The 15 Best Places for Fried Cheese in New York City (2024)

Jessica Derschowitz:Get the Brussels sprouts, squid ink paella and fried goat cheese.

Andrew Burch:Maybe the best tapas in the US. Try Brussels sprouts, bleu cheese gnocchi, fried goat cheese and the molten chocolate cake!

Pooja Yabannavar:Lamb meatballs, smoked mozzarella, brussels sprouts, octopus and fried goat cheese - yummm

Farhana Sheats:The fried cheesecake is so good!

T Marie:The service is good and the prices are very reasonable. The food is yum. They don't sell alcohol, but I love that you can byob! Plus the fried cheesecake is so amazing. Great place to go

Kristi Duarte:Everything is good here. Love the sashimi, grilled octopus, yakko tofu, and spice girl sushi.

Cheapeats Inc:Went here with someone from the Czech Republic. Fantastic! Must try the fried cheese, steak tartare & beef goulash. From a non-red meat lover.

Artem Matyskin:Tried fried cheese and it was ok but not as good as I would expect. Trout was better, a little bit overcooked. Great beer. Young waiter was nice and friendly but another one was a bit unfriendly

M Reilly-Brooks:Great traditional Czech/Slovak food. Loved the apps (sausage, steak tartar, pate, roasted beets). Entrees great too (duck, trout, lamb shank, veal schnitzel). Beer of course. Desserts were ok.

Jodi Enomoto:Chicharron and longanisa mofongo with a side of fried cheese, please :)

Ade Leri:They have the best Mangu with fried cheese and salami. They have a breakfast special where you get a coffee or orange juice. I go there whenever I'm in the mood to have Mangu.

Jenn Rodz:Mofongo and chicken is simply AMAZING! Great taste! Sangrias are Excellent One Of the best sangrias i have ever had but they are a lil overprice tho, also try the queso Frito

Serious Eats:Hefty plantains are smashed, fried twiced to get extra crispy, then used as the sandwich "bread" for a variety of fillings. We recommend the fried cheese version, deliciously salty and meaty

Eater:The namesake dish is its specialty: two fantastically flattened frisbees of tostones stuffed like a sandwich with roasted pork, grilled steak, or simply black beans, cheese, and avocados. Read more.

Natalie Rosario:patacon de pollo with extra sauce- heaven for your mouth.

Jamie Tsao:Amazing Greek food. Generous portions. Get the Grilled Octopus, Saganaki Graviera (fried cheese), and the Spanakopita.

Victoria Yam:Octopus, grilled calamari, fried cheese

Berk Kapicioglu:The octopus is the best octopus I had in my life. The sea bass was deboned and super soft. Wine was perfect. For dessert, we hadGalaktoboureko. Authentic and quality Greek cuisine in East Village.

jon accarrino:order the deep fried cheese curd bites

Robert co*ker:Try the fried cheese curds. They're sinful.

Fried Cheese Curds are fantastic

M M:Try the breakfast of eggs, mangu (mashed green plantains), sausage and fried cheese.

Jennifer C:Love this place!!! Everything is super tasty and the options vary daily!!! (Mangu on the weekends!!)

Sina:The food reminds me of Iranian cuisine. Very nice staff and reasonable price.

Jess Nha:Fried cheesecake is to die for 😂🙌💗

Tom Joseph:Good if not amazing sushi, but the $3.50 happy hour is great value and the fried cheesecake is great

Katherine:Great pad Thai! And great prices for the city

Real Cheap Eats:The cheesesteaks are popular, but try Adrian’s Atomic Avalanche ($9.75) instead. It begins as a typical cheesesteak, but is topped with pepperoni, hot peppers, fried mozzarella balls & marinara sauce. Read more.

AmateurConcierge:Wing sauce is interesting and good but the wings are quite small. Go with that monster cheesesteak with the fried mozzarella

Kayleigh Harrington:Great bar snacks like soft pretzels and fried pickles. Try one of the craft beers on draft - my favorite is Abita Purple Haze.

Alexander Hawson:Get the fried cheese from the breakfast options!

Julie Avra:the chicken is delicious! And a big portion, the sangria is also good and the fruit in it is very fresh

David Berkowitz:Try the tres leches - This tres leches cake is so good, you'll swear there are seis leches in it. Really, leave room for dessert, or just skip dinner entirely and get this.

Whitney Stapleton:Really great fried cheese pierogis! The chicken noodle soup has big chunks of fresh chicken, and the staff is really nice!

Hanna :The blintzes are seriously the best I've had in the city. Pierogis are also tasty & I'm a sucker for the old school stuffed cabbage.

Serious Eats:Old Polish restaurant with some great bigos (sauerkraut and pork stew) and cheese pierogi.

Mike Nickerson:Happy hour 6-8! some great whiskey based co*cktails and unique snacks (fried cheese curds! Boiled peanuts!)

LaDawn Penigar-Mitchell:Excellent happy hour spot in LES! Drinks are great, service is attentive and the waffle fries are a good bar snack if you’re hungry

Jon Steinback:grab a small table, a bottle of wine, some oysters, and a couple appetizers. perfect low-key dinner spot.

Katie Congleton:Meatballs, brussel sprouts, papas bravas, ham wrapped fried goat cheese on toast, meatballs, skirt steak, chorizo and manchego toast topped with quail eggs + white sangria... It was all amazing!

HC:Cheese filled with peppers on toast. Delicious

Amy Mixa:Love the croquettes de jambon and the petotillas de queso de cabra. Also try all the sangrias!

Brenda Burrough:Pasta trio special and fried mozzarella antipasto were delicious.

Mark Young:Great fresh italian food. I suggest for you to get the pasta special. 3 different types of fresh pasta made from the pan to your plate.

Showtime Network:You’ll need to confess to the Pope himself after the sinful delights of this restaurant.