Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in New York, NY

Southern and soul food in New York at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 27th largest food category in New York, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 0.4% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 60 listed below, 48 are independent and 12 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in New York

Showing 60 of 198, listings with a website first.

• Bourbon Street
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 40-12 Bell Blvd
• CEA - LO Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1003 Soundview Ave
• Ma-n-Pop
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 349 Lewis Ave
• Cap't Loui Brooklyn
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 413 Myrtle Ave
• Manna's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 486 Malcolm X Blvd
• Claw Daddy's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 185 Orchard St
• Peaches Lewis
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 393 Lewis Ave
• Red Rooster Harlem
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 310 Lenox Ave
• 1803 NYC
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 82 Reade St
• Melba's Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 300 W 114th St
• The Soul Spot
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 302 Atlantic Ave
• Hill Country Chicken
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1123 Broadway
• Nettie's Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Hempstead Ave
• 95 South Restaurant/Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 778 Franklin Ave
• Aloha Krab Cajun Seafood & Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 204-13 Hillside Ave
• Amy Ruth's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 113 W 116th St
• Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 254 W 72nd St
• Bed Stuy Fish Fry
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1716 Utica Ave
• Bird Dog
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 525 Hudson St
• Blossom's Soul Food Fusion
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 911 Dekalb Ave
• Burnside Biscuits
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3207 30th Ave
• Cafe Camellia
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 318 Graham Ave
• Cap't Loui
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 105-02 Rockaway Blvd
• Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 146 W 72nd St
• Chocolat Restaurant & Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2223 Frederick Douglas Blvd
• Cornbread Brooklyn
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 409 Eastern Pkwy
• Crab Stop Cajun Seafood & Wings
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3975 White Plains Rd
• Creole Fusion
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 111-44 Springfield Blvd
• Crown Fried Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1519 Fulton St
• Dallas BBQ
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 911 Erskine St
• flamingoBABY Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 787 Union St
• Hollybrook Lane
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1712 1st Ave
• Jacob Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 2695 Frederick Douglass Blvd
• Jacob Soul Food Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 373 Lenox Ave
• Londel's
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2620 Frederick Douglass Blvd
• Lowerline
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 794 Washington Ave
• Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 366 W 110th St
• Pitt's
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 347 Van Brunt St
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 3174 Steinway St.
• RCL Enterprises Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 141-22 Rockaway Blvd
• Rochdale Chicken And Fish
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 118-29 Guy R Brewer Blvd
• Royal Fried Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 496 Rockaway Pkwy
• Sade's Southern Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 746 E 233rd St
• Sally's Southern and BBQ
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 427 Forest Ave
• Seatosoulharlem
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2058 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
• Shaking Crab
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 230 5th Ave
• Shaw-nae’s House
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 379 Van Duzer St
• Soul City
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 114-64 Merrick Blvd
• Southern Charm
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 523 Hudson St
• Spaha Soul
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2294 2nd Ave
• Stowaway
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 159 Greenpoint Ave
• Sweet Chick
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 164 Bedford Ave
• Taste of Heaven
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 251 Jackson St
• Tessey's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2542B White Plains Rd
• theBoil Prime
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 242 Flatbush Ave
• Xcellent Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 372 Ralph Ave
• Yellow Rose
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 102 3rd Ave
• Southern Girls Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 22302 Merrick Blvd
• Jacob's Pickles
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 680 Columbus Ave
• Best Selling Products
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 275 Church St

Southern and soul food elsewhere in New York

Among the New York cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Buffalo (16), Rochester (16), Albany (8) and Syracuse (7).

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