Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem

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Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem
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Restaurant information
Established1962
Food typeSoul food, Southern
Street address328 Lenox Avenue
CityNew York City
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10027
Coordinates40°48′31″N 73°56′40″W / 40.808718°N 73.944538°W / 40.808718; -73.944538Coordinates: 40°48′31″N 73°56′40″W / 40.808718°N 73.944538°W / 40.808718; -73.944538

Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem, often called Sylvia's Soul Food or just Sylvia's, is a soul food restaurant located at 328 Lenox Avenue, between 126th and 127th Streets, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City.[1] It was founded in 1962 by Sylvia Woods.[2] It has since expanded to a much larger space at its present location, and an adjacent building. The restaurant also sells a line of prepared foods, beauty and skin care items, cookbooks, and a children's book written by Woods. Woods purchased the original luncheonette by borrowing money from her mother, who had to mortgage her farm to provide it.

The restaurant attracts a clientele that ranges from Harlem locals to visiting celebrities.[3] Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Caroline Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Magic Johnson, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Bruno Mars are among those who have dined there. Sylvia's was also featured on a Manhattan-themed episode of the Travel Channel's Man v. Food in early 2009. On September 19, 2007, commentator Bill O'Reilly received criticism regarding comments he made on his syndicated radio show, about having lunch at Sylvia's with Al Sharpton. O'Reilly concluded that stereotypes regarding African Americans were not true based on observations he had made at the restaurant.[4]

In response to the COVID19 pandemic, Sylvia's Restaurant participated in relief efforts by donating fifty meals to Harlem Hospital. The restaurant announced plans to open a pop-up pantry featuring meal kits to serve the community.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Sylvia's Restaurant". Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ Feeney, Michael J. (14 May 2014). "Harlem street co-named for Queen of Soul Food Sylvia Woods". New York Daily News. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ Curry, George E. (17 December 1992). "Down Home on 126th Street: 'Queen of Soul Food' Celebrates Long Reign". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ^ "O'Reilly Dines in Harlem, Talks About It, Then Hears About It". New York Times. September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "Iconic Harlem restaurants step up to feed front-line workers". pix11.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.

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