Casual Bite

Cuchifritos

Opens Tuesday at 9:30 AM

East Harlem, New York

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"NYC treasure" (The Infatuation)

"best alcapuria I have had in years" (Google review)

Try the coco drink, just like childhood

When you spot the gleaming piles of roast chicken and fried pork in the window on 116th Street, you'll know you've found Cuchifritos. This classic Puerto Rican lunch counter has been a neighborhood fixture since the 1960s: order the beef-filled alcapurrias, tamale-like pasteles stuffed with pork, and don't skip the chicharron you first saw outside.

They recommend it:

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4.2

Cuchifritos

168 E 116th St, New York, NY 10029, USA

$$$$

cuchifritos-nyc.com

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What are you into?

Puerto Rican comfort food
1960s institution
lunch counter vibes
fried pork & chicken
East Harlem
New York

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