New York: Where to Eat: Local Cuisine: Red Rooster

Red Rooster

Marcus Samuelsson’s Harlem restaurant opened to much buzz in early 2011. The scene and the wonderfully diverse crowd (ranging from downtown hipsters to elegant Harlem matrons and everyone in between) are a hit. Cuisine is decidedly southern comfort, including such favorites as “Mac & Greens” and “Dutch Bass & Grits.”