4. Miss Lily's 7A
8.6
109 Avenue A (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · East Village · 170 tips and reviews
María Troncoso Gibbs: Plantain chips are amazing! And everything else really. I had the appetizer tacos that are gluten free (and corn free) they were tasty!
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!
Marie Porras: Great jerk chicken, jerk corn, plantain. Love their dark'n'stormy. Staff is super nice. Deco is fun. Great place for friends night out.
Kris Brooks: The food was absolutely delicious. Please do yourself a favor and order the Jamaican Breakfast: Ackee and Saltfish, Callaloo, fresh fruit, festivals, and ripe plantains! Yum! Ate the whole thing!
Elevine Berge: My new favourite place - Fresh green juices, reggae, lovely staff, grilled fish salads, sweet plantains...what's not to love!? 🌼🍂🌵🍹🍏🍍🌴
Helen Maschmeyer: The plantains are to die for... Definitely get them.
6. Patacon Pisao
8.2
139 Essex St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Venezuelan Restaurant · Lower East Side · 41 tips and reviews
Veronika Sonsev: The Patacons (sandwiches made on a plantains) are amazing! Try the cubano. I had been missing these after giving up bread, but now I have a delicious option. Erick loves them too!
Amanda Theiler: plantain burgers! get the patacon de pabellon $8
Claire J Song: The namesake dish is its specialty: two fantastically flattened frisbees of tostones stuffed like a sandwich with roasted pork, grilled steak, or simply black beans, cheese, and avocados.
7. Victor's Café
8.2
236 W 52nd St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Theater District · 127 tips and reviews
The_Pro: If your doing Tapas make sure to have the Tostones Con Masitas De Puerco
Alice Ferris: Try the Bartolito - Sweet plantain filled with roast Berkshire pork, olives, and raisins over zesty black bean sauce and goat cheese
Sharon Tsao: Surprisingly good - plantain chips are tasty
9. Pio Pio
8.9
604 10th Ave (btwn W 43rd & W 44th St), New York, NY
Peruvian Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 331 tips and reviews
Alison Mittelstadt: Gorgeous, cozy modern rustic decor is the backdrop for delicious ceviche and fabulous Peruvian roasted chicken and plantains. Great for groups and good times. Easily a favorite!
Shirin H: Get the matador combo and replace the salchipapa (fries and "beef sausage" i.e. fried hotdog) with the sweet plantains.
ZenFoodster: Juiciest $9.50 lunch (M-F 11-4pm) & best rotisserie chicken in NYC: 1/4 (white or dark meat) chicken w/ avocado tomato salad, a soda, & side (rice & beans, tostones, or fries). Ask 4 green sauce!
12. El Malecon
8.6
4141 Broadway (at W 175th St.), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Hudson Heights · 86 tips and reviews
Girl Gone Travel: Best known for roasted chicken, try their pork "mofongo" (mashed plantains with fried pork bits), or have breakfast and have the mangu (also mashed plantains for breakfast with side of friend cheese! Read more.
Melissa Borges: Absolutely delicious Domincan food. Portions are large & prices are cheap. I had mofongo de chicharones & tostones along with fresh orange juice... I was hungry! But still took 1/2 of it home
Amanda: So glad I live so close to this amazing restaurant! You get enormous amounts of food for so cheap. And it tastes amazing! Get the 1/2 chicken, yellow rice, pinto beans, and sweet plantains for $13!
13. Coppelia
8.9
207 W 14th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Chelsea · 508 tips and reviews
Réjane T: All I remember is that the two dishes and plantains we had (along w/ a mango cake dessert) at 3 am were amazing. You may or may not be pleasantly surprised w/ a comp shot of Patron...
Jessica Santascoy: The arepa sandwich w a side of plantains is perfect. Mighty Leaf tea. Wash basin outside of bathroom and comfortable chairs. Quality food, comfortable, and open 24 hrs a day!
dsinsky: Great 24 cuban diner. Arroz con pollo, sweet plantains, ropa vieja and lomo saltado are all great.
14. Flor de Mayo
8.0
484 Amsterdam Ave (btwn 83rd & 84th St.), New York, NY
Peruvian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 93 tips and reviews
DJ TREATS: Split a side of tostones or platanos maduro with your mate.
Christopher Koh: Ceviche mixto, chicken with plantains, lomo saltado is the way to go
Tirome Mack: I usually start with a nutcracker, get a lobster tail in deviled sauce with white or yellow rice and tostones and finish off with ANOTHER NUTCRACKER..perfect date spot