1. Empanada Mama
8.9
765 9th Ave (btwn 51st & 52nd St), New York, NY
Empanada Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 384 tips and reviews
Geri C: Get the Cuban and the fig caramel and cheese empanada
Joseph Terranella: Pork cassava empanadas are awesome
Omari Allen: Pros: Amazing empanadas that are well worth the wait. It's open 24 hrs a day. Con: It's always over-crowded. Recommendations: Spicy chicken, Brasil, Viagra
3. Empanada Mama
8.7
95 Allen St (Broome & Delancy), New York, NY
Empanada Restaurant · Lower East Side · 35 tips and reviews
Jay DiPietro: The shredded chicken and shredded beef whole wheat empanadas are incredible — juicy and flavorful.
Nidhi Kay: Viagra empanada is to die for, trust me on this, also this spot is great late night drunk spot, service is fast
Niku: 24 hours and delicious empanadas. Can’t go wrong.
5. Balvanera
8.9
152 Stanton St (Suffolk St.), New York, NY
Argentinian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 47 tips and reviews
Adam S.: Great service. Corn empanadas and carrots delicious.
Ranu Rajkarnikar: Friendly service and great food in a beautiful space. Try the empanadas, ribeye steak and salmon crudo. You can get wine in a glass or carafe. Hidden gem!
Kate Furman: Come here and share with friends/date. Highly recommend the empanadas and skirt steak. Good spot for a date.
7. Porteño
7.8
299 10th Ave (btwn W 27th & W 28th St), New York, NY
Argentinian Restaurant · Chelsea · 58 tips and reviews
Michelle Robles: Porkchop, ocotpus, steak, empanadas, creme brulee, and bread pudding with dulce de leche gelato are the stand outs!! Amazing! Say hi to Jorge and Brent!
Sulee: Yummy empanadas
Robert Vinluan: the Caprese empanadas are the best. Also get a steak dish.
8. Dulce Vida Latin Bistro
7.9
1219 Lexington Ave (Btwn 82nd & 83rd St.), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Upper East Side · 69 tips and reviews
Sam Gebhard: Beef empanadas are delicious and the ajiaco is even better.
Angela Stevenson: Delicious empanadas, try the ajiaco ;) and caldo de papa for breakfast! and all the arepas con carne!! Great ambiance and latin music. Good service .
Nancy Hernández: Finally, Colombian cuisine in Manhattan! Their coffee and empanadas are great and I love that they play vallenato music. But their arepa with pollo desmechado and buñuelos are disappointing.
9. ABC Cocina
8.7
38 E 19th St (btwn Park Ave S & Broadway), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Flatiron District · 280 tips and reviews
Veronica H: best dishes are veggie: spicy spring pea empanadas, mushroom and kale tacos, and the spring pea guacamole. Skip the sea bass, overdone, and the lobster was bland. Get the peekietoe crab fritters
amita singh: field green empanadas and grilled maitake mushrooms are awesome. the service is not.
SavoredSpoon: Everything! Definitely over order and share, so you can get a taste of it all! A few of my favorite dishes included the guacamole, patatas bravas, grilled beets, and empanadas 😍😍
10. Tina's Cuban Cuisine
8.9
179 Madison Ave (btwn E 33rd St & E 34th St), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · NoMad · 80 tips and reviews
Andrew Hickey: Beef empanadas are excellent! Only $1 a piece.
Bruce M. Foster: Good café con leche. The empanadas (beef, chicken, and spinach) are great, too. Good and efficient service. Healthy portion size. Food is great for a change of pace lunch-time meal or business lunch.
Laurie DePrete: Empanadas are the best in town but get beef, not chicken!!
11. Alta
8.4
64 W 10th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 316 tips and reviews
Anna Frenkel: bacon wrapped dates, fried goat cheese, pulled pork empanadas, even the brussel sprouts are good!
Rob Longert: Get the fried goat cheese balls, lamb meatballs, pizza, spaghetti, bacon wrapped dates and olives, empanadas, chicken wings and pretty much anything else on the menu!
Chelsea Balkan: Fabulist: goat cheese balls, lamb meatballs, Brussels sprouts (2x), empanadas, calamari salad, paella, flat bread pizza
Dustin Lee: Never would've guessed it's vegan - empanada, nachos, and chorizo burrito were all tasty
Max Bpm: I started off with the Beet & Pumpkin Empanada. The main dish for me of course was Jackfruit Tacos called Palm Carnitas which is very good. The dessert I had, Raspberry Cheesecake which is to die for
Anna S: The empanada, kale bowl and nachos are all very tasty. The move here is to arrive ahead of time and put your name down for a table, and they’ll text you when it’s ready.
14. Cuba
8.4
222 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St.), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 169 tips and reviews
Anna Frenkel: ceviche! empanadas! tiradito de pargo! vaca frita! oh, and the mojitos are fantastic. live music a few days a week too.
Mark estanislao: This place is awesome. Loved the empanadas (all three)! Had the capahrinha cubano..delish. The rabo encendido is to die for. Great ambiance and staff are ultra friendly. Approved!
Diego Romero: Orden the empanadas and the platains with shrimp!
15. La Sonrísa
7.8
104 8th Ave, New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Chelsea · 4 tips and reviews
Gabriel Hayes: Very good food vendor right on the Highline with tasty empanadas
Marina Burity: I thought empanadas were always baked and this one is fried. But still, very tasteful and with spicy sauce. I ate the one with mushrooms, amazing!
Jordi Llobet: Pulled pork empanada was amazing!