Shop Katika Black Bar Crawl in Philadelphia

As an avid supporter of Black-owned businesses, one of my favorite cities to travel to domestically is Philadelphia. A lot of my college friends moved there once we graduated and throughout the years, Philly had became my second home on the weekends.

Last summer, I had the opportunity to attend my first Katika Black Bar Crawl. I had to support my friend Jason since he is the founder of Shop Katika. He has created a space for people that want to learn more about the rich culture, experiences, and history of African descent. He has provided a service of curating tours and special events by promoting diversity and inclusion.

The Katika Black Bar Crawl wants to connect young black professionals with Black-owned restaurants/bars in Philadelphia to create more bonds between black consumers & business owners in their local communities. We went to three Black-owned businesses on our route during the bar tour. They were Haute Restaurant and Lounge, Maison 208, and Reef Restaurant and Lounge .

For more information, click here to check out the full recap of our experience. It was awesome reconnecting with friends and hope we can do this again soon! Please feel free to reach out to Jason about Shop Katika.