Chaka Khan Opens Plant-Based Café in Serenbe
Chaka's Plantbaed Café, a plant-based eatery co-launched by Chaka Khan and chef Anne Onyeneho, opens in Serenbe, Georgia.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Vegetarian
Chaka's Plantbaed Café, a plant-based eatery, has opened in Serenbe, Georgia, launched by Chaka Khan, Tammy Michelle and chef Anne Onyeneho. It is the second location for Onyeneho, who opened the original Plantbaed Café in Vinings, Georgia, in 2024.
Why it matters
The café reflects Khan's long-stated move away from meat and dairy, which she said in 2012 she adopted to control type 2 diabetes. The partnership grew out of Michelle and Khan becoming customers of Onyeneho's food, and it is meant to extend Georgia's plant-based dining options.
The café is the second Plantbaed location, following the Vinings café opened in 2024, and its produce will come from Serenbe's farmers' market. Pricing and the timing of future locations have not been disclosed.
The players
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan is a Grammy-winning American singer known for her decades-long solo career and her work with the band Rufus.
Anne Onyeneho
Anne Onyeneho is a chef who operates Plantbaed Café, having opened the original location in Vinings, Georgia, in 2024.
The details
The menu includes bowls, salads, tacos, sandwiches and bagels, including The Chaka Bowl with black beans, walnut meat and cilantro-lime wild rice topped with Through the Fire hot sauce. Khan announced the opening on social media and said the café aims to create opportunities for neurodivergent adults and support programming through The Chaka Khan Foundation.
Timeline
2012: Khan told the Huffington Post she had stopped eating meat and dairy.
2024: The original Plantbaed Café opened in Vinings, Georgia.
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Chaka's Plantbaed Café opened in Serenbe, Georgia.
Culture Shift
The café extends Khan's 2012 decision to stop eating meat and dairy into a commercial venture, reflecting a broader move by well-known public figures toward plant-based eating. Its Georgia openings follow that shift into local dining.
Serenbe residents and visitors now have a plant-based dining option with a menu of bowls, salads, tacos, sandwiches and bagels. The café's produce sourcing from the local farmers' market may appeal to diners seeking locally grown food.
The takeaway
A plant-based café launched by a well-known public figure shows how plant-based dining is spreading beyond Atlanta-area restaurants into smaller Georgia communities. Readers who want plant-based meals can look to local menus that feature bowls, tacos and salads.
Further reading
Explore more vegetarian dining options in Georgia for other plant-based eateries.
Source note: This article includes information reported by EURweb.
