1. Los Tacos No. 1
9.0
75 9th Ave, New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · Chelsea · 507 tips and reviews
Josh P: Chicken tacos are delicious, crispy and spicy. Try the peanut habanero and hot sauces too!
ZenFoodster: Amongst best outside of Cali: homemade corn tortillas (fluffier than most), tasty pollo asado, & balance spice w/ horchata! *Carne asada on chewier side & Quesadillas prepared differently from norm.
Jane Kim: Everything here is good, though I've never had the chicken since the steak and pork options are so amazing. Ask for corn tortillas ya filthy animal
2. Friedman's
8.4
132 W 31st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 241 tips and reviews
Tiffany Cook: The gluten free chicken and waffles are awesome!
Vivienne Gucwa: Their eggs and homefries game is tight. Chicken sausage pleasantly delicious. Great midtown spot with a downtown vibe.
Ayin: Bacon Swisswich - A divine blend of bacon jam, avocado, melted Gruyere, grilled chicken, and bread toasted to perfection!
3. Cookshop
8.9
156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews
7th.List: Watermelon Wheat Beer. Locally caught fish, and sustainably raised poultry. Try - grilled Montauk squid with capers, lemon, and parsley, and rotisserie-roasted chicken with fire-charred fingerlings Read more.
Gemma Craven: This is hands down my favorite restaurant on the west side. The menu changes regularly with seasonal ingredients. Check out the salads & highly recommend the chicken or any of their fish dishes. Like.
Peace & A Cup of Joe T Long: The Free Range Chicken ia to die for, and the Mixed Grill is great also
4. Cafeteria
7.9
119 7th Ave (at W 17th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Chelsea · 637 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Chic cafeteria serving delicious upscale diner food 24 hours a day – try the mac n’ cheese or the Fried Chicken N Waffles. Visit the lounge downstairs for liquid fare.
Compass: Find comfort food 24 hours a day at Cafeteria. The fried chicken and waffles, mac and cheese, and Cobb salad has become a favorite of young Hollywood and locals looking for a late night snack.
Bee Williams: Everything about this place was great! We ordered a sampler of Mac&cheese. I ordered the roasted chicken and it was delicious! They don't take reservations and they're always busy so be ready to wait
5. Friedman's Lunch
7.9
75 9th Ave (at W 15th St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · Chelsea · 158 tips and reviews
Anthony Paska: Love their brown rice bowl with chicken! Add a little hot sauce and it's unbeatable. The edemame is a nice touch.
Hande Oynar: Wow! Fried Chicken with a side of mac'n cheese, and shaved Brussel Sprouts with pecorino. So good.
Chez Ong: My favs are the Vegetable bowl, turkey chili, and lamb burger. When they have the fried chicken that's really good!
7. Coppelia
8.9
207 W 14th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Chelsea · 507 tips and reviews
The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Eggs, guacamole, chicken wings, lomo saltado, ropa vieja, arroz con pollo, roast pork, chocolate cake with dulce de leche buttercream. Read more.
Shelby Knox: This place is consistently awesome -- cheap (for the neighborhood) eats & a quality happy hour - 4pm-7pm and until 11pm on Mondays. Try the Hemmingway Royale cocktail, any of the salads, & the wings!
dsinsky: Great 24 cuban diner. Arroz con pollo, sweet plantains, ropa vieja and lomo saltado are all great.
8. Riko Peruvian Cuisine
7.4
409 8th Ave (btwn 30th & 31st St), New York, NY
Peruvian Restaurant · Chelsea · 54 tips and reviews
Kino: The Rotisserie Chicken ($10 for a whole), Ceviche Mixto, & Jalea are delicious and can easily feed 4 to 6 people. Use the ceviche juice (Leche de Tigre aka Milk of the Tiger) for the Jalea.
The Abby Normal: Amazing chicken!! Also the mussels were SO. GOOD. Recommend this place very highly. Good prices, no wait for tables, nice servers.
Jay Wu: $6.50 for a Qtr Chicken w/ Rice and Beans on the side, awesome deal! You must use the green sauce too!
11. Empire Diner
8.0
210 10th Ave (btwn 22nd St & 23rd St), New York, NY
Diner · Chelsea · 127 tips and reviews
Mike Chau: Try the Matzoh Ball Marrow Soup - Root vegetables, poached chicken, marrow bone. Nice and dense matzoh balls.
refinery29: We love the reimagined buffalo wing. Instead of chicken, it's a skate wing that's glazed with hot sauce and butter, and the celery and carrot gets made over as a fresh little salad. Read more.
David Bills: Pretzel fried chicken, burgers, fried artichokes, sundae... pretty much everything!
Lulu Phongmany: Best spit roasted chickens ever
Alice Assad: Great chicken!! Just loved!
jon ferrer: The best place to buy quality locally sourced meat. great sandwiches (ham and cheese, roast beef, Italian combo), roast chicken, and AMAZING housemade hot dogs.
13. Motel Morris
8.4
132 7th Ave (at 18th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 35 tips and reviews
Jackie Scharf: Everything was amazing. The Chicken entree and the everything bagel crusted tuna was perfection. Reasonably priced too. Will definitely be back
Jackie Scharf: Everything bagel crusted tuna, wilted kale salad, roasted chicken. All was Perfection
Peter Boyce: Great crowd. Chicken, arugula salad, steak, wines on-tap
14. TAO Downtown
8.8
92 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Chelsea · 188 tips and reviews
Sleepy Browne: The ambience is simply amazing the crowd one of the sexiest in the city.The chicken satay was great and cashew chicken and well made drinks
Laurie Abellard: Favorite restaurant in NYC. Best items: Chilean sea bass satay, dumplings, chicken wings lollipops, chicken pad Thai, red snapper. Must have: chocolate layer cake and bread pudding donuts
Francis Udler: Beautiful inside. Definitely an experience. Food was very good - chicken dumplings, crispy rice tuna, shishito peppers, cauliflower side, pad thai, pecking duck is amazing
Kara: The most authentic and delicious Italian New York pizza. Chicken parmigiana pizza is to die for.
Jill: Chicken Parm Pizza is delicious! Make sure you know what u want to order before they ask or they will yell at you!
MAQ: Without a doubt, one of the best Pizza place in New York ( I've tried their Margarita, Chicken Buffalo & Fresh Mushroom and all were amazing 👌🏻)