Originally a Dutch settlement, the Manhattan borough of Harlem is home to the Apollo Theater, Riverbank State Park and the Studio Museum of Harlem. When in the area to sightsee, shop or visit friends and family members, eat at a local restaurant that offers a wide variety of house-made dishes and a comfortable dining atmosphere.
Established in 1962, Sylvia's Restaurant offers family-style meals in a casual dining atmosphere. The restaurant offers breakfast menu items such as southern fried chicken and eggs, corn meal-battered fried catfish served with home fries, and hotcakes served with slab bacon. Lunch and dinner menu items include salmon croquettes, baked ham, beef short ribs, smothered chicken and grilled pork chops. Sylvia's Restaurant also caters off-site events and hosts on-site banquets.
Sylvia's Restaurant
328 Lenox Ave.
New York, NY 10027
212-996-0660
sylviasrestaurant.com
The French bistro Chez Lucienne offers dinner entrees such as roasted leg of lamb, grilled skirt steak, roasted mahi-mahi, lobster risotto and Cajun-style saut�©ed fillet of sole. The restaurant's lunch menu items include steamed mussels, braised free-range chicken, cheese and mushroom omelets and grilled shrimp linguine. Chez Lucienne also offers a soul food menu that includes tomato, okra and sausage gumbo, black-eyed pea salad with smoked ham and baked smothered chicken with dirty rice. The restaurant also caters off-site parties.
Chez Lucienne
308 Lenox Ave.
New York, NY 10027
212-289-5555
chezlucienne.com
Mobay Uptown Restaurant & BBQ specializes in a signature blend of Cajun, Southern, Asian and Caribbean cuisine. The fine-dining establishment offers lunch menu items such as fried sweet plantains, salmon burgers, oxtail stew, curried goat, and barbecue chicken and rib platter. Dinner menu selections include vegetarian soy protein steaks, steamed whole snapper, blackened catfish and jerk chicken. Mobay's also serves weekend brunch with menu items such as eggs Benedict, seafood omelets, fried shrimp and grits and seasonal fruit salads.
Mobay Uptown Restaurant & BBQ
17 W. 125th St.
New York, NY 10027
212-876-9300
mobayuptownnyc.com
Pisticci casual Italian restaurant prepares its own pastas, mozzarella cheese and desserts in-house, according to the restaurant's website. The restaurant's lunch and dinner menu features Caprese salad, steamed artichokes, minestrone soup, baked tilapia and grilled chicken. Pisticci's signature dishes include house-made meatballs served over polenta, three-mushroom fettuccine and Tuscan bean-filled ravioli. Weekend brunch menu items include lemon and ricotta pancakes, skirt steak and eggs, and build-your-own omelets with fillings such as asparagus, spinach and tomatoes. The restaurant also delivers locally and caters off-site events.
Pisticci
125 La Salle St.
New York, NY 10027
212-932-3500
pisticcinyc.com
