1. Bobwhite Counter
8.8
94 Avenue C (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Alphabet City · 293 tips and reviews
The Wall Street Journal: The fried chicken meal with biscuit and salad is very good, cooked to order and served with hot sauce or honey. Read more.
Joseph Terranella: Fried chicken, fried catfish and the collard greens are amazing.
Lucius Kwok: The main attraction is the fried chicken supper, and the fried chicken sandwich is also very good.
2. Jacob's Pickles
9.2
509 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 84th & W 85th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Upper West Side · 672 tips and reviews
Jenn Talley: The Sausage Gravy Smothered Chicken and Biscuits is phenomenal. The buttermilk fried chicken at Jacob's is the best I've ever had--this coming from a southern girl.
Village Voice: Try the honey chicken biscuit sandwich—flaky, paprika-rich fried chicken topped with hot spicy sour pickles, and a biscuit soaked through with honey. Yum!
Amanda Williams: Fab fried chicken dishes, cool vibe, one of our fav local spots.
4. Blue Ribbon Brasserie
8.9
97 Sullivan St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 153 tips and reviews
Thompson Hotels: 60 Thompson concierge Paul can't get enough of Blue Ribbon's bread. He recommends the Shrimp Provençal and, of course, the fried chicken - the best in NYC.
Serious Eats: One of New York's classic late-night downtown dining destinations, but the food is excellent at all hours. Fried chicken and bone marrow are the way to go.
Melanie Eisman: Fried oysters and fried chicken are to die for. Worth the wait and definitely worth breaking a diet for these heavenly dishes. Service is also great! Will 10000 percent be back!
5. The Dutch
8.4
131 Sullivan St (at Prince St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · SoHo · 458 tips and reviews
Kamran Naqvi: The fried chicken and steak tartare are awesome! The chicken is crispy and juicy, a hard combo to achieve. Serv
Valerie Brown: My southern roots find the fried chicken dish to be among the best here along with the short rib. They bring you corn bread at dinner and not at brunch which is an issue because it's delish.
Travel + Leisure: Andrew Carmellini hits all the right notes at his American bistro: oysters, fried chicken, a towering sandwich of fried soft-shell crab and kaffir-curry sauce.
6. Sweet Chick
8.6
178 Ludlow St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Lower East Side · 206 tips and reviews
Jason Brew: Great atmosphere, great cocktails and of course the fried chicken is top notch. The specialty chickens are great, but for your first time I think it's best to go with the original
Honghui Yu: Since this is the only place in NYC I know of that has vegetarian fried chicken, it's the perfect place to have brunch with your vegetarian friend
Chop Suey Club: Very juicy fried chicken, super eggy waffles paired with blueberry & lemon & mushroom butter. Delicious.
Curtis Lanton: Hands down the best fried chicken I've had in NYC... Ever. Don't order the Royal Wing platter unless you are in major starve mode. Wing pieces are HUGE!
Tom: Fast casual. Their lunchbox is a great deal. Free milkshake w/ Citibike tag (expires Oct 15). One of the best fried chickens in NYC!
Aly H.: Fried chicken, loaded fries, fountain soda = heaven. Healthy? Hell no. Worth it? Absolutely.
8. MONO+MONO
8.4
116 E 4th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Wings Joint · East Village · 115 tips and reviews
Trevor Sumner: Super cool decor with 30k jazz records, b&h style records on conveyer belts and great fried chicken.
Allan Beaufour: good Korean fried chicken in a cool space; A wall of vinyl records, and a DJ playing those.
Chang L: Tried new menu, so many amazing chickens beyond KFC, Korean Fried Chicken!
9. Amy Ruth's
7.9
113 W 116th St (btwn Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 300 tips and reviews
Kisha Mays: The Ludacris fried chicken wings with Waffles is the BEST! Come HUNGRY!!
Buford Barnes: Best house of chicken & waffles in the city (this is an urban take on southern soul food that originated in Harlem, where fried chicken, waffles, syrup, and hot sauce combine with awesome results).
Samantha Tan: You MUST get the baked catfish! Also really great melt-off-the-bone beef short ribs, meatloaf and of course fried chicken.
10. Perry St
8.7
176 Perry St (at West St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 115 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Check out the prix fixe brunch at this slick and minimal Jean Georges joint. We especially loved the Crispy Fried Chicken and the Butternut Squash Soup.
Bin Yang: Get the fried chicken! A tad spicy, super juicy, and lightly crispy
Daniel Boulud: Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s son Cédric is the Chef at the beautiful Perry Street restaurant. I love their very spicy fried chicken.
13. Somtum Der
8.4
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews
Emily Wilson: A somtum is a must, and all this stuff is killer, too: grilled coconut milk marinated pork skewers, pork fried rice with Thai basil, deep fried chicken thighs, any larb (but esp. the mushroom).
Karima: Black sticky rice, coconut beef skewers, papaya salad, fried chicken, crab pad thai
Christian de Botton: Some of the best fried chicken in the city, and the papaya salad is great. Also a fan of the rice cooked in fermented shrimp paste, and their coffee.
14. Momofuku Noodle Bar
8.4
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 849 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Definitely start with the Pork Buns. Then try and devour a bowl of the momofuku ramen (pork belly, shoulder and poached egg). Or plan ahead, make a reservation and have the fried chicken!
Gentrifried Chicken: Fried chicken: Do it! We like the Korean better than the Southern-style here but the fried chicken sides are by far the best in city. Reservations are getting a little easier to come by too! Read more.
Colleen Kelly: The fried chicken is to die for. Birthday cake truffles are heaven.
15. Red Rooster
8.6
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 555 tips and reviews
@JaumePrimero: buttermilk fried chicken, and an amazing gospel brunch. A must in NYC!
citizenM: His menu has Southern comfort food such as biscuits, cornbread and fried chicken, as well as some Scandinavian classics such as Helga’s meatballs, and Gravlax. Read more.
Filippa Edberg-Manuel: Delicious mix of Northern and Southern comfort food served up by Swedish/Ethiopian chef Marcus Samuelsson's. Helga's spicy meatballs, hot fried chicken and waffles, Harlem Chowder...go there hungry!