Melba's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

1. Melba's Restaurant

8.4
300 W. 114th Street, New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 128 tips and reviews

NoniShaney @missversatileNoniShaney @missversatile: The Catfish Diner is amazing...and the side selection is very good.

Tyra O.Tyra Orange: Tuesdays are always fun. The catfish fingers and spring rolls are the absolute best!

George L.George Lake: Banging food (i recommend the braised short ribs or catfish), and the music is always on point. Don't want to sound mean but please refrain from bringing infants and their huge accessories.

Amy Ruth's is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

2. Amy Ruth's

8.3
113 W 116th St (btwn Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 300 tips and reviews

Samantha T.Samantha Tan: You MUST get the baked catfish! Also really great melt-off-the-bone beef short ribs, meatloaf and of course fried chicken.

Tohm S.Tohm Sansani: Fried chicken wings are on point! Love the fried catfish, too. Collards and the fried okra are the two best sides. All fried everything!

Enn E.Enn Ess: Try the Dr. Walter Delph Fisherman’s Platter (Fried Shrimp, Catfish & Crab Cake)

Bobwhite Counter is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

3. Bobwhite Counter

8.8
94 Avenue C (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Alphabet City · 293 tips and reviews

Nikki W.Nikki W.: Catfish sandwich is delicious and the collards are some of the best I've ever had.

Jackie F.Jackie Ferrer: Fried chicken = 9!! Pork chop is LEGIT as well as the catfish. If the pickled shrimp salad is available GET IT. Thank me later

Joseph T.Joseph Terranella: Fried chicken, fried catfish and the collard greens are amazing.

Red Rooster is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

4. Red Rooster

8.6
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 554 tips and reviews

Amanda K.Amanda Kludt: Must try the Yard Bird and the catfish. Oh and the corn bread, obv.

Robert B.Robert Blackett: Catfish + Waffles = Epic Heaven. And the cocktail burbon is a must.

Kurt-Owen R.Kurt-Owen Richards: Great blackened catfish!

Sylvia's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

5. Sylvia's Restaurant

8.0
328 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 126th & W 127th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 248 tips and reviews

Irina S.Irina Skaya: Try the candied yams and the fried catfish! You won't regret it!

Tamara B.Tamara Brickerson: The BEST CORNBREAD known to man!!!! Mac and cheese, greens, and fried catfish all delicious!!!

Kennedy W.Kennedy W.: The catfish dish is delicious. Great upbeat service as well, with a melting pot of people enjoying the rich culture and history.

Blue Ribbon Brasserie is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

6. Blue Ribbon Brasserie

9.0
97 Sullivan St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 153 tips and reviews

Lawrence L.Lawrence Lenihan: Great meal. Duck sandwich was amazing. Catfish awesome. Bone marrow yes. Roast chicken great. Smoked trout was best I have ever had. (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.

Eric B.Eric Braun: Catfish is the shiznit

Arah C.Arah Cho: This restaurant started the bone marrow frenzy in NY- it's a must order! Loved everything I've tried in this restaurant- especially the Sweet and Spicy Catfish and the Rack of Lamb!

Somtum Der is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

7. Somtum Der

8.3
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews

Kailai X.Kailai Xu: Asked the waiter to change spice level to 1 and still turned out to be pretty spicy. Loved the catfish soup. The grill sticky rice is better than the Japanese equivalent~

Ben R.Ben R: Outpost of a Bangkok issan spot. Somtum poo plara, catfish soup, anything fried.

Ms H.Ms Helene: Papaya salad wth fermented fish sauce and crispy crab medium $11 & grilled catfish soup with enoki mushrooms lemongrass and chilli, large serving $13

Banh Mi Zon is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

8. Banh Mi Zon

8.1
443 E 6th St (1st Ave. & Ave. A), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · East Village · 85 tips and reviews

Banh Mi ZonBanh Mi Zon: WE'RE INTRODUCING A NEW TREAT: GRILLED CATFISH SANDWICH

Cassandra R.Cassandra Rommel: The catfish sandwich is excellent! Best bahn mi in the area. Everything is made fresh daily. They are very committed to not throwing food away so be warned, they run out of food near closing.

Robert C.Robert Campos: Catfish sandwich

OBAO Midtown is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

9. OBAO Midtown

8.2
222 E 53rd St (btwn 3rd Ave & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 167 tips and reviews

Raj S.Raj Sarma: The curry catfish satay is to die for! Make sure you try it out!

Elaine H.Elaine He: Basically random pick something in their menu and that would not be a bad choice. Suggest the catfish and pho.

Allan S.Allan Smith: The catfish bowl meal was delicious

Birdland is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

10. Birdland

9.1
315 W 44th St, New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Hell's Kitchen · 92 tips and reviews

Angela M.Angela Mauro: Great venue for jazz - get there early to get a good seat...blackened catfish, jambalaya and Chris the bartender were great!

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: One of the best places to enjoy live music enjoy Cajun food in the city. There is a $10 food/drink minimum per person.

BETBET: One of the oldest and most noteworthy Jazz clubs in NY. In honor of Black History, see these excellent examples of African-Americans' accomplishments in Music: http://bet.us/BHM

OBAO Hell's Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

11. OBAO Hell's Kitchen

8.3
647 9th Ave (Btwn 45th & 46th Street), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 151 tips and reviews

Qiuyun T.Qiuyun Tan: Love the papaya salad and catfish!

Ben M.Ben Mackey: I think everything is good here, but I thought the Clay Pot Catfish and Japanese eggplant dishes were amazing

Lori L.Lori Luo: A two-story eatery in Hell's Kitchen serving up solid Thai and Vietnamese dishes. Their lunch special, with includes two courses for $9, can't be beat.

Saigon Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

12. Saigon Shack

8.4
114 Macdougal St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 393 tips and reviews

Erica C.Erica Choi: I take out either the Chicken Pho, Beef Ball Pho, Catfish Bahn Mi atleast 2x a week. Soup is amaze. Best (and only?) Vietnamese place in the area.

Nao M.Nao Miz: The Catfish Banh Mi or the Saigon Shack Pho

Mohammad A.Mohammad Alam: The veggie pho and the catfish vermicelli was amazing . So was the special of the day crab cakes.

Jacob's Pickles is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

13. Jacob's Pickles

9.2
509 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 84th & W 85th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Upper West Side · 672 tips and reviews

Milena A.Milena Arciszewski: Cat fish taco. No question.

Kazem E.Kazem Edmond: The catfish tacos aren't that great. The service can be really slow. The biscuits are a bit hard and tasteless. The cocktails are decent. But the portions are big!

Mike H.Mike Hopkins: Start with fried pickles! Catfish tacos are incredible. Fried chicken that would make your mom jealous. Grits...not as great. But overall really great!

Sugar Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

14. Sugar Bar

8.1
254 W 72nd St (btw Broadway & West End), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Upper West Side · 25 tips and reviews

Zachary C.Zachary Cohen: Arrive early before the show to avoid the cover charge. Catfish appetizer is good. Tip (18%) is included in the bill.

Leila A.Leila Abdoulaye: Love this place. Great food, music and crowd. It's owned by legendary singers Ashford & Simpson. Great celebrity sighting as well especially on Thursday night.

Shermaine J.Shermaine Johnson: Food is fantastic and reasonably priced & great spot to meet legendary celebrities especially on the Thursday open Mic night

Cowgirl is one of The 15 Best Places for Catfish in New York City.

15. Cowgirl

7.7
519 Hudson St (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Tex-Mex Restaurant · West Village · 159 tips and reviews

Maia B.Maia Berger: Good cornmeal catfish! A must St cowgirls. Staff is a bit rude but good good

Wei V.Wei Vayn: Try the Fried Catfish Fingers - Must have

Foodie SL,UTFoodie SL,UT: Grab some southern comfort food. Fried chicken, po-boys, mashed taters & delicious margaritas.