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Down home cooking

1. Mama's Food Shop

200 E 3rd St (btw Ave A & B), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Alphabet City · 33 tips and reviews

CheapismCheapism: On a budget but have a big appetite? Eat huge, inexpensive portions of American food here. Get Mama’s Roasted Chicken & a side for $12.50. Read more.

2. Peter's Since 1969

587 9th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 43rd), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Hell's Kitchen · 21 tips and reviews

Ryan H.Ryan Hennesy: I'm a native southern boy, and this place is legit. Meatloaf is amazing and mashed sweet potatoes are about perfect.

3. Daisy May's BBQ

623 11th Ave (at 46th St.), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Hell's Kitchen · 119 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Its well worth the trek to dine on the best dry rub ribs in the city! Dine in or take it to go. Get the Dry Rub Pork Ribs with a side sweet potato mash, baked beans and bourbon peaches.

4. RUB (Righteous Urban BBQ)

208 W 23rd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Chelsea · 96 tips and reviews

Matt C.Matt Cherette: Short End of ribs, Burnt Ends, Beans, Vinegar Cole Slaw, and Fried Oreos are just a few highlights of R.U.B., my favorite barbecue joint in NYC.

Pepe Verde is one of Down home cooking.

5. Pepe Verde

559 Hudson St (btw Perry & West 11th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 16 tips and reviews

Rami R.Rami Riad: I love Pepe verde, Penne vodka is my absolute favorite. One of the cheapest quality Italian food in NY.

6. The Smoke Joint

87 S Elliott Pl (btwn Lafayette Ave & Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Fort Greene · 215 tips and reviews

ShyahShyah: Amazing BBQ!! Try the Pulled Pork, Mac-n-Cheese, Potato Salad mm mm good

Mitchell's Soul Food is one of Down home cooking.

7. Mitchell's Soul Food

8.4
617 Vanderbilt Ave (at St. Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 27 tips and reviews

8. Sidecar

560 5th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · South Slope · 185 tips and reviews

eric m.eric mortensen: Try the fried chicken. And order from the cocktail menu! Delicious and refreshing!

Hill Country Barbecue Market is one of Down home cooking.

9. Hill Country Barbecue Market

8.6
30 W 26th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · NoMad · 489 tips and reviews
Borough Restaurant is one of Down home cooking.

10. Borough Restaurant

6.4
338 Franklin Ave (at Greene St.), Brooklyn, NY
Diner · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 16 tips and reviews
Blue Smoke is one of Down home cooking.

11. Blue Smoke

116 E 27th St (btwn Park Ave S & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Rose Hill · 416 tips and reviews
Seersucker is one of Down home cooking.

12. Seersucker

329 Smith St (President and Carroll), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 91 tips and reviews
Sweet Chick is one of Down home cooking.

13. Sweet Chick

8.7
164 Bedford Ave (at N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Williamsburg · 314 tips and reviews
Fette Sau is one of Down home cooking.

14. Fette Sau

8.9
354 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 561 tips and reviews
Pork Slope is one of Down home cooking.

15. Pork Slope

247 5th Ave (btwn Carroll St & Garfield Pl), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · North Slope · 203 tips and reviews
Hillstone is one of Down home cooking.

16. Hillstone

153 E 53rd St (SW 54th & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 202 tips and reviews

Eric F.Eric Friedman: The ribs are the best thing here without a doubt - falling off the bone

Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue is one of Down home cooking.

17. Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue

433 3rd Ave (btwn 7th & 8th Sts), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Gowanus · 76 tips and reviews
Delaney Barbecue: SmokeLine is one of Down home cooking.

18. Delaney Barbecue: SmokeLine

The High Line (at W 15th St), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Chelsea · 12 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of Down home cooking.

19. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.6
604 Union St (at 4th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Gowanus · 286 tips and reviews
The Cardinal is one of Down home cooking.

20. The Cardinal

234 E 4th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Alphabet City · 88 tips and reviews
Peaches HotHouse is one of Down home cooking.

21. Peaches HotHouse

8.7
415 Tompkins Ave (at Hancock St), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 249 tips and reviews
Kitchenette Uptown is one of Down home cooking.

22. Kitchenette Uptown

1272 Amsterdam Ave (at 123rd St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · West Harlem · 108 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Delicious homestyle breakfast! Try the Farmhouse Breakfast or anything from the Griddle – like Blackberry Cherry Pancakes, Gingerbread Pancakes or French Toast!

Maysville is one of Down home cooking.

23. Maysville

17 W 26th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoMad · 247 tips and reviews
The Pink Tea Cup is one of Down home cooking.

24. The Pink Tea Cup

120 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Fort Greene · 17 tips and reviews