Food & Drink · New York, New York
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Opened in 2005 by Harlem native Melba Wilson — who honed her craft working at her aunt Sylvia Woods' legendary restaurant — Melba's has become a defining institution of 21st-century Harlem dining with a neo-soul sensibility. Famous for its Southern fried chicken with eggnog waffles (a Bobby Flay Throwdown! winner), tres mac n' cheese, barbecue turkey meatloaf, and pan-seared sea bass, Melba's serv