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3 caribbean places in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | Caribbean across every city.

Caribbean cooking reaches New York through its immigrant neighborhoods, from Jamaican jerk to Venezuelan arepas. Miss Lily's in the East Village serves a polished take on Jamaican food, while the Arepa Lady in Jackson Heights grew from a legendary Queens street cart into a sit-down room. Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi brings an Afro-Caribbean lens to fine dining in the city.

Miss Lily's ★ 4.0

$$CaribbeanEast Village

Miss Lily's on Houston Street has run Jamaican island food in SoHo, New York City since 2010. Jerk chicken from the wood smoker, daiquiris from the back bar.

OrderJerk chicken, rice and peas, fried plantains.

TipDJ nights run loud past 22:00. Brunch is the calmer service if you want to talk.

Arepa Lady ★ 4.5

$CaribbeanJackson Heights

Maria Piedad Cano started selling arepas under the 7-train tracks in Jackson Heights, New York City in the 1980s. Priced at $. Kitchen leans caribbean.

OrderArepa de choclo with mozzarella, sweet corn cake.

TipCash only at the counter. Take the arepas to the park benches across the street for the full Queens lunch.

Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi ★ 4.2

$$$$CaribbeanMidtown

Chef Kwame Onwuachi's Lincoln Center room holds one Michelin star in New York City. Afro-Caribbean cooking, jollof rice with curry goat, oxtail pepper-pot.

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