The Guides

Best Jerk Chicken in NYC

The five-borough jerk authority — vetted Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx

19 spots

Best Doubles in NYC

Doubles done right — Richmond Hill is the center of the universe

7 spots

Best Roti in NYC

Trini, Guyanese, paratha — five-borough roti shops

15 spots

Best Oxtail in NYC

Slow-braised, brown gravy, butter-soft — the oxtail map

16 spots

Best Curry Goat in NYC

Jamaican curry goat — bone-in, full of marrow

15 spots

Best Haitian Food in NYC

Griot, pikliz, soup joumou, lambi — the Haitian table

4 spots

Best Soup Joumou in NYC

Haiti's independence soup — pumpkin, beef, free January 1

1 spot

Best Coco Bread in NYC

Soft, slightly sweet, made to wrap a patty

2 spots

Best Jamaican Bakeries in NYC

Patties, hardo bread, gizzada, bun and cheese

1 spot

Jamaican Restaurants in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the Jamaican capital — Flatbush, Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy

6 spots

Jamaican Restaurants in Queens

Jamaica Ave, Hollis, St. Albans — Queens' Jamaican corridor

0 spots

Caribbean Restaurants in Flatbush

Flatbush — Brooklyn's deepest Caribbean food corridor

5 spots

Caribbean Restaurants in Crown Heights

Nostrand, Utica, Franklin — Crown Heights food map

2 spots

Caribbean Restaurants in Bed-Stuy

Fulton, Putnam, Nostrand — Bed-Stuy Caribbean

1 spot

Caribbean Restaurants in East Flatbush

Little Haiti — Nostrand south of Empire

1 spot

Caribbean Restaurants in Canarsie

Canarsie Caribbean — the L-train end of Flatbush

1 spot

Caribbean Restaurants in Richmond Hill

Liberty Ave — Little Guyana / Little Trinidad

4 spots

Caribbean Restaurants in Jamaica, Queens

Jamaica Ave + Sutphin — Queens Caribbean strip

0 spots

Caribbean Restaurants in the Bronx

Wakefield, Parkchester, Fordham — Bronx Caribbean

0 spots

Caribbean Restaurants in Harlem

Harlem Caribbean — 125th + 145th + Washington Heights

5 spots

Jamaican Restaurants in Flatbush

Flatbush is the Jamaican capital of Brooklyn — start here

3 spots

Jamaican Restaurants in Crown Heights

Crown Heights — Nostrand Ave, Utica Ave, Franklin Ave

0 spots

Trinidadian Restaurants in Richmond Hill

Liberty Avenue — the longest Trini-Guyanese restaurant row in NYC

1 spot

Haitian Restaurants in Flatbush

Little Haiti on Nostrand — griot, pikliz, soup joumou

1 spot

Guyanese Restaurants in Richmond Hill

Little Guyana — chowmein, pepper pot, metemgee

2 spots

Jamaican Restaurants in NYC

Every Jamaican spot we vouch for — five boroughs

24 spots

Trinidadian Restaurants in NYC

Trini doubles, roti, pelau, pholourie — verified spots

11 spots

Haitian Restaurants in NYC

Griot, pikliz, soup joumou, lambi — Haitian NYC

5 spots

Guyanese Restaurants in NYC

Pepper pot, metemgee, cookup — Guyanese NYC

12 spots

Best Jerk Chicken in Flatbush

Brooklyn jerk authority — Flatbush institutions only

3 spots

Best Jerk Chicken in Crown Heights

Crown Heights — Brooklyn's densest stretch of jerk pits

0 spots

Best Doubles in Richmond Hill

Little Guyana on Liberty Ave — where doubles culture lives

0 spots

Best Roti in Crown Heights

Trini and Guyanese roti shops on Nostrand and Utica

1 spot

Best Oxtail in Flatbush

Slow-braised, brown-gravy oxtail — Flatbush kitchens

1 spot

Best Griot in East Flatbush

Haitian griot — fried pork shoulder with pikliz, East Flatbush

0 spots

Best Caribbean Patty Shops in Flatbush

Jamaican beef patty, coco bread, Flatbush after-school staple

0 spots

Best Ackee & Saltfish in Flatbush

Jamaica's national breakfast, Sunday-morning Flatbush

0 spots

Best Caribbean Bakeries in Brooklyn

Patties, hardo bread, coco bread, currants roll

0 spots

Caribbean Bakeries in Flatbush

Patties, hardo, currants roll — Flatbush bakeries

0 spots

Soca Parties & Clubs in Brooklyn

Where soca lives in Brooklyn — verified weekly

0 spots

Dancehall Clubs in NYC

Reggae, dancehall, riddim — the full NYC map

5 spots

Caribbean DJs for Hire in NYC

Soca, dancehall, afrobeats, kompa — book NYC's best Caribbean DJs

12 spots

Soca Parties & Fetes in Brooklyn

Where soca lives in Brooklyn — fetes, venues, lineups

0 spots

Reggae Bars in Brooklyn

Reggae sound, real bartenders, late nights

0 spots

Kompa & Haitian Music Parties in NYC

Kompa, zouk, méringue — Haitian nightlife

1 spot

Afrobeats Clubs in NYC

Afro + Caribbean fusion nights, NYC

0 spots

Caribbean DJs in Brooklyn

Soca, dancehall, afrobeats — Brooklyn-based DJs to book

2 spots

NYC Carnival 2026 — Labor Day Weekend Guide

WIADCA Parkway, J'Ouvert, fetes, mas — all on one page

1 spot

J'Ouvert NYC 2026 — Schedule, Route, Fetes

Brooklyn J'Ouvert — predawn Labor Day Monday

0 spots

Labor Day Weekend Fetes in NYC

Every fete worth knowing about Fri–Tues

1 spot

West Indian Day Parade 2026

WIADCA Parkway — Eastern Parkway, Labor Day

1 spot

Haitian Flag Day NYC 2026

May 18 — Haitian flag, parades, fetes, food

0 spots

Jamaican Independence Day Events in NYC

August 6 — Jamaica's independence, NYC-wide events

1 spot

Trinidad & Tobago Independence Events in NYC

August 31 — T&T independence, NYC celebrations

1 spot

Caribbean Heritage Month Events in NYC

June — Caribbean American Heritage Month, every NYC celebration

1 spot

Caribbean Restaurants in Bed-Stuy

Fulton, Nostrand, Putnam — Bed-Stuy's Caribbean spread

1 spot

Best Caribbean Brunch in NYC

Sunday brunch with ackee, callaloo, rum punch — across all 5 boros

0 spots

Best Caribbean Breakfast Spots in NYC

Mornings done right — ackee, saltfish, fry bake, doubles

0 spots

Caribbean Takeout in NYC

Order to-go from every spot below — call ahead

3 spots

Caribbean Delivery in NYC

Spots that deliver — UberEats, DoorDash, in-house

2 spots

Caribbean Catering in Brooklyn

Caterers who know jerk pans and oxtail trays

7 spots

Vegan Caribbean Restaurants in NYC

Plant-based jerk, ital, callaloo — the vegan Caribbean map

1 spot

Caribbean Grocery Stores in Brooklyn

Ackee, callaloo, scotch bonnet, ground provisions

1 spot

Caribbean Radio Stations in NYC

Reggae, soca, kompa, zouk — every Caribbean stream we've verified

6 spots