Washington Heights Eatery Named Among Best Caribbean Spots In NYC

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — In a bit of positive news for Upper Manhattan, a Dominican restaurant in Washington Heights was just named one of the 18 best Caribbean eateries in New York City.

Malecon's location at 4141 Broadway (near West 175th Street) in Washington Heights was named on Eater NY's recent list of "Where to Find Superior Caribbean Food Around New York."

The list featured 18 notable Caribbean restaurants — "or venues with notable Caribbean-leaning dishes — including selections from Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guyana, Belize, Trinidad, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela."

Here's what the reporters from Eater NY said about Malecon:

"Malecon is perhaps the city’s most well-known mini-chain of all-day Dominican establishments. The Washington Heights location opens for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. serving mangu (mashed green plantains) with longaniza, eggs and salami, and stays open until 2 a.m. on weekends, offering an almost infinite variety of Dominican specialties. The signature item here, however, is the rotisserie chicken; it’s slowly spit-roasted to allow for tender flesh and stretchy, supple skin."

Malecon also has a location on the Upper West Side.

The restaurant calls itself the "Kings of Roast Chicken."

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You can read Eater's full list of the 18 best Carribian restaurants in New York City on Eater's website.