Words by Jesse Serwer/LargeUp—
This article appears in No Ice Cream Sound issue #4, which you can purchase here.
No matter where you are in New York City, you’re not far from a great Caribbean meal. The number and quality of West Indian restaurants in NYC is generally greater than other island-folk hubs of London and Toronto, while the options are even more diverse, with Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and Haitian eateries holding their own alongside Jamaican, Guyanese and Trini spots. Click through the thumbnails above (or click any photo below) for a tour of some of our favorites, from Midtown cubano specialists, to Guyanese bakeries out in Queens.