Harlem

8 places in one place — 2 places to eat, 2 clubs and music rooms, 3 parks and spaces, 1 museum or gallery.

Where to eat in Harlem

Rating TBDCharles Pan-Fried ChickenSoul food$$Chicken fried to order in a cast-iron pan, by a man who has been doing it since the 1980s.Rating TBDMelba'sSoul food$$Southern cooking on a Harlem corner, run by someone who grew up two blocks away.

Cuisines in Harlem: Soul food

Where to go out in Harlem

Rating TBDBill's PlaceJazzSet fee, cashA jazz speakeasy in a brownstone parlor, on the block where Billie Holiday was discovered.Rating TBDThe ShrineLive musicUsually freeFree live music every night of the week, from Afrobeat to punk, in a room papered with old album covers.

Kinds of night in Harlem: Jazz, Live music

Culture in Harlem

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Rating TBDSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureMuseum$A research library and free exhibition space holding one of the great archives of the Black diaspora.

Outdoors in Harlem

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9.7Morningside ParkParkA cliff face with a waterfall at the bottom, separating Harlem from Morningside Heights.9.2Riverbank State ParkParkA 28-acre park built on the roof of a sewage treatment plant, with a pool, a rink and the Hudson in front of it.8.6Marcus Garvey ParkParkA rocky outcrop in the middle of Harlem, with the last fire watchtower in America on top.

Harlem questions, answered

Where should I eat in Harlem?

First on our list in Harlem is Charles Pan-Fried Chicken — Chicken fried to order in a cast-iron pan, by a man who has been doing it since the 1980s. We list 2 places in Harlem and have not scored them yet.

What's the nightlife like in Harlem?

Harlem has 2 rooms on this page, including Bill's Place (Jazz). A jazz speakeasy in a brownstone parlor, on the block where Billie Holiday was discovered.

Is Harlem worth visiting?

Yes — Harlem has 8 places on MUSEENYC right now: 2 places to eat, 2 clubs and music rooms, 3 parks and spaces, 1 museum or gallery. Everything on this page was chosen by people who live in New York, and nobody pays to be included.