3 soul food rooms in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | Soul Food across every city.
Soul food has a spiritual home in Harlem, where Southern Black cooking found its New York stage. Sylvia's Restaurant has anchored Lenox Avenue since 1962, Red Rooster Harlem reframed the tradition for a modern crowd, and Amy Ruth's draws crowds for its chicken and waffles. Together they make the neighborhood the center of the cuisine in the city.
Sylvia's Restaurant ★ 4.2
harlem · 328 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10027
Sylvia Woods's Harlem soul-food restaurant has served fried chicken, collards and yams in New York City since 1962. Kitchen leans soul food.
Red Rooster Harlem ★ 4.2
harlem · 310 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10027
Marcus Samuelsson's Lenox Avenue Harlem room runs an Afro-Swedish-Southern hybrid menu in New York City. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans soul food.
Amy Ruth's ★ 4.0
harlem · 113 West 116th Street, Harlem, New York 10026
Amy Ruth's on West 116th Street has served chicken and waffles in Harlem, New York City since 1998. Order the the reverend al sharpton: chicken and waffles.