It wouldn't be America if we didn't fry the living bajeezus out of things, and these restaurants have mastered that particular art with a deft culinary aptitude that keeps the favored meat steeped in flavor.
"Seasonable, responsible food" in the Southern style of cooking, including chicken suppers and sandwiches, with high-quality ingredients. Excellent fried chicken and amazing collard greens. Small space, a few tables and seats at bar. Very friendly staff add to intimacy ...
124 East 14th Street (Irving Place)Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is all about simple, flavorful, feel good eating. Their approach to fried chicken is simple — it’s all about flavor, using just a few key ingredients, including their unique spice blend that they've perfected over the past 20 or so years. In the kitchen,...
28 East 1st StreetA lot of fuss about a tiny place where you sit shoulder-to-shoulder slurping down noodles, but the real treats are pork-centric dishes and seasonal specialties. Menu changes daily, but the gastric delights are truly numerous. If you reserve in advance you can enjoy Momofuku's leg...
171 1st Ave (East 10th & 11th Streets)Real southern-style cooking by Stephen Tanner and Sarah Buck. We haven't experienced this much ambiance since eatin' BBQ in rural Oklahoma off I-10. In particular, the black-eyed peas are great, the fried chicken superb, the pulled pork delicious, and the pork hash even more deli...
166 S 4th Street (Driggs Ave.)Of all the things for a bowling alley to be—and Brooklyn Bowl is many things: live music venue, eatery, bar—the first LEED-certified "green" bowling alley is one of the most unique. As with most things in Williamsburg, the Bowl is housed in a renovated factory and offer...
61 Wythe StreetArtisanal pizza on the borders of Williamsburg and Bushwick.
261 Moore StreetA 60-seat restaurant amidst the three gleaming Richard Meier glass towers along rapidly-developing West Street, celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten pares it down with his latest offering. Rather than the over-the-top attributes that characterized 66, Spice Market and V Steak...
176 Perry Street (West Street)Both eclectic and eccentric, Buttermilk Channel's menu is a mix of seafood, fancy meats, and even some strange numbers: buttermilk fried chicken, for example, with a side of cheddar waffles.
524 Court StreetNestled into the stylish Greenwich Hotel, Locanda Verde is a casual, energetic and affordable neighborhood Italian taverna. Serving celebrated chef Andrew Carmellini’s soul-satisfying riffs on Italian cooking, it is airy, bustling, and easy-going: a comfortable, light-flooded pla...
377 Greenwich Street