3 caribbean rooms 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
east-village · 109 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
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.
Arepa Lady ★ 4.5
jackson-heights · 77-17 37th Avenue, Queens, NY 11372
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.
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi ★ 4.2
midtown · 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
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.