A gem in Chicago's South Shore that was once a white's only country club now hosts a new Black-owned restaurant. Soul food is at the heart of the renovated space and enclosed patio on the edge of Lake Michigan.
A new soul food restaurant , Nafsi 1916 , is opening this week at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago.There was a ribbon cutting Wednesday afternoon for a new restaurant celebrating Black culture and cuisine on the city's South Side.Located inside the South Shore Cultural Center at 7059 S. South Shore Dr., the restaurant's opening has historic significance. A gem in Chicago's South Shore that was once a white's only country club now hosts a new Black-owned restaurant.
"Being a Southsider from South Shore, I wanted to bring some soul back to a space that once wouldn't allow us to be here, so we are bringing some elevated soul food here to South Shore," Nafsi owner Donnell Digby said. "This is historic," South Shore Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tonya Trice said. "Everyone wants to be able to walk to their local restaurant to have lunch or a glass of wine with dinner."
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