About this app

Connecting you to the culture

Find and read reviews about great local Black restaurants, barbers, hair salons, shops, and many more businesses & services near you

Connect with the culture - Get on the platform to be kept up-to-date with what is happening in the community and what to do!

Whether you’re looking to support black-owned businesses or to engage in conversations with the Afro-Caribbean and Black British community, RootsCo is the social discovery platform for you

RootsCo features:

Food Near You - Find Black, Afro-Caribbean Restaurants
• Find the highest rated and hottest restaurants in your area.
• “Best Jollof, Pounded Yam or African restaurants that deliver near me”? Check out our GreenBook for hundreds of businesses.
• Make reservations, order delivery or pickup—all from your phone
• Restaurant search results are filtered by location and shown to you based on how close they are to you.

Barbers, Beauty & Wellbeing - Self Care
• Find highly-rated salons, barbers, afro hair products & boutiques, trusted black therapists, and more.
• Contact businesses to book appointments through RootsCo at the most relaxing staycation destinations.

Search for Nearby Black Businesses, Services, & Professionals
• Discover great local businesses, from afrocentric fashion & apparel businesses, media & entertainment platforms, home & children products, fitness & wellbeing professionals and more!
• Read reviews by the RootsCo community and check-in to locations.

Community Platform - Free space to connect
• Ask & answer questions in person or anonymously.
• Stay up to date with what is happening in the local black community.

What to do - Events and exciting things in the culture that are happening near you
• Find the best events and things to do near you
• See prices, locations & ratings

RootsCo is a brand new platform so please do let us know your feedback and thoughts. There are over 800 businesses on the platform so check them out and drop a review.

Find local Black restaurants, read expert customer reviews, and start searching for businesses near you with RootsCo.

Reach the team at hello@rootsco.app

App Permissions

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to write the user's calendar data.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows access to the vibrator.