New York – Around Town : Morningside Heights and Harlem (part 3) – Restaurants

Charles’ Southern Style Kitchen

Great fried chicken, ribs, and collard greens at this no-frills spot. Also at 308 Lenox Avenue, between 125th and 126th Sts.

• 2839 Frederick Douglass Blvd, between West 151st & 152nd Sts

• 212 926 4313

Charles’ Southern Style Kitchen

Acapulco Caliente

Authentic Mexican food at easy-on-the-wallet prices.

• 3508 Broadway, between West 143rd & 144th Sts

• 212 926 5558

Miss Maude’s/Miss Mamie’s

Cheerful cafés run by Norma Jean Darden, who knows her Southern cooking.

Miss Maude’s

• 547 Lenox Ave at West 137th St

• 212 690 3100

Miss Mamie’s

• 366 Cathedral Pkwy, between Manhattan Ave and Columbus Ave

• 212 865 6744

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

The
generous portions live up to the name of this roadhouse- style BBQ
joint. A wide selection of microbrews along with pit-smoked meats.

• 646 West 131st St at 12th Ave

• 212 614 1777

River Room

Southern soul food and weekend jazz performances in a spectacular setting overlooking the Hudson. Service can be slow.

Riverbank State Park

• 750 West 145th St

• 212 491 1500

Mo Bay

A lively Jamaican restaurant serving ribs, catfish, and jerk chicken with nightly jazz.

• 17 West 125th St, between Lenox & 5th Aves

• 212 876 9300

Amy Ruth’s

A cheerful café with an updated slant on Southern classics. Waffles are a house specialty.

• 113 West 116th St, between Powell & Lenox Aves

• 212 280 8779

Le Baobab

The Senegalese cooking and the tab are both agreeable here.

• 120 West 116th St at Lenox Ave

• 212 864 4700

• No credit cards

Toast

Sandwiches are the forte of this informal café, and the home-fries unmissable.

• 3157 Broadway, between Tiemann Pl & LaSalle St

• 212 662 1144

Terrace in the Sky

This elegant, rooftop restaurant is so romantic, weddings are held here. The continental fare lives up to the setting.

• 400 West 119th St at Amsterdam Ave

• 212 666 9490

Terrace in the Sky