes and Sonora-style tacos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

L.A.’s legacy of Black-owned restaurants includes neighborhood spots in Little Ethiopia, California soul food in West Adams and Inglewood’s first wine bar.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

In part, it’s a time capsule, recording the rise in the popularity of soul food, especially in northern cities, that was coincident with the Second Great Migration happening during this period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The culturally rich Black-majority city is also home to plenty of Black-owned restaurants, serving up everything from soul food, Burundian and Nigerian cuisines to sandwiches and steaks.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

The two of them sat in Jack’s parlor and talked into the night while Jack cooked big plates of soul food, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pies, and biscuits for us.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride