Miss Lily's & Melvin's Juice Box is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

1. Miss Lily's & Melvin's Juice Box

8.6
132 W Houston St (btwn Sullivan & MacDougal St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 346 tips and reviews

Sally Y.Sally Yoon: genius of love cocktail, grilled pork ribs, cod fish fritters, jerk chicken & avocado, steamed fish

StylesightStylesight: This Jamaican diner promises great tunes courtesy of Radio Lily nextdoor, while you sip sangria and eat jerk chicken, pork ribs or steamed fish by discoball light.

Rory P.Rory Parness: Melvin's Juice Box is actually open for lunch. The well spiced jerk chicken platter is a 1/2 chicken so plenty to share

Miss Lily's 7A is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

2. Miss Lily's 7A

8.7
109 Avenue A (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · East Village · 170 tips and reviews

MarcMarc: TT Top Jerk Chicken: A Japanese-Caribbean hybrid ramen, made with jerked pork belly, shoyu-marinated ackee and a fermented scotch bonnet paste

Michael C.Michael Constantine: Very interesting take on Jamaican cuisine. I wanted to try everything on the menu! I truly enjoyed the jerk chicken and fried plantains with ackee dip but the fritters were amazing!

Nazli O.Nazli Oguz: Great and fast service, unlimited cocktails for brunch and delicious food, jerk chicken rotti and coconut pancake are amazing

Negril Village is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

3. Negril Village

8.4
70 W 3rd St (at Bleecker St.), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 146 tips and reviews

Nickay P.Nickay Piper: Bbq jerk wings and seafood roti are on point!

Gourmet BachelorGourmet Bachelor: Authentic Caribbean restaurant with nightclub downstairs TGB Pick: $6 Rum Punch, $5 Jerk Chicken or Conch Fritters Caribbean, Club, Upbeat

AnthonyAnthony: The food here, from taste to portion size, is SUPERIOR to Miss Lily's in every way (Lily has the best brunch of the bunch, however). The codfish fritters, jerk chicken, and sweet plantain 👌🏽

Freda's Caribbean & Soul Cuisine is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

4. Freda's Caribbean & Soul Cuisine

7.8
993 Columbus Ave (109th street), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Upper West Side · 46 tips and reviews

RJRJ: Get the Jerk Chicken meal with mac&cheese and head across the street to Crepes on Columbus for an amazing dessert crepe. All for under $16.

Vicki C.Vicki Cabrera: Try the Jerk Chicken, Callaloo, Collard Greens

Winnie W.Winnie W.: Jerk chicken, rice and beans, and all the sides are great! Fried shrimp and salmon are good too. The food and service are slow.

Wat’s On Your Plate is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

5. Wat’s On Your Plate

8.6
513 W 145th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · West Harlem · 21 tips and reviews

NakishaNakisha: Great fresh smoothies/juices! Also a yummy lunch special: stewed, BBQ, curry, fried, grilled or jerk chicken w/side of cabbage, rice&peas, plantain for $5, 11am-3pm. Do it!

Eddie Q.Eddie Quiles: Best Lunch Special in Harlem. Just had Jerk Chicken, Rice and Peas, and Plantains - $ 4.50! 11-3pm.

Derek T.Derek Terrell: Can't go wrong with the jerk chicken & Oxtails are official. It's been a minute since I had some Caribbean food and I can tell that's NOT the reason why it's was good. It just plain is. Price on par.

The Edge Harlem is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

6. The Edge Harlem

9.2
101 Edgecombe Ave, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Central Harlem · 63 tips and reviews

Keith K.Keith Kerr: The Jerk Chicken Caesar Salad was great. Also try some Festival as an appetizer.

Marissa B.Marissa B.: Amazing ambience. The seafood pasta and jerk chicken salad were perfectly delicious!

Arjun S.Arjun Seth: Get the BLT with jerk chicken and/or the chicken and waffles!

Jacob Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

7. Jacob Restaurant

8.6
373 Malcolm X Blvd (W 129th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 47 tips and reviews

Nigel C.Nigel Chiwaya: Best soul food on Lenox. Make sure to get the jerk chicken and Mac & Cheese.

Zayed K.Zayed Khan: Delicious soul food buffet, and cheaper than competing options nearby. Jerk chicken is a bit dry though.

NiaNia: Korean style BBQ Short Ribs. Salad fresh veggies and jerk chicken.

Berber Street Food is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

8. Berber Street Food

8.5
35 Carmine St, New York, NY
African Restaurant · West Village · 5 tips and reviews

JKJK: Try spiced jerk chicken or berber beef over grains and vegetables and four-hour roasted lamb

Mattan I.Mattan Ingram: Jollof, tajine, mafe, jerk wings, eggplant dip, it’s all phenomenally delicious.

Mariel F.Mariel Frankl: Express Bowl

Omar’s Kitchen and Rum Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

9. Omar’s Kitchen and Rum Bar

7.6
29A Clinton St (Stanton St & Clinton Ave), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Lower East Side · 6 tips and reviews

Andrew A.Andrew Adams: Jerk chicken, Festival!

AA: Everything. Jerk chicken. Curry. Festival.

CarleenCarleen: come for the jerk chicken, festival + island vibes, stay for the music.

Jacob's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

10. Jacob's Restaurant

8.0
2698 Frederick Douglass Blvd (at 143rd St.), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 23 tips and reviews

Derek P.Derek Penn: The food is great . Jerk chicken is off the hook. A bit spicy so beware

Derek P.Derek Penn: The jerk chicken is "fall off the bone " good. Deserts etc are delicious

Lisa L.Lisa Lisa: Great choices but my favorite is the jerk chicken. The desserts are delicious

Sisters Carribean Cuisine is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

11. Sisters Carribean Cuisine

7.5
47 E 124th St (Madison Ave), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · East Harlem · 28 tips and reviews

ParisParis: The jerk chicken, callaloo are my favorite

Peter V.Peter Van Buren: The jerk chicken is amazing. Love the collard greens. The sweetest, most carrying staff. Prices between $11.50 ->14.50. Just a very kind place.

Arionna S.Arionna Shannon-DiPietro: Great spot. Quick friendly service with good food. Try the chicken roti, it's great.

Red Rooster is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

12. 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

Carina A.Carina Andersen: The jerk chicken is superb, and the dog fish head IPA a treat!

Kerin L.Kerin Lin: Can't go wrong with the chicken and waffles appetizer! Chop suey and jerk chicken were equally amazing. Pass on the rice pudding - the pina colada flavoring was overpowering.

DoggrunnerDoggrunner: Great food! Fried green tomatoes, great! Crab cakes great! Jerk chicken, great! Cocktails are good, skip the wine!

B & B Restaurant Corp is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

13. B & B Restaurant Corp

7.1
165 W 26th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
African Restaurant · Chelsea · 19 tips and reviews

Pat H.Pat Hu: Pay by the pound Oxtail, jerk chicken, curry goat, curry chicken, stewed chicken, fried chicken, fish, etc etc -- lotta good stuff here. And open 24 hrs.

lobatt l.lobatt li: Great african place! Definitely try the beef curry w/ rice and jerk chicken. Food here are sell by weight, 5.99USD/pounds, VERY affordable.

Harry J.Harry Jacobs: Lamb shank + jerk chicken were on point.

Sunrise Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

14. Sunrise Grill

7.3
Broad St. (Water St.), New York, NY
Food Truck · Financial District · 5 tips and reviews

Gregory F.Gregory Fisher: Tru Jerk chicken, goat curry, or oxtail + a festival (cornbread/dimpling) + fried plantains and steamed cabbage.

Max R.Max Robins: Goat curry is legit. Spicy jerk chicken pattie is the bomb. All the west Indian ladies come here to eat.

Max R.Max Robins: Goat curry > jerk chicken here. The jerk is too much white meat and too bbqey

Blue Mountain Heights Cafe & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Jerk Chicken in New York City.

15. Blue Mountain Heights Cafe & Bar

7.3
499 W 158th St, New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Washington Heights · 6 tips and reviews

Blue M.Blue Mountain: Jerk chicken, rum punch

Tara A.Tara AF: Delicious taste of home (especially their take on #empandas by putting Jerk Chicken, Oxtail & other delicious fillings inside). Great drinks & company. Staff is friendly and attentive.

Wilson M.Wilson Mendez: Great food