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NYC’s 6 Best Fried Chicken Meals

January 25, 2012 11:30 AM

Photo: Laren Spirer

Fried chicken is irresistible comfort food at its best. New Yorkers not only have access to classic Southern fried chicken, but we’ve got fried chicken New York City style — infused with some of the international flavors that make our city so vibrant. By Laren Spirer.

More: NYC’s 5 Best Restaurants For Comfort Food

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The Redhead

349 E. 13th Street

New York, NY 10003

(212) 533-6212

www.theredheadnyc.com/

The Redhead’s chef Meg Grace brines her bird and lets it soak in buttermilk before dropping her drool-worthly buttermilk fried chicken into the fryer. This ensures tender meat and a crisp crunch for her traditional Southern style chicken.

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Momofuku Noodle Bar

171 First Avenue

New York, NY 10003

www.momofuku.com/restaurants/noodle-bar/

If you’ve got a party of four to eight people, make a reservation for the fried chicken dinner at Momofuku Noodle Bar. You’ll get two entire fried chickens in two different styles: sweet and spicy Korean, and Southern-esque, with a hint of Old Bay. Build your own bites with accompanying veggies, herbs and mu shu pancakes.

Korean Fried Chicken From Talde (credit: Anne Massoni)

Talde

369 Seventh Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11215

347-916-0031

www.taldebrooklyn.com/

Top Cheffer Dale Talde recently opened his eponymous restaurant in Park Slope where he puts a Korean twist on his fried chicken. It’s double fried, sliced and served nestled in a kimchee yogurt sauce adorned with mint and halved grapes.

(credit: Blue Ribbon/Facebook)

Blue Ribbon Brasserie

97 Sullivan Street

New York, NY 10012

212.274.0404

www.blueribbonrestaurants.com/

The Bromberg brothers have been kind enough to share their recipe for Northern Fried Chicken in the Blue Ribbon Cookbook. Their secret? Matzo meal. If you don’t feel like making it yourself, head to Blue Ribbon Brasserie, where it’s served with greens, mashed potatoes, gravy and, as a decadent touch, honey.

(credit: Buttermilk Channel/Facebook)

Buttermilk Channel

524 Court Street

Brooklyn, NY 11231

718-852-8490

buttermilkchannelnyc.com

Brooklyn’s Buttermilk Channel’s buttermilk fried chicken is served atop a cheddar waffle with an addictive reduction of balsamic vinegar and maple syrup. If you can manage not to eat with your hands, put them all together on your fork for the perfect bite of sweet, savory, tangy, salty and fatty.

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Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken

2839-2841 Frederick Douglass Boulevard

New York, NY 10039

(212) 281-1800

www.buffetny.com/

Charles Gabriel is the long-standing master of fried chicken in this town. He rules the roost at Charles Country Pan-Fried Chicken, where he churns out lovingly-pan fried (not deep-fried) chicken. After giving the chicken a dry rub, and a seasoned egg wash and flour dredge, he turns it repeatedly as it cooks, ensuring a flavorful, crispy crust and juicy, tender meat.

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Laren Spirer is yet another lawyer (and freelance writer) obsessed with food and drink, who also blogs at Sweet Blog o’ Mine and tweets at @sweetblogomine.

Stephen

Forget all these places – the Best of the Best is in Springfield Gardens, Queens: New York Fried Chicken on Farmers & Merrick Blvd. The best flavor & consistency for over 40 years, all at working folks prices!!!

Steve Williams