Empanada Mama is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

1. Empanada Mama

8.8
765 9th Ave (btwn 51st & 52nd St), New York, NY
Empanada Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 384 tips and reviews

K@rTh!kk R.K@rTh!kk ReDd!: Try Empanadas: Spicy Chicken, Brasil, Cuban, n Viagra.... Amazing!!!!

K@rTh!kk R.K@rTh!kk ReDd!: Try the Empanadas: Spicy Chicken, Brazil, Cuban, n Viagra.... Amazing!!!

Guest of a GuestGuest of a Guest: Open 24 hours, Empanada Mama is true to its name, serving up some of the best empanadas in New York City varieties including Cuban, Cheesesteak, Spicy Chicken, and Viagra (a personal favorite).

Chick-fil-A is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

2. Chick-fil-A

8.6
1000 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Fast Food Restaurant · Garment District · 82 tips and reviews

Ricki L.Ricki Lyons: The best service I've ever had in NYC. The people working there were SUPER NICE! The line seemed extremely long but we timed it and it only took 12 minutes. The spicy chicken sandwich is a must have.

GavinGavin: Spicy chicken sandwich with absurd amounts of chickfila sauce

Leo C.Leo C: Spicy Chicken Deluxe entree is the way to go!

Tartine is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

3. Tartine

8.3
253 W 11th St (W. 4th), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 224 tips and reviews

Morgan P.Morgan Polotan: Get the spicy chicken. The tuna tartare is also good. Get there early as its a small restaurant that fills up quickly.

Olivia F.Olivia Fabbro: small place, but BYOB! make sure to try the escargots and the spicy chicken with guac! sit outside on a nice evening for a date

Benton Y.Benton Yetman: Spicy chicken is one of my all-time favorite meals! Bring a bottle of wine and enjoy

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

4. Spicy Village

8.7
68 Forsyth St Frnt B (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 183 tips and reviews

Ben R.Ben R: Get the spicy chicken hui mei .... amazing!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Excellent hand-pulled noodles, which you should order on the Big Tray of Chicken, a massive stew of spicy chicken and potatoes that serves three.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Excellent hand-pulled noodles which you should order on the Big Tray of Chicken, a massive stew of spicy chicken and potatoes that serves three.

Empanada Mama is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

5. Empanada Mama

8.8
95 Allen St (Broome & Delancy), New York, NY
Empanada Restaurant · Lower East Side · 35 tips and reviews

Javier R.Javier Rodriguez: Mambo Italiano, spicy chicken, pernil, chorizo, brasil and cheesesteak are all good. Working my way through all of them

Manda S.Manda Shettleton: Spicy chicken and mambo Italiano w side of yellow rice and black beans. My favorite comfort food in New York.

Omari A.Omari Allen: Can't go wrong with the Spicy Chicken, Viagra, or Basil. Also the Latin music will make you not want to leave!

Han Dynasty is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

6. Han Dynasty

8.8
90 3rd Ave (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 348 tips and reviews

Shakeera D.Shakeera Datwani: The Dan Dan noodles, spicy chicken wings and dry pepper shrimp are must haves here!!

AmateurConciergeAmateurConcierge: Obviously get the dan Dan noodles, but don't sleep on the dry spicy chicken (wings or a plate) and the spicy cucumbers. Garlic shrimp is another great addition, but skip the beef in hot sauce

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Some of the best spicy Chinese in NY. Standouts: dan dan noodles, spicy chicken wings, cumin lamb and chicken, Ma po tofu.

Chick-fil-A is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

7. Chick-fil-A

8.2
144 Fulton St, New York, NY
Fast Food Restaurant · Financial District · 13 tips and reviews

Theresa O.Theresa O'Connell: Spicy chicken was great!

Rigo H.Rigo Hernandez: The spicy chicken deluxe is really good. I wish the place was better organized and clean. They also ran out of sauces at 6pm

Sheryl L.Sheryl Love: I got to give it to them. They do an awesome job keeping the line moving! Friendly professional staff food is always hot and fresh

Chick Chick is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

8. Chick Chick

8.3
618 Amsterdam Ave (at 90th St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Upper West Side · 6 tips and reviews

A Z.A Zakheim: Nashville hot chicken

Will H.Will Harahan: The hot chicken sandwich is delicious and packs quite a spicy punch.

Erin W.Erin Weissman: Yummm! Tenders with KSG (Korean Sweet Gochujang) Sauce, K&Q by Christine salad, and White Kimchi Slaw. All winners and that’s just my first visit!

Bluestone Lane Chelsea Piers Café is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

9. Bluestone Lane Chelsea Piers Café

8.3
62 Chelsea Piers Pier 62, New York, NY
Café · 3 tips and reviews

Kati EKati E: Brand new location at Chelsea Piers and Hudson River Park! Great atmosphere and the staff are super friendly. I had the spiced chicken wrap with potato wedges, it was very satisfying! Will be back!

Katie T.Katie Tuohy: Excellent iced lattes! Strong and creamy if you add oat milk!

Tim Z.Tim Zuckert: Awesome Australian coffee

Woorijip is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

10. Woorijip

8.1
12 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 281 tips and reviews

Seema H.Seema Hari: Kimchi rice, garlic tofu and spicy chicken all so good!!

KαÖωWɑäηKαÖωWɑäη: Good food and reasonable price...Tofu soup was pretty good, kimbap and spicy chicken were fine but fried octopus was greasy and mushy. Honey rice ball with sesame was delicious!

Puu K.Puu Kampolratana: Get the spicy chicken

Bb.q Chicken is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

11. Bb.q Chicken

7.6
25 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway and 5th Ave), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Koreatown · 54 tips and reviews

Andrew H.Andrew Hammond: An amazing entrance into the soul of Korean Fried Chicken culture and deliciousness.I recommend the Kimchi Fried Rice and the Olive Secret Spice Chicken! The service is great and vibe is so relaxed!

Ivonne Y.Ivonne Yescas: Está muy rico!!! Solo cuidado con el pollo picante!! Realmente pica!!! Súper recomendado!! Me gusto

Alex S.Alex Song: The normal spicy chicken not very spicy. Decent. The fries here are very very good.

Emmy Squared is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

12. Emmy Squared

8.9
83 1st Ave (at E 5th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 32 tips and reviews

Will H.Will Huguenin: Detroit may be my new favorite style of pizza — lighter than Chicago but more substantial than New York. Get the hot chicken pizza!

Elizabeth B.Elizabeth Burstein: Had a bite of bradys vodka from uber eats - delicious ! Bit salty though

L D.L D: Get the Broccoli salad!

Mama's Fried Chicken is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

13. Mama's Fried Chicken

7.6
2158 Frederick Douglass Blvd (116th st), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Central Harlem · 4 tips and reviews

Lincoln H.Lincoln Hayes: Spicy chicken sandwich is delicious

Nick T.Nick Tyrell: If you're drunk as hell and you're walking home, stop in and get a spicy chicken from L

Pennylane Y.Pennylane Yilmaz: The pizza is surprisingly really delicious

Indochine is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

14. Indochine

8.3
430 Lafayette St (btwn Astor Pl & E 4th St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · NoHo · 70 tips and reviews

Greg B.Greg Bodenair: Try the Spicy Chicken And Cod - Second course French-Vietnamese style

Guy F.Guy Flushing: Spicy squid appetizer, spicy chicken, sticky rice, chocolate truffle cake, lemon tart

Anechka M.Anechka M.: Perfect authentic place! Go for spicy beef salad to burn your mouth and melt it with octopus as appetizer and chocolate cake as a dessert.

Deep Indian Kitchen (indikitch) is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Chicken in New York City.

15. Deep Indian Kitchen (indikitch)

8.3
109 W 37th St (Avenue of the Americas), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Garment District · 3 tips and reviews

Ian Z.Ian Zabel: Extra spicy chicken biryani is SO delicious

Christie H.Christie H: The Chipotle of Indian food!

Pratheeksha K.Pratheeksha KS: Dosa paneer