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Price Categories
For a three-course
meal for one with a
glass of house wine,
and all unavoidable
charges including tax.
$
under $25
$$
$25-$50
$$$
$50-$80
$$$$
over $80
Left
Charles' Southern Style Kitchen
Right
Terrace in the Sky
Restaurants
Charles' Southern
Style Kitchen
Famous fried chicken, ribs, and
collard greens can't be beat at
this tiny no-frills and very popular
spot.
d
2841 Frederick Douglass Blvd,
between 151st & 152nd sts
•
Subway line
C or E to 155th Street
•
212 926 4313
•
$
chicken with nightly jazz.
d
17 West
125th Street, between Lenox & 5th avs
•
212 876 9300
•
Map B3
•
$$
Amy Ruth's
A cheerful café with an up-
dated slant on Southern classics.
Waffles are a house specialty.
d
113 West 116th Street, between Powell
& Lenox avs
•
Map C3
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212 280 8779
•
$$
Sugar Shack
Top-rated Southern soul food
is served in a comfortable setting.
d
2611 Frederick Douglass Blvd at
139th St
•
Map A3
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212 491 4422
•
$
Le Baobab
The Senegalese cooking and
the tab are both agreeable here.
d
120 West 116th Street at Lenox Av
•
Map
C3
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212 864 4700
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No credit cards
•
$$
Miss Maude's/Miss Mamie's
Down-home, cheerful cafés
run by Norma Jean Darden, who
knows her Southern cooking.
d
Miss Maude's, 547 Lenox Avenue at
137th St
•
212 690 3100
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Miss Mamie's,
366 Cathedral Pkwy, between Manhattan
Av and Columbus Av
•
212 865 6744
•
Map A3, D2
•
Both $
Toast
Sandwiches are the forte of
this informal café, and the home-
fries unmissable.
d
3157 Broadway,
between Tiemann Pl & LaSalle St
•
Map
B2
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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.
d
400 West 119th Street at
Amsterdam Av
•
Map C2
•
212 666
9490
•
$$$
Copeland's
Take your pick of Southern
classics at this popular spot; don't
miss the Sunday gospel brunch.
d
547 West 145th Street at Broadway
•
Map A2
•
212 234 2357
•
$
Bayou
Cajun is a specialty of Steve
Manning, who spent 10 years
in New Orleans perfecting
crawfish
étouffé
.
d
308 Lenox
Avenue at 125th St
•
Map B3
•
212 426
3800
•
No disabled access
•
$$
q
q
145th St
145th
St
q
137th St
College City
q
q
135th St
125th St
q
125th St
q
q
Mo Bay
A lively Jamaican restaurant
serving ribs, catfish, and jerk
116th St
Columbia
University
q
q
q
116th St
Note:
Unless otherwise stated, all restaurants accept credit
cards and serve vegetarian meals
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