Chaka Khan Opens Plant-Based Café in Serenbe

The café, Chaka's Plantbaed Café, opened in Serenbe, Georgia, as Plantbaed's second location and the first to carry Khan's name.

Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Healthy Food

Photograph of a rustic wooden café table with a bowl of fresh greens, avocado, and roasted vegetables beside a window overlooking a sunlit pine woodland. — Chaka Khan and Tammy Michelle opened Chaka's Plantbaed Café in Serenbe, Georgia, on November 1, as Plantbaed's second location and the first to bear Khan's name. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Chaka Khan and Tammy Michelle opened Chaka's Plantbaed Café in Serenbe, Georgia, on November 1, 2026. The café is Plantbaed's second location and serves a menu prepared without seed oils, GMOs or soy.

Why it matters

The café partnership grew from Khan and Michelle's enthusiasm for Plantbaed's whole-food, plant-based cuisine. The opening also ties into a companion unveiling by The Chaka Khan Foundation.

Plantbaed now operates two locations, with the Serenbe café being the second. The café's signature Chaka Bowl combines black beans, Plantbaed ground walnut meat, cilantro-lime wild rice, pumpkin-seed jalapeño pesto and pico de gallo.

The players

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan is a singer who has received 11 Grammy Awards, including the 2026 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and co-owns the café.

Plantbaed Inc.

Plantbaed Inc. is an Atlanta-based food group that operates plant-based restaurants and is expanding with this second location.

The details

The café opened with a ribbon-cutting at 1:30 p.m. and includes a gift shop selling merchandise. Checkout donations will support The Chaka Khan Foundation, which also unveiled a playground communication board at Terra School.

November 1, 2026: Café opening and ribbon-cutting at 1:30 p.m. during Serenbe's Hamlet Day celebration

Market Landscape

Plantbaed's expansion to a second location reflects the growing consumer demand for whole-food, plant-based dining options outside major metropolitan centers. The café's entry into Serenbe positions the brand in a community known for its focus on wellness and sustainable living.

Customers seeking seed-oil-free, GMO-free and soy-free meals can now order the Chaka Bowl at the Serenbe location. Checkout donations at the café and the existing Atlanta location directly support the Foundation's communication programs.

The takeaway

Diners looking for plant-based meals without seed oils, GMOs or soy can find that standard at Chaka's Plantbaed Café. Checkout donations at participating locations help fund communication tools for non-speaking children.