# Best Fried Chicken in New York City (October 2026)

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1. **Charles Pan-Fried Chicken** — Harlem (10027) — Oligrail fried chicken score **10.0** — James Beard winner Charles Gabriel's Harlem skillet-fried chicken ranked \#1 in NYC by the NYT and Eater NY (Aug 2026).
1. **Peaches HotHouse** — Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights (11216) — Oligrail fried chicken score **10.0** — Named \#1 in Brooklyn for Nashville-style extra-crispy fried chicken by Eater NY and The Infatuation (Jul 2026).
3. **Commodore** — Williamsburg (11211) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Williamsburg's legendary hot-honey fried chicken thighs with biscuits praised by the NYT and New York Magazine (Jul 2026).
3. **Coqodaq** — East Village and Union Square (10003) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on Eater NY's and The Infatuation's best fried chicken in NYC guides (Aug 2026).
3. **Double Chicken Please** — Lower East Side and Chinatown (10002) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on Eater NY's and The Infatuation's best fried chicken sandwiches in Lower Manhattan (Aug 2026).
3. **Melba's** — Harlem (10027) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on the NYT and Eater NY Harlem comfort food guides for Southern fried chicken & eggnog waffles (Jul 2026).
3. **Sailor** — Fort Greene, Boerum Hill and Park Slope North (11217) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — April Bloomfield's Fort Greene roast & crispy chicken praised in the NYT 3-star review (Aug 2026).
3. **Sylvia's Restaurant** — Harlem (10027) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on Eater NY's and Time Out New York's Harlem fried chicken hall of fame (Aug 2026).
9. **Blue Ribbon Brasserie** — SoHo, NoHo and Greenwich Village (10012) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.0** — Featured on The Infatuation's and Eater NY's iconic NYC fried chicken lists (Jul 2026).
9. **Bobwhite Counter** — East Village and Union Square (10003) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.0** — Named on Eater NY's and New York Magazine's best fried chicken in Manhattan (Jul 2026).
11. **Mono+Mono** — East Village and Union Square (10003) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Cited on Eater NY's East Village Korean fried chicken guide (Jul 2026).
11. **Sweet Chick Lower East Side** — Lower East Side and Chinatown (10002) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Named on Time Out New York's and Eater NY's best chicken and waffles in NYC (Jul 2026).
13. **Pies 'n' Thighs** — Williamsburg (11211) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.0** — Named on Eater NY's and The Infatuation's Williamsburg fried chicken & biscuit guides (Jul 2026).
13. **Turntable Chicken Jazz** — Koreatown and NoMad (10001) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.0** — Named on Eater NY's Koreatown double-fried chicken guide (Jul 2026).

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