Caribbean cuisine: the best places to taste it in New York City
103 restaurant menus in United States, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Enjoyed my dinner here twice within a week.
Food is fantastic, flavourful but not too overpowered. Cocktails are good and fair price too (consider..."
Tiger Xue
"Oh man, Miss Lily's is doing EVERYTHING right! I visited the Soho location and made a reservation online a week before. Since my family and I were..."
Adrienne
"We had two appetizers and three entrees.
Chicken wing was great but shrimp was just OK.
Jark - Salmon and pork - were great with great side..."
Lisa Kim
"I am vacationing in NYC and my girlfriend, who's a local, said I absolutely had to stop by Miss Lily's and I'm glad I did!
The food is mainly..."
Jordan Bradley
"Very nice place for brunch and dinner. Good portions, food has flavor from start to finish. Would recommend coming back if you're in the area. The..."
jdorset1 (That Dude)
"A cute, chill, spot with some lovely veggie options. I had the vegetable roti which was so decadent and delicious, took almost half of it home with..."
Michelle Li
"A small and popular place with a bar seating. Good food and service. We came here particularly for jerked chicken, but had a lot more. It was a lot..."
Vladimir Panov
"I visiting Miss Lily's for a Saturday brunch. I ordered the jerk pork belly hash which had an incredible balance of sweet, heat, and salt. I ended up..."
James Mims
"That Jamaican curry shrimp was amazing. Super flavorful.
Also shared jerk chicken, good, thought the mango chutney was interesting.
Jerk corn too, no..."
Eric Finkelstein
"I went there for lunch the other day and it was lovely. The waitress was smiley, helpful and over all perfect. We started with the wings which were..."
"One friend, who always looks for cheap eats, had suggested Freda’s Caribbean & Soul Cuisine, serving Caribbean and Southern fare on Columbus. She..."
Bonnie Tandy Leblang - BITE OF THE BEST
"This was seriously some of the best food I've had in NYC! The staff was friendly and great. Beware: the food is VERY spicy. But it's oh-so-good and..."
Andy Mac
"Small, easily missed place that has great food. I liked the brown stew chicken best. The staff was friendly and the place felt intimate. I definitely..."
Lauren
"Food is awesome ! Best oxtails I have ever eaten! Staff is very friendly..."
Jamie Giobbie
"What an introduction to Jamaican cooking!. I lost my virginity here - my Jamaican cuisine virginity that is. I had a jerk chicken with collard greens..."
Oz SituAsian
"Three thumbs up. I had the oxtails with candied yams, collard greens, and rice. Everything was delicious! The oxtails especially. Very tender and..."
K.Jens
"Great Food/Great Prices. Found my new spot for lunch and Dinner. Incredibly tasty food. Authentic, properly seasoned entrees at affordable prices...."
Cdend9
"OUTSTANDING Very Close to Home Cooking!. I tried this place out both for lunch & Dinner…Wow! Outstanding, very close to home cooking! It was so..."
"This is the best place to be when it came to paella! And very friendly staff. You will love..."
Marisol Pozo
"The food is delicious and fresh and the service was great. Very friendly..."
Nilda Munoz
"This restaurant is the best, great food and great drinks, deffinitly a great place to go if your trying to have a good..."
Stephanie Dorio
"Love this place Junior always takes care of me..."
Krystal Hargett
"La comida y las bebidas excelente..el personal muy atento y..."
Mercy Abreu
"The food was good. The music was popping. The drinks was llit..."
Jamaal Jackson
"One of my favorite Spanish restaurants!! Awesome deal on the paella and skirt steak..."
Stacy Espinoza
"The best in drinks in food! Amazing first time..."
Jessica Rosario
"Todo delicioso y a muy buen..."
Aneydy Smirna Paniagua de Martinez
"That have a good contact with the people that go to the..."
Joan Diaz
"Wonderful find! Great service, great seasonings and super tasty drinks. Ate here on a hot summer night last year and it was perfect and I want to go..."
Sg12
"Huge portions. Very tasty food! Would definitely come back..."
"My friends and I are such foodies, have been wanting to try and decided to. I will say 10/10 ! From booking the reservation & being greeting by the..."
Janeille Forrest
"It has been years since I've been here. They switched it up and the atmosphere is inviting and welcoming. Our server was awesome and knowledgeable in..."
TheCaramel Madrina
"I thoroughly enjoyed my meal (cleaned my plate :o). The appetizers were yummy too, I had to give the garlic butter its own pic. We were celebrating..."
Sonii B
"This is still a favorite place of mine for great food!
Unfortunately at the time we visited on October 15th, the food costs went way up and the food..."
Winfred Mitchell
"the food was amazing!! loved the non-dairy rasta pasta take although there chicken was a tad dry. the oxtail empanadas are also super..."
Kathy Wang
"Their food is full of flavor! Had the Negrils tasting platter which consisted of oxtail, curry goat, jerk chicken and rice & peas. Everything tasted..."
Jan Das
"The food is phenomenal. Delicious appetizers, great service, amazing..."
Barb Sykes
"We shared a tasting platter and two sides and came home with leftovers. Very tasty authentic caribbean food with great non alchoholic options such as..."
Ekeisha E
"Everything we ate was delicious, from the seasonings, to the presentations, and portion. We had jerk wings as our appetizer and jerk salmon and curry..."
Tracee Herbert
"Everything was nice. This is my third time going. I love how the hostess attentive and I believe the other woman is the manager. Very nice. Food is..."
jasmin young
"Food was gone before i could take a pic 🤤 DELICIOUS! music was on point! -1 star because there was no liq served but you were allowed to bring..."
Ashley Robertson
"This place blew me away.
It’s definitely Caribbean food done in a classy way.
They no longer require masks to be worn & proof of vaccination. The..."
Ava [Ebrinks on IG]
"The food was very good. They were not serving alcoholic beverages when I visited. But overall it was a good..."
Jodi Apryl
"They still don't have a liquor license, so it's BYOB. I'm not a big drinker, so that was fine. My server couldn't have been more pleasant and..."
Stacy Grant
"Delicious food ! I had the snapper with plantains & white rice. I also tried the curry goat empanadas. There’s a lounge downstairs also. My waiter..."
Tiffany
"PLEASE DON’T LISTEN TO BAD REVIEWS! Not sure why anyone would leave bad reviews. The service was excellent! Rene our waitress was phenomenal! Now..."
quiana rowe
"I really liked this place! Very nice ambiance, decor great vibe! Nice music, I like to keep it authentic. Oxtail stew and greens with rice and peas..."
Jingra
"The girls and I got together and took a trip out to NYC. When we arrived we were lucky to find parking. We missed our reservations but we were able..."
"Delicious!!! It was so much food on my plate for the price. The flan was excellent. I can't wait to go..."
Opalina
"Crossing the Triboro - back from LI - heading down 2nd - don't know why we picked El Nuevo Caridad - but for whatever reason - we luck'd out - The..."
"The food is great and the waiter was friendly! I live out of town and I always stop when I visit family. I recently took friends there and they loved..."
Marlene Rod
"This is a family oriented restaurant. The service is very good. The food is of excellent quality. The prices are economic. I will recommend this..."
Vivian Lamour
"Buen ambiente, excelente comida y una,estupenda atención de su..."
Milqueya De la Cruz
"Food is amazing and reasonably priced. Our waitress was excellent. I wish I knew her name, but she was working the upstairs area on the night of..."
Robin Burgess Shettler
"Food was delicious and very friendly..."
Mari Morales
"The food is amazing. Service is nice and friendly. I'm from NY but live out of state. Always make sure to stop by if I'm visiting..."
Lawrence Aviles
"Great place to eat n chill also the way they treat u so..."
Tu Nene Guille
"Food is good and service is great... Friendly and welcoming..."
Ganda Marie
"El mejor lugar con la gastronomía única en New York. Ofrece los Shows más aplaudidos de New..."
Anibelki Bonilla
"Good food and..."
Nick Vargas
"Me encanta la comida es rica visito ese restaurant con muchas frecuensia y el ambiente es muy relajante k dios siga bendisiendo ese..."
Edith Fernandez
"Heavenly Food. This wonderful place is located a short block South from the A line station at Inwood/ 207th St. It should be well worth a visit when..."
Lepricano
"Great dominican food. Well I want to say here that La Nueva Espana is a great place to lunch and dinner;prices are good for the amount and quality of..."
Carlochef
"The prices are reasonable with curteous and quick service. Try the paella with sangria. It's..."
Dave6369
"A MUST!!!. This place is a must!!!!! Service is ok but food is amazing. I highly recommened this..."
Gambino366
"Dining in Inwood can be a great cross-cultural experience. It’s not just the food, it’s the ambience. The Dominican warmth of a place like La..."
"I was there the Thanksgiving week with my Cousin who introduced me to this Magnificent Cornered Latin Restaurant. As I walked in the Lighting was..."
Albert Marmol
"Took my friend for a brunch.The place is small but the food is delicious. The staff is nice.There were no seats, but we sat by the bar to eat,we..."
Len Tej
"By far the best mojito in town! You'll also be surprised to learn the have the best ribs! Excellent atmosphere, go for brunch and stay for..."
Jesse Lee
"Took my Mom for a bday brunch this past sat 4-22 With the fam. Service was awesome thnx to our server Carlos. Staff was attentive to our needs and..."
Cathy Duchatellier
"Consistently great food and great service . Music is great when the place doesn't get too loud!! Love the vegetarian choices on the days I'm a..."
Susan Schlossberg Schwartzberg
"Excellent food. Will recommend you. The only thing is that the music was a little too..."
Dony Baena
"My absolute favorite place. Drinks r amazing and so is the food. Service is always great. Thumbs way..."
Maryann Rodriguez
"I've been going to the Yuca Bar & Restaurant the past 5 yrs everytime I'm in the NYC neighborhood. Always order a pitcher of delicious sangria,..."
Gloria Durham
"Nice folks, fun vibe, great menu, everything tasted great, tasty..."
Brian Angle
"The meals and Mojitos were a delight. Friendly atmosphere. Highly..."
Danitza Aguilar
"Came here for a cousins night out and it was a great decision! We made a reservation for dinner and stayed afterwards for drinks. The food was great,..."
Rebecca Argueta
"Fun pan-Latin restaurant & bar with a decent happy hour menu.
In the evening, they have great music in the for folks to dance.
During the morning /..."
E. A.
"I frequent this place during the summer months and it gets crazy packed. The music is Spanish, a mixture of Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Bolero and it..."
Rolando Pagan
"So happy to finally get to this place after my partner raved about how good it is. We had yuca fries and mushroom arepa to start. And I had fajitas...."
K. Kels
"Churrasquinhos is the best thing on the menu. And the Baja fish tacos lol. I order the same thing at least 3 times a month via Uber eats..."
Queen
"Absolutely amazing spot. Gorgeous interior, reminiscent of Latin America. The waiters were incredibly attentive, and I mean incredible, plus all of..."
Lav
"Very good drinks, music and security is amazing. The security guys are on the top of any situation around you. Very good. Any concern at the club..."
Ramon Columna
"We have been dining and drinking at Yuca since it opened, most recently last Sat 10/28. We have been dozens of times over the years and it never..."
Clinton Fisher
"I love Yuca bar, I come here all the time with my girls and we have a blast. Good drinks & great food. Jose is typically my waiter and he’s..."
Rosangela Estrada
"Amazing experience. I loved the place and I always hear good things about it so I had to check it out myself. I went their for dinner and wow, I had..."
chrisnjon
"Beef empanadas were 🔥 and the drinks were so fresh and tasty! A great spot and appeared to have some great happy hour..."
Don Clark
"We went to this place at night. The music was good and the vibe was also. This is truly a hidden gem and they play all night Spanish music. The only..."
Jaquin Abreu
"Had a great experience here. The guy that was serving us was very attentive, the food was really tasty: very generous portions and the atmosphere was..."
Oli Paisley
"We love Yuca bar so much! My family and I have been coming for years and they have the best service and the most amazing food and drinks! So happy to..."
Jamie Cooke
"Great ambiance with Latin music! The food was delicious. I really recommend the Arepa churrasqueso, it was sooo good! If you are a fan of desserts,..."
Elsy Rosario
"Large restaurant. Cute on the inside and out. After vaccination card check, we were seated right away. We had the empanadas as an appetizer and they..."
"We ordered the ropa vieja, arroz imperial, & sweet plantains. All of it was delicious and authentic! The rice was so delicate - the best rice I've..."
J.J. Nye
"Great food and service. The place has a feel of an old time diner with plenty of counter..."
Jay Eagleson
"This Original Floridita Flagship Restaurant has been around for many years, and i a happy to say its Cuban sandwiches are still among the best Cuban..."
Jose Camacho
"Fabulouso the food was divine ���
the servers were very courteous and friendly great place to eat and drink with friends and..."
Shermese Zeigler
"Great food. Great mojitos and great people. I love the..."
Jenai Huff
"The best cuban restaurant in the city. I am originally from Cuba, the plates at Harlem's Floridita Restaurant have the real taste of the Cuban..."
Yoandri Herrera
"Great cuban food and the music in the place being pumped is great i love this..."
Juan Lopez
"Very beautiful restaurant. Service was good, inmaculate, Cuban Sandwich was..."
Robert Montalvo
"Left NYC in the 90s. Haven't been to the "new" location but boy this southern girl misses this Cuban..."
Claire Butler
"Great drinks ,great service!one of a kind!
Great..."
"I love this place .my favorite dish steak n onions y..."
Maria Ramos
"Chicken soup was amazing. Wanted another one after I was already home in CT. Service was great. Ladies were very nice and welcoming. I would..."
Christine Jusino
"Excellent people, lovely restaurant, and good food , I recommend you to try..."
Denia Rodriguez
"Service was alright it was kind of busy but I forgot that when the food came...."
Zaya Tolbert
"Been going there for years and food is Awesome. I'll be there again this..."
Jorge L Perez
"Food is really good. Only problem is that the place is small and gets real busy and they usually only have one waitress and she is too busy to..."
Zaida N Floyd Walton
"I can't wait to take my mother here! I had the bacalao guisado with white rice & beans and a side of maduros. Food was excellent, presentation was..."
Kathy Ha
"My oh my the food is so tasty! Seasoned to perfection and I'll be visiting at the least, once a..."
Keturah Frison
"Beefsteak with rice and beans PERFECTLY seasoned marinated pan fried and..."
Denice Martone
"Traditional cuchifrito style food. Black beans and yellow rice. Chicken. A Yankee Stadium..."
Russell A. Cox
"Always good food been going here over 15 years love..."
"Food was authentic and very good!I was surprised that the portions were just right.The waiter was not only cute but very professional and attended to..."
Brekycia Jackson
"Un servicio espectacular!!! Buena música, buenos tragos, buena comida, sitio muy limpio... me la paso súper bien aquí SIEMPRE... recomiendo este..."
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