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Oil Watch has verified 1 restaurant in Harlem, Manhattan that cook without industrial seed oils. Top-rated: Fumo. Breakdown: 1 Use Caution. Common cuisines: soul food, african-american, farm-to-table, caribbean.
Harlem's culinary renaissance has brought farm-to-table restaurants and modern African-American cuisine alongside soul food institutions. Newer restaurants increasingly cook with olive oil and butter, while traditional spots often use lard and butter for their signature dishes.
Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 113th and 125th has a concentration of newer farm-to-table places that cook with olive oil and butter.
Lenox Avenue (Malcolm X Boulevard) in the 120s has both old-school soul food spots using lard and newer restaurants using olive oil. The traditional places are worth asking about since lard is seed oil free.
The restaurants on 116th Street near the Morningside Park side are quieter and tend to be more ingredient-conscious.
Of the 1 verified restaurant in Harlem, results vary by restaurant. Check each listing for a full breakdown of fryer oil, cooking fats, salad oils, bread, and sauces.
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Yes. Oil Watch has verified 1 restaurant in Harlem, Manhattan that cook without industrial seed oils. Top-scoring spots include Fumo. These restaurants use olive oil, beef tallow, avocado oil, butter, and ghee instead of canola, soybean, and corn oil.
Harlem has a strong soul food, african-american, farm-to-table restaurant scene. Of the 1 verified spots, several cook with healthy fats. Local tip: Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 113th and 125th has a concentration of newer farm-to-table places that cook with olive oil and butter. Use the Oil Watch map to check each restaurant's oil breakdown for fryers, cooking fats, salad dressings, and sauces.
Browse the Harlem map at oilwatch.app/map/nyc/harlem to see 1 verified restaurants and their cooking oil status. Fumo is one of the top-rated spots in the neighborhood. Each listing shows exactly what oils are used for frying, cooking, salads, and sauces.
The highest-rated seed oil free restaurant in Harlem is currently Fumo. Restaurants rated Seed Oil Free use only healthy fats like olive oil, butter, tallow, and avocado oil. Browse the Harlem map above to see all 1 restaurants.