Soul Food

This Harlem bakery run by Alvin Lee Smalls has been making excellent rugelach since 1964.

Get some catfish and cornbread at this soul food classic in Prospect Heights.

Shaw-naé’s House is a living room-like restaurant on Staten Island, with some of NYC’s best soul food.

Great places to get some down-home cooking in the city.

Amy Ruth’s is a big, casual soul food institution in Harlem where you can bring a group and get some very good fried chicken.

For fall-off-the-bone jerk chicken, textbook-perfect mac and cheese, and ice-cold banana pudding.

Hanging out on Charles Pan-Fried Chicken’s patio is almost as fun as eating their crispy, juicy fried chicken.

The Dekalb Market Hall location of a Harlem food cart, this stall has solid chicken and waffles.

Come in for a fried catfish sandwich, and leave with some sushi grade tuna from this beloved neighborhood seafood market.

The fall-off-the-bone meats stand out more than the sides at this soul food spot in East Williamsburg.

A good mac is hard to find, but the one at A Taste of Seafood in Harlem hits.

Miss Mamie’s is a soul food restaurant in Morningside Heights where you’ll want to try as many things as possible. So come with a group.

95 South Soul is a bit of a party spot, but they also have the fluffiest fried catfish in Crown Heights.

Kori's Eats is a counter service spot for chicken and waffles in Mott Haven. We really love their jerk ribs.

This BBQ spot in Sugar Hill doubles as a music venue where you can see the city's best jazz artists for free. Stop by for a glass of wine and some shrimp beignets.

Ginny's Supper Club is a speakeasy in the basement of Harlem soul food restaurant Red Rooster with live jazz and great cocktails.

Vegan Hood is a Harlem restaurant that nails comfort food classics like fried chicken, mac and cheese, and oxtails.

This East Harlem soul food spot serves superior BBQ shrimp and stuffed salmon. Get here early, before they run out for the day.

This Upper West Side outpost of the popular spot that started in Harlem will satisfy your soul food craving whenever it hits.

Including Brazilian in Astoria, Crown Heights halal soul food, and more.

Cadence is a vegan soul food restaurant in the East Village that’s perfect for a special occasion date night.

Black Nile is a halal soul spot in Crown Heights with great fried chicken and Cajun seafood.