Best Fried Chicken, city by city.
Crust and juice are a treaty: shatter on the outside, steam on the inside, seasoned all the way through rather than shouted on top. Harry checks whether the crust survives ten minutes and whether the brine did its work. Heat lamps are where fried chicken goes to file its retirement papers.
Ten-place guides ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick, in 11 cities. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
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Best Fried Chicken in New YorkNY
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Best Fried Chicken in Los AngelesCA
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Best Fried Chicken in ChicagoIL
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Best Fried Chicken in San FranciscoCA
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Best Fried Chicken in New OrleansLA
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Best Fried Chicken in AustinTX
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Best Fried Chicken in MiamiFL
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Best Fried Chicken in SeattleWA
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Best Fried Chicken in LondonGB
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Best Fried Chicken in WashingtonDC
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Best Fried Chicken in San JoseCA
Questions Harry gets about fried chicken restaurants
- Which cities does Harry rank fried chicken restaurants in?
- Harry has a full ten-place fried chicken guide for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Austin, Miami, Seattle, London, Washington and San Jose. Each is ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick.
- How does Harry Hungry score fried chicken restaurants?
- The Harry Score blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a single 0–100 rating. A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.