Kings Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

1. Kings Restaurant

8.1
557 Clinton Ave, Newark, NJ
Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

Sha-Ron P.Sha-Ron Payne: Awsome food! Try the fish and grits :-)

Jesse A.Jesse Alexander: Chicken Livers, Onions, and Grits ! Damn its good !!

Luis P.Luis Pietri: Best fish and corn bread in jersey

Vonda's Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

2. Vonda's Kitchen

7.7
183 W Kinney St, Newark, NJ
American Restaurant · Springfield - Belmont · 23 tips and reviews

lisa D.lisa Davis: Grits and shrimp was the Bomb!

Lisa D.Lisa Durden: This is lunch life right now at Vonda's Kitchen, on West Kenny Street in Newark, NJ. Fried Whiting, Baked Mac & Cheese, Sautéed Spinach. Mmmmm, yummy, yummy for my tummy!! Don't hate!! LOL

Tina M.Tina Moye: Turkey wings are delicious!! The collards and cabbage mix are perfection... Can't wait to come back!!

Marcus B&P is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

3. Marcus B&P

8.0
56 Halsey St, Newark, NJ
Gastropub · Newark Central Business District · 8 tips and reviews

Michael E.Michael Elling: Corn Bread, Tempura appetizer, just about everything. Just ask Purple at the bar.

Janet L.Janet Lin: Fried chicken & waffle

AlexAlex: Had the chicken and waffles...too expensive...not that good!

Soul Food Chess House is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

4. Soul Food Chess House

7.8
1075 Broad St (south st and lincoln park), Newark, NJ
Southern Food Restaurant · south broad st · 9 tips and reviews

Cyrano G.Cyrano Green: Excellent services! The absolute best soul food in town, and the quantity of food that you receive for your money, is just quite frankly, AMAZING! opened since Dec 1, 2011 come taste the goodness!!

Cyrano G.Cyrano Green: The best soul food in and out of town!

Mateo R.Mateo Rodriguez: Turkey wings and oxtails are both great

Hobby's Delicatessen is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

5. Hobby's Delicatessen

9.0
32 Branford Pl (at Halsey St), Newark, NJ
Deli · Newark Central Business District · 36 tips and reviews

Rachel C.Rachel Clark: The vegetarian reuben platter is AWESOME, and the mac & cheese is really good, too. Great service as well!

ErikErik: Go with a friend. Each get a different sandwich and go halvsies. Win. Corned Beef and Pastrami is delicious. Add the swiss.

NewarkPulse .comNewarkPulse .com: Corned Beef please!

ShopRite is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

6. ShopRite

8.1
206 Springfield Ave (Springfield Ave. and Irvine Turner), Newark, NJ
Supermarket · Springfield - Belmont · 9 tips and reviews

Louie L.Louie Louie: The fried chicken is the best. The lunch menu is comparables to Publix.

Walter T.Walter Tanks: You'll find extremely fresh meats and produce here. Clearly displayed Halal and Kosher items. There is a good, if small organic selection. They have an on-site bakery and prepared foods section.

A5ma_A5ma_: They have so many halal foods. Not many promotions though.

Nubian Family Flavor is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

7. Nubian Family Flavor

7.8
410 Springfield Ave, Newark, NJ
Breakfast Spot · West Side · 4 tips and reviews

Mari S.Mari Sanchez: Their food is delicious. Must try the Uptown's (Lemonade Iced Tea) Chicken and waffles topped with strawberries are great! & they deliver...

Lissette T.Lissette Torres: Luv There Uptwn Lemonade N There Food Is Delicious :)

Julian H.Julian Hunter: Anything you want.. they will make it!!

King's Family Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

8. King's Family Restaurant

8.2
327 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ
Southern Food Restaurant · Weequahic · 4 tips and reviews

Rodney W.Rodney Wingate: Chicken wings and all the food I eaten

Naimah A.Naimah Al-Amin: Get an Uptown :)

SandraSandra: Try the Grilled turkey chops

Sabor Unido is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

9. Sabor Unido

8.6
77 Jefferson St (Ferry St), Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 16 tips and reviews

HuiosHuios: The Tres Leches dessert is exquisite. A must try.

HuiosHuios: The roasted chicken was amazing and filling. For desert, the Flan and Tres Leches was great.

Kristine M.Kristine Michelle: the breaded steak with sweet plantains and sauteed mushrooms were so delicious

Coimbra Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

10. Coimbra Restaurant

7.7
637 Market St, Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 9 tips and reviews

Christine D.Christine DaCruz: For a Sunday favorite order a caldo verde, it is perfect every time

Erica B.Erica Boston: Amazing sangria!

Chris E.Chris Espiritu: If you are attending a Red Bulls Soccer game, this is the best bang for your buck place if you want good traditional Portuguese food at an affordable price. If you drink beer, I recommend Super Bock Read more.

Nico is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

11. Nico

7.5
1 Center St (Mulberry St), Newark, NJ
Italian Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 11 tips and reviews

Ryan N.Ryan Novosielski: The ricotta gnocchi that was on the menu tonight is the best thing I've eaten so far this year.

Nicole V.Nicole Valles: Salumi pizza yum

Nikki C.Nikki Cawley: We had great service and food! Something held up our order in the kitchen though and we were almost late to our show next door.

Pizza Village Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

12. Pizza Village Cafe

8.2
277 Ferry St, Newark, NJ
Pizzeria · North Ironbound · 6 tips and reviews

Nadia A.Nadia Alexandra: Best pizza spot in the Ironbound. Try their Taco Slice or Buffalo Chicken Slice! :) <3

Marco Aurélio R.Marco Aurélio Rios: The Best Cheese Pizza in Newark Ever!

Carl F.Carl Figueiredo: Of all the local, Ironbound neighborhood pizza spots this place wins for overall consistency, quality, and service (both in-house and delivery). Not really worth messing with the others.

Duke's Southern Table is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

13. Duke's Southern Table

7.1
11 Clinton Street (Broad Street), Newark, NJ
Southern Food Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 5 tips and reviews

Lenny G.Lenny Gallo: Amazing Service and fun menu. Love their blueberry BBQ sauce. Skip the dry chicken dishes and go for one of their other fun menu items.

karla b.karla bido: Salmon and crab cakes

Porscha S.Porscha Simone 😸: I rarely ever leave reviews, but I had to this time. The service here was ridiculously slow, food came out in about an hour. Side dishes were wrong and extremely bland. We will not be coming back here

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

14. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

7.3
867 Frelinghuysen Ave (at Thorne St), Newark, NJ
Fried Chicken Joint · Dayton - Weequahic Park · 6 tips and reviews

Casandra C.Casandra Charbonneaux: yumm get the spicy sandwich

RicoRico: Get your food to go and go fast!!!! Lol

Miguel G.Miguel G: the best place for some great chicken

Seabra's Marisqueira is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Newark.

15. Seabra's Marisqueira

8.2
87 Madison St (Ferry St.), Newark, NJ
Seafood Restaurant · North Ironbound · 59 tips and reviews

Shawn Ryan R.Shawn Ryan Randleman: I love this spot! Great tasting Brazilian cuisines! Meats are cooked on a open flame. Amazing customer service. One of the best spots in the Ironbound!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A marine laboratory-sized display of fresh seafood greets diners at this Portuguese standby.

Warren B.Warren Bobrow: Eat fish. Drink sangria Life's good