1. Melba's Restaurant
8.6
300 W. 114th Street, New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 128 tips and reviews
NoniShaney @missversatile: The Catfish Diner is amazing...and the side selection is very good.
Tyra Orange: Tuesdays are always fun. The catfish fingers and spring rolls are the absolute best!
George Lake: Banging food (i recommend the braised short ribs or catfish), and the music is always on point. Don't want to sound mean but please refrain from bringing infants and their huge accessories.
2. Amy Ruth's
8.2
113 W 116th St (btwn Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 300 tips and reviews
Samantha Tan: Go for the fried catfish and fried okra-BEST CHOICE EVER, SO TASTY!! also great mac n cheese, mash n cornbread. Candied yams n Reggie's honey chicken both overly sweet.
Samantha Tan: You MUST get the baked catfish! Also really great melt-off-the-bone beef short ribs, meatloaf and of course fried chicken.
Tohm Sansani: Fried chicken wings are on point! Love the fried catfish, too. Collards and the fried okra are the two best sides. All fried everything!
5. Sylvia's Restaurant
8.0
328 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 126th & W 127th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 248 tips and reviews
Irina Skaya: Try the candied yams and the fried catfish! You won't regret it!
Tamara Brickerson: The BEST CORNBREAD known to man!!!! Mac and cheese, greens, and fried catfish all delicious!!!
Kennedy W.: The catfish dish is delicious. Great upbeat service as well, with a melting pot of people enjoying the rich culture and history.
7. Somtum Der
8.4
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews
Kailai Xu: Asked the waiter to change spice level to 1 and still turned out to be pretty spicy. Loved the catfish soup. The grill sticky rice is better than the Japanese equivalent~
Ben R: Outpost of a Bangkok issan spot. Somtum poo plara, catfish soup, anything fried.
Ms Helene: Papaya salad wth fermented fish sauce and crispy crab medium $11 & grilled catfish soup with enoki mushrooms lemongrass and chilli, large serving $13
10. Birdland
9.2
315 W 44th St, New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Hell's Kitchen · 92 tips and reviews
Angela Mauro: Great venue for jazz - get there early to get a good seat...blackened catfish, jambalaya and Chris the bartender were great!
Rafael Kellermann Streit: Super nice place with live Jazz show. Recommend if you like a good food and Jazz.
BET: One of the oldest and most noteworthy Jazz clubs in NY. In honor of Black History, see these excellent examples of African-Americans' accomplishments in Music: http://bet.us/BHM
12. Saigon Shack
8.3
114 Macdougal St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 393 tips and reviews
Erica Choi: I take out either the Chicken Pho, Beef Ball Pho, Catfish Bahn Mi atleast 2x a week. Soup is amaze. Best (and only?) Vietnamese place in the area.
Nao Miz: The Catfish Banh Mi or the Saigon Shack Pho
Mohammad Alam: The veggie pho and the catfish vermicelli was amazing . So was the special of the day crab cakes.
14. Cowgirl
7.9
519 Hudson St (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Tex-Mex Restaurant · West Village · 159 tips and reviews
Maia Berger: Good cornmeal catfish! A must St cowgirls. Staff is a bit rude but good good
Wei Vayn: Try the Fried Catfish Fingers - Must have
Foodie SL,UT: Grab some southern comfort food. Fried chicken, po-boys, mashed taters & delicious margaritas.