Best places for empanadas in Washington Heights
We track 23 places in Washington Heights where the empanadas comes up unprompted. 5 sit above the bar. Top of the list is Anitta Coffee & Juice Bar on 81; Happy Cake Bistro takes second with 75. 52% of them sit at $$ — $15–30. Places here also get named for mofongo, flan and burger.
- Median Sweet Score here: 29
- Typical place carries 267 ratings
- 19 deliver
- 2 take reservations
- 4 have outdoor seating
- 12 open for breakfast
- 1 flagged underrated — good, and barely found
Anitta Coffee & Juice BarTop 25%Underrated
Upper quarter of New York County — 72 ratings behind it.
Happy Cake BistroLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Monkey Brothers LabLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Krunchy CueritosLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Andiamo CafeLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
La Casa Del Pollo Restaurant
Fruit Paradise Smoothies
Salento Colombian Restaurant, Coffee & Bakery
Sabor a Colombia
El Panadero Bakery
Tierra Y Mar
Empanadas Monumental
5 Estrellas Bakery Corporation
Radio Restaurant
DisFruta Juice Bar Dyckman
Mambi
Jordan's Snack Bar & Burger
Yummilicious Deli
Sofia Bar & Grill
Tu Cachapa 🇻🇪
Barra Payan
Chama empanadas
DisFruta Juice Bar 184St
That’s all 23 of them ✦
What else Washington Heights is known for
empanadas in Washington Heights, briefly
What is the best empanadas in Washington Heights?
Anitta Coffee & Juice Bar currently ranks first with a Sweet Score of 81, built on 72 ratings. The list re-sorts itself as ratings move, so first place is not permanent.
How many empanadas are there in Washington Heights?
We track 23. 5 of them have earned a Sweet Score, which means they rated above the median for their county and category. The rest are listed with their address, hours and what people order — just without a number.
How much does empanadas cost in Washington Heights?
The commonest price band on this list is $$ — $15–30 — covering 52% of the places we track here.
How is this list ordered?
By the Sweet Score, a 4–96 rating built from where a place ranks against others in its own county and its own category. 50 is the median, 78 is the top quarter, 90 is the top 10%. A place below the median is still listed — it just doesn't carry a number, because we only publish a score when it's good news.
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