Sylvia’s Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Archer & Goat, A New Addition To Harlem’s Restaurant Community Tradition

By Sam Mattingly A native New Yorker, with a restless spirit, Alex lived and worked in various parts of the country, including Miami and San Diego, taking on a number of positions, primarily in the hospitality and restaurant industry.Continue reading

Dining With Miss Lil: Settepani Is Here To Stay In Harlem After A Remix Back To Its Roots

By Lil Nickelson Settepani is located at 196 Lenox Avenue on the Southeast corner of 120th Street and has been a part of the Harlem restaurant scene since it first opened 18 years ago in 2001. Continue reading

Yummy, Harlem Week Burger By Shake Shack From Red Rooster To Sylvia’s Is Here

In occasion of the 45th anniversary of Harlem Week, Shake Shacks is introducing the new Harlem Week Burger.Continue reading

Visiting Harlem? Here Are Restaurants You Should Try

By Richard Love It can be difficult to narrow down your options before you go out to eat anywhere in New York City. Continue reading

Visiting Harlem? Here Are Restaurants You Should Try

By Alex Sanders It can be difficult to narrow down your options before you go out to eat anywhere in New York City. There are so many top-rated restaurants in the city — how can you choose even one? Continue reading

44th Annual Harlem Week Explores Diverse Flavors of Harlem Cuisine

For over four decades, The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce has celebrated Harlem’s rich cultural heritage through the month-long celebration of HARLEM WEEK—lovingly described “the longest week of the year.”Continue reading

Tren’ness Woods-Black, Nikoa Evans Hendrick And Beth Shapiro Deliver Citymeals On Wheels (Update)

On Tuesday, November 7, 2017, Tren’ness Woods-Black (Sylvia’s Restaurant), Nikoa Evans Hendrick (Partner, Sexy Taco Dirty Cash) and Beth Shapiro (Executive Director, Citymeals on Wheels) delivered wonderful specially prepared meals to the homebound elderly neighbors in Harlem.Continue reading

Watch “White Girl” Conan O’Brien “Work” At The Legendary Sylvia’s In Harlem (Video)

Esquire writes that Sylvia's Restaurant history is long and lauded. It's been serving soul food to Harlem since 1962, when Sylvia Woods herself started up the joint, and it's still in the family. Continue reading

Celebrated Chef Marcus Samuelsson Leads 2nd Annual Harlem/Havana Festival 2017

The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with internationally renowned chef and restauranteur [easyazon_link identifier="0470940581" locale="US" tag="harlemworld-20"]Marcus Samuelsson[/easyazon_link], in concert with Tim Zagat, founder of the Zagat National Restaurant Review, today announced that following its breakout inaugural run in 2016, the Cuban Culinary Initiative.Continue reading

Eastern Consolidated Selected As Exclusive Agent To Market Prime In Harlem

Eastern Consolidated has been selected as the exclusive agent to market a renovated, four-story residential building at 111 West 128^th Street that could be reconfigured as an owner’s triplex with rental units or remain a multifamily. Continue reading

Sylvia’s Tren’ness Woods-Black Talks Harlem’s Vibrant Future

At midafternoon on a cold late-winter day, Tren'ness Woods-Black is perched at a table at Sylvia's in Harlem, eating cornbread and sipping hot tea, and insisting that I order a sweet tea. ("Welcome to soul," she says.)Continue reading