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Melba's Restaurant Melba's Restaurant is a black-owned southern restaurant located in the Harlem borough of New York, NY.
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Melba's menu serves up comfort food classics like fried chicken and waffles, catfish, and short ribs. Our southern restaurant was born out of the vision of our founder, Melba Wilson, who wanted to nurture and provide an exquisite yet comfortable dining experience to the community that raised her. Melba's Restaurant offers their Harlem soul food for catering in NYC so you can share the best soul food in NYC with your friends and loved ones. Enjoy the best soul food and southern hospitality in NYC at Melba's Restaurant.

What a night, and what an incredible cause! ❤️✨So proud to serve on the board of God’s Love We Deliver and celebrate its...
10/21/2026

What a night, and what an incredible cause! ❤️✨

So proud to serve on the board of God’s Love We Deliver and celebrate its 20th Annual Golden Heart Awards, where we raised nearly $4 MILLION to help bring medically tailored meals to New Yorkers who need them most! 🙌🏾

Congratulations to this year’s incredible honorees, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Misty Copeland, and Andrew Scott, for their contributions to philanthropy, advocacy, and community.

It was wonderful celebrating alongside Michael Kors, Terrence Meck, Chef Lana, and so many others who believe in the power of showing up for one another. And let me tell you, DJ Lina Bradford absolutely KILLED it! 💃🏾

A beautiful evening filled with generosity, purpose, and a whole lot of love. Here’s to continuing the work of nourishing our neighbors and making sure no one faces illness alone. 🧡

Happy Birthday to my nephew FERG! 🥳It’s been a joy watching you grow, evolve, and make your mark on the world, all while...
10/20/2026

Happy Birthday to my nephew FERG! 🥳

It’s been a joy watching you grow, evolve, and make your mark on the world, all while staying true to your Harlem roots.

No matter how far you go, you always show love to your community and your auntie, even bringing the cameras through Melba’s Restaurant earlier this year! 🎬

So proud of you, nephew! Wishing you continued success, good health, happiness, and blessings on blessings. Love you, Ferg! 🎂🥂🧡

10/19/2026

Now you KNOW I wasn’t about to let this trend go by without making a cameo! 😂

My nephew got the whole internet moving to “Uptown Shooters N Bronx Bombers,” so I had to throw on my Knicks caftan and show him how Harlem does it! 🏀🧡

Fergie, you know your auntie had to represent! 🌹🔥

From Sunday service to Sunday brunch! 🙏🏾Get your praise on, then get your plate on! 🍽️Now who’s coming to brunch? Tag yo...
10/18/2026

From Sunday service to Sunday brunch! 🙏🏾

Get your praise on, then get your plate on! 🍽️

Now who’s coming to brunch? Tag your Sunday crew! 👇🏾

📸 Alyssa Faye Smith

10/17/2026

Hospitality means making sure everyone feels welcome, included, and valued. 🧡

It was a pleasure welcoming Spectrum News NY1 to Melba’s Harlem to share the story behind our new Braille menus and why creating a more accessible, independent dining experience for blind and low-vision guests means so much to me.

Thank you, Spectrum News NY1, for helping us shine a light on this important step toward making hospitality more inclusive for everyone.

Because everyone deserves a seat at the table. 🧡

Harlem today, Las Vegas next? ✈️🍷La X 96.3, El Ritmo De NY is LIVE at Melba’s TODAY, October 16, from 4–6 PM! Stop by fo...
10/16/2026

Harlem today, Las Vegas next? ✈️🍷

La X 96.3, El Ritmo De NY is LIVE at Melba’s TODAY, October 16, from 4–6 PM! Stop by for complimentary samples of our St. Clair Sangria, made with Rémy Martin VSOP, courtesy of Rémy Martin.

While you’re here, enter for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the Latin GRAMMYs in Las Vegas—including flights, hotel, and event tickets! The drawing takes place October 30.

Come sip with us and see where the afternoon takes you. ✨

📍300 West 114th Street, Harlem
21+

¿Hoy en Harlem y después en Las Vegas? ✈️🍷

La X 96.3, El Ritmo De NY transmite EN VIVO desde Melba’s HOY, 16 de octubre, de 4 a 6 PM! Ven a disfrutar de una degustación gratuita de nuestra sangría St. Clair, preparada con Rémy Martin VSOP, cortesía de Rémy Martin.

Durante tu visita, participa por la oportunidad de ganar un viaje con todos los gastos pagados a los Latin GRAMMYs en Las Vegas, ¡con vuelos, hotel y boletos para el evento incluidos! El sorteo se realizará el 30 de octubre.

Ven a brindar con nosotros… ¡y quién sabe si tu próxima parada será Las Vegas! ✨

📍300 West 114th Street, Harlem
Para personas de 21 años o más

Rémy Martin & Melba’s Restaurant invite you to join us tonight for a SPECIAL St. Clair Sangria !!
10/16/2026

Rémy Martin & Melba’s Restaurant invite you to join us tonight for a SPECIAL St. Clair Sangria !!

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the incomparable André Leon Talley. 🕊️A fashion icon, a trailblazer, and a man who lived life...
10/16/2026

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the incomparable André Leon Talley. 🕊️

A fashion icon, a trailblazer, and a man who lived life unapologetically, with elegance, grace, and a style all his own.

I’ll always treasure moments like this one, two caftan lovers sharing a little love during a time when the world needed so much of it.

Your brilliance, your presence, and the doors you opened will never be forgotten. Rest in power, André. Your legacy lives on. 🧡

BAM! Happy Birthday to the one and only Chef Lagasse! 🥳Throwing it back to Harlem EatUp!, where we had the pleasure of ...
10/15/2026

BAM! Happy Birthday to the one and only Chef Lagasse! 🥳

Throwing it back to Harlem EatUp!, where we had the pleasure of sharing the stage and celebrating our love of food, flavor, and bringing people together.

Wishing you a wonderful birthday filled with good health, happiness, continued success, and plenty more reasons to say BAM! 💥🧡

Everyone deserves a seat at the table, and the independence to enjoy the experience fully. In honor of Blindness Awarene...
10/14/2026

Everyone deserves a seat at the table, and the independence to enjoy the experience fully.

In honor of Blindness Awareness Month, I’m proud to introduce Braille menus at Melba’s Harlem!

This initiative is especially close to my heart. Watching my older cousin experience vision loss showed me firsthand how important accessibility is. Something as simple as being able to read a menu and choose your own meal can make a world of difference.

A heartfelt thank you to David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, Big Blind Ambition , and helping bring this vision to life.

Because true hospitality is about more than good food. It’s about making everyone feel welcome, included, and valued. 🧡

Happy Birthday to the one and only Jerry Jones! 🎉Throwing it back to a memorable visit to Melba’s with the Dallas Cowboy...
10/13/2026

Happy Birthday to the one and only Jerry Jones! 🎉

Throwing it back to a memorable visit to Melba’s with the Dallas Cowboys owner himself!

Now, Jerry, I hope you’ve forgiven me for refusing to serve you black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day when your Cowboys were playing my New York Giants! 😂 I wasn’t about to give the competition any extra luck, and well… we know how that game turned out! 😉🏈

All jokes aside, wishing you a wonderful birthday filled with good health, happiness, and many more blessings! 🧡🎂

Harlem, the mic is yours. 🎤✨Open Mic Night is back this Tuesday! Come for dinner, stay for the talent, or step up and sh...
10/12/2026

Harlem, the mic is yours. 🎤✨

Open Mic Night is back this Tuesday! Come for dinner, stay for the talent, or step up and show us what you’ve got. 💗

Tuesday, October 13
6:30–9:30 PM

Today is Southern Food Heritage Day, but at Melba’s, we celebrate it every day. 🧡Every dish tells a story. Of recipes pa...
10/11/2026

Today is Southern Food Heritage Day, but at Melba’s, we celebrate it every day. 🧡

Every dish tells a story. Of recipes passed down through generations, the kitchens I grew up in, and the hands that taught me long before I had a restaurant of my own.

When you sit down at our table, you’re getting more than a good meal. You’re getting a taste of our history, our family, and the traditions that continue to bring us together.

Proud to carry that legacy forward, one plate at a time.

Every superhero needs a side quest. 🦸🏾‍♂️💥Heading to Comic Con this weekend? Power up with a little Southern comfort bef...
10/10/2026

Every superhero needs a side quest. 🦸🏾‍♂️💥

Heading to Comic Con this weekend? Power up with a little Southern comfort before your next adventure! 🍗🧇

Swing by Melba’s at Grand Central Terminal for a delicious grab-and-go stop on your way to the con.

Saving the universe can wait. Good food can’t. 😉

📍 Melba’s Grand Central Terminal, Dining Concourse

10/08/2026

A different world because he dared to imagine one. 🧡

Today, on what would have been his 85th birthday, we honor the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson—a trailblazer whose courage, conviction, and unwavering belief in possibility helped change the world.

His words continue to inspire generations: “Keep hope alive.”

Happy heavenly birthday, Rev. Jackson. 🕊️

There’s nothing like getting together with the people who keep New York’s hospitality industry moving. 🧡🥂Had such a wond...
10/07/2026

There’s nothing like getting together with the people who keep New York’s hospitality industry moving. 🧡🥂

Had such a wonderful time at NYC Hospitality Alliance Members & Friends Fall Party, catching up with old friends, making new ones, and celebrating this incredible restaurant, bar, and hospitality community.

Thank you NYC Hospitality Alliance for bringing us all together!

📸 Kris Connor

Now that’s a plate. 😋🧡Good food, good company, and a little Melba’s comfort in the middle of it all. Thanks for stopping...
10/06/2026

Now that’s a plate. 😋🧡

Good food, good company, and a little Melba’s comfort in the middle of it all. Thanks for stopping by and showing us some love, Joanne Gabriel!

📸 Joanne Gabriel

10/05/2026

Enjoy the journey… The destination will come.
The beauty is often times in steps, moments and lessons we learn along the journey. The ride to get ‘there’ may not always be smooth, but trust that oftentimes turbulences are necessary ingredients in this journey called life. Happy Monday Xo

Harlem, the mic is yours. 🎤✨Open Mic Night is back this Tuesday! Come for dinner, stay for the talent, or step up and sh...
10/05/2026

Harlem, the mic is yours. 🎤✨

Open Mic Night is back this Tuesday! Come for dinner, stay for the talent, or step up and show us what you’ve got. 💓

10/04/2026

Now THIS is Harlem in motion! 🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♂️🔥

Love seeing my nephew FERG bring the community together for a 5K through the neighborhood, and you already know Melba Wilson had to show up with a little water and love for the runners passing by.💧

This is what community looks like. Harlem showing up, getting moving, and having a good time doing it.

🎥 FILM GOD

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300 W. 114th Street
New York, NY
10026

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 12am
Tuesday 12pm - 12am
Wednesday 12pm - 12am
Thursday 12pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 12am

Telephone

(212) 864-7777

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