Sylvia's Restaurant

“4.3 across 9.0k Google reviews; praised by Time Out (Time Out Best #43 (2025)).”

Sylvia's Restaurant

soul-food · american · New York

neighborhoodcasualscene

TIME OUT #43

4.3 across 9.0k Google reviews; praised by Time Out (Time Out Best #43 (2025)).

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.

Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.

Hype radar · moderate

$$ · Open nowToday · 11:00 — 20:00G4.3T4.1Y3.6MS

Google4.3(9.0k)Yelp3.6(2.4k)Tripadvisor4.1(2.2k)

Score breakdown

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Google4.3 ★9.0k reviews

Yelp3.6 ★2.4k reviews

Tripadvisor4.1 ★2.2k reviews

Signal confidence

95%Strong · 3 sources

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Is Sylvia's Restaurant worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Sylvia's Restaurant 72/100 for quality and 71/100 on the Worth It scale for New York. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

Portions	generous
Consistency	fair
Service	fine
Ambience	good

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