Jacob Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

1. Jacob Restaurant

8.9
373 Malcolm X Blvd (W 129th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 47 tips and reviews

Nigel C.Nigel Chiwaya: Best soul food on Lenox. Make sure to get the jerk chicken and Mac & Cheese.

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Awesome soul food packing tons of flavor served buffet style. If they have it, get the Curry Goat, or just go with the fried chicken and any sides!

Ms. Dee B.Ms. Dee Bell: Best soul food buffet in Harlem. Much better than Manna. Clean and pleasant.

Jacob's Pickles is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

2. 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

LynnLynn: One of the best mac n cheese with bacon. The fried chicken on a biscuit also beats most

PeoplePeople: Check out what Chris Rock and Bobby Cannavale ordered during a recent trip to Jacob's Pickles! Read more.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Comfortable southern and soul food restaurant with good pickles, biscuit sandwiches, and beer.

Red Rooster is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

3. Red Rooster

8.7
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 555 tips and reviews

Es C.Es C.: Mac & Greens really good, but White Sangria AMAZING!!!

Food NetworkFood Network: Red Rooster celebrates the vibrant culture of Harlem!

ThrillistThrillist: Head to "midnight brunch" between 12am- 4am for a killer burger, steak and eggs, or the Bob Harris Ramen with spicy beef and miso broth. Read more.

Melba's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

4. Melba's Restaurant

8.6
300 W. 114th Street, New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 128 tips and reviews

DLeeDLee: This might just be the best soul food in Harlem. Went here with a party of 12 and almost everything was amazing. Their candied yams are to die for.

NabeelNabeel: Chicken and waffles are pretty good. Make sure to get the white meat (not dark meat).

Herman R.Herman Riley: The best catfish I've ever had.

Sweet Chick is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

5. Sweet Chick

8.6
178 Ludlow St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Lower East Side · 206 tips and reviews

Juliet G.Juliet Greenblatt: Chicken and waffles was great. Light and fluffy waffle, crispy chicken. Quick service as well.

AngusAngus: Be sure to type NYC when searching for their webpage or you will be redirected to a porno site!

Ranjan R.Ranjan Roy: I consider myself a fried chicken connoisseur. This place is legit.

Amy Ruth's is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

6. Amy Ruth's

8.2
113 W 116th St (btwn Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 300 tips and reviews

Chris M.Chris Morino: Mac&Cheese amazing. Love the classic chix/waffle as well.

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: The claims to fame here are The Rev. Al Sharpton and The Tommy Tomita, pairings of juicy chicken and fluffy waffles. Read more.

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Home of Harlem’s best chicken and waffles. As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.

Londel's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

7. Londel's Restaurant

7.6
2620 Frederick Douglass Blvd (Btwn 139th & Frederick Douglass), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 17 tips and reviews

Akiko B.Akiko Bombita: Great live music. Authentically Harlem. Food is good but can be pricier than other soul food spots. Great, chill place for watching the game at happy hour w/ local professionals and native Harlemites.

Sarah E.Sarah Elizabeth: Ever dreamed of that bar that is perfect for composing your newest blog post by day and people-watching by night? This is it!

Mia P.Mia Pamela: Amazing food! Try the Tilapia

Sylvia's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

8. Sylvia's Restaurant

7.9
328 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 126th & W 127th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 248 tips and reviews

EE: Fried Chicken with collard greens & Mac and cheese!!! Authentic soul food. Est 1962

Valerie G.Valerie Green: Try the chicken and waffles - nothing's better than breakfast AND dinner combined.

Gentrifried ChickenGentrifried Chicken: Chicken and Waffles! Chicken and Waffles!

Cadence is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

9. Cadence

7.7
111 E 7th St (Avenue A), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · East Village · 2 tips and reviews

Nikki W.Nikki Wegner: Amazing food. Get the lasagna, potato salad, oyster mushroom sandwich and cornbread!

Sheniqua S.Sheniqua Smith: I’ve been here twice in the matter of two months! Just eat the whole menu and thank me later. oh and did I forget to mention it’s vegan food with a soul food twist👏. Here is to the best cornbread!

Jacob's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

10. Jacob's Restaurant

7.5
2698 Frederick Douglass Blvd (at 143rd St.), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 23 tips and reviews

Hershel G.Hershel Guerrant: Food is bangin!!! Buffet of soul food. the mac and cheese and collards are the best

Hana S.Hana Sato: Live cover band on Sunday evenings that is awesome. Food IS amazing!

Derek P.Derek Penn: The food is great . Jerk chicken is off the hook. A bit spicy so beware

Jacobs Pickles is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

11. Jacobs Pickles

7.4
55 Water St, New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · 7 tips and reviews

BonBon: Fantastic and huge honey chicken with pickles. Biscuit is super soft and fluffy, not dense. Wish they had mini orders of Mac n cheese

D C.D C: Not quite the same quality as the UWS location, but pretty darn close! 10 minutes from arrival to getting food 👌the hot chicken biscuit I had was a bit more buttered than I like it.

Christina C.Christina Chin: Honey chicken is huge and pretty sweet. Def worth the price, easily for 2 ppl

Zora's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

12. Zora's Cafe

7.2
712 9th Ave (49th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 7 tips and reviews

Simon K.Simon Kwok: All their deep fried stuff is yum.

Tony M.Tony Mallory: Fried chicken. Collards. Mac and cheese. Hell, I loved it all! Gotta try it.

Lynne V.Lynne Viera: delicious fried chicken. light, crunchy and not the least bit oily. super friendly staff. feels like you are in someone's home. they are open for lunch straight til midnight!

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13. Frederick P. Rose Hall

8.8
10 Columbus Cir (at 60th St), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Hell's Kitchen · 71 tips and reviews

Sharel C.Sharel Cassity: World class jazz with a classy atmosphere and a romantic view of Central Park.

Katemari R.Katemari Rosa: After Hours Specials Every Thursday Night: $5 Cover. $5 Menu. $5 Specialty Cocktails. Unbeatable! Read more.

Amish G.Amish Gandhi: Just get a ticket and get some awesome jazz on

Harlem Biscuit Company is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

14. Harlem Biscuit Company

7.1
2082 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 1 tip

Sexy L.Sexy LF: Harlem’s latest hidden gem. From black truffle to sweet buttermilk, if you’re ready to get your biscuit on, this is the place! Brunch. Lunch. Etc!

Bobwhite Counter is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in New York City.

15. 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

DorouliniDoroulini: Fantastic fried chicken!! We tried a plate of chicken tenders and a sandwich with mac n cheese on the side! Small place but good service.

DensDens: Best fried chicken in the Alphabet City. I hear the porkchop is off the chain too.

Andy P.Andy Pascal: Fried chicken is unreal. Biscuits and slaw are strong too