Discover upscale soul food Manhattan dining, Southern comfort food NYC and Broadway theater district dining at 7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036.
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New York's fried chicken landscape is rich — Harlem institutions, Korean-style spots, Nashville hot imitators. What's missing is the elevated soul food fried chicken experience built around hospitality, cocktails, and a dining-room atmosphere worthy of the dish. Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley earned its national reputation on Fried Chicken & Waffles — the #1-selling dish across all seven existing cities — and that recipe arrives in Times Square at 7 Times Square in October 2026.
Brined, hand-breaded, fried to order. Served with house-made waffles, a hot honey reduction, and a presentation that's been photographed more than 100,000 times. NYC critics will measure us against Melba's chicken-and-eggnog-waffles and Amy Ruth's honey-fried chicken — we built this menu for that comparison.
For the first time, the fried chicken conversation in NYC will include a Times Square address. Pre-theater, post-show, weekend brunch — the dish that built our brand finds its Manhattan home.
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"I've been to K+K in Dallas, Chicago, and Atlanta. The fact that they're coming to New York is the best restaurant news this city has had in years."
Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley is bringing its award-winning Fried Chicken & Waffles — the #1 dish across all seven existing cities — to Times Square at 7 Times Square in October 2026.
Yes. The brined, hand-breaded recipe and the house-made waffles are identical to the Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, and other K+K locations.
Critics will compare us to Melba's and Amy Ruth's. The K+K kitchen is built on consistency across 100,000+ reviews — that consistency is the differentiator.