272466 Wed May 17 08:11:54 -0700 2006 10 21 The Best 0 1434059 Anyone know where I can get the best pernil, preferably in downtown Manhattan? Thanks . . . . Wed May 17 08:11:54 -0700 2006 0 eastvillagegirl 1 1434066 Don't know about "best" but Sophie's Cuban, which has an outpost on New Street in the Wall STreet area, offers pernil regularly (if not daily). Longish lines there attest to good food, and good value. Thu May 18 12:35:45 -0700 2006 1434059 0 essundgedank 2 1434161 Casa Adela, on Avenue C and 5th Street. Delicious. They have the best rotisserie chicken as well. Fri Jun 02 14:10:40 -0700 2006 1434066 0 w/l 3 1716237 Thanks so very much! I don't live too far from Casa Adela, and can't wait to give it a try. Again--thank you. Wed Jun 28 08:28:28 -0700 2006 1434161 11821 eastvillagegirl 1 1434256 Don't know if it's the best and it's not in manhattan, sorry. It's in Brooklyn. La Fey is the on the corner of 36th St and 4th Av, right there when you come out of the subway (D/M/N/R) at the 36th St stop. Pink exterior, with large windows. The pernil comes from the better part of a whole pig, which is in a large dish under aluminum foil behind the counter. They pull the meat off with tongs, which appears to take no effort at all. It is served with a chunk of the skin, dripping with fat and with a couple of lime or lemon wedges on top. The neighborhood is almost entirely latino, but the staff are friendly even to us gringos. And the pernil is the best I've had. Slightly garlicky, drenched in fat, and not too salty. One order of pernil w/ rice and beans is around $6 (or was it $5?) and will feed 3 waifish hipsters or one large voracious sports fan. I am overfull after eating 2/3 of it. Caveat: I've never been to Casa Adela. I'll have to check it out. Sofie's is good, but La Fey is better. Thu Jun 15 23:32:31 -0700 2006 1434059 0 chishibuki 2 1434281 We are going to get a menu and try this place this Friday, Thanks!!!!!! Tue Jun 20 14:09:59 -0700 2006 1434256 0 Artaine 2 1434282 That sounds so good. I'll definitely check it out next time I'm anywhere near-ish to Sunset Park. Give Casa Adela a try sometime - totally worth it. Tue Jun 20 15:12:08 -0700 2006 1434256 0 w/l 1 1724642 thanks for the La Fey tip, this is pushing all the right buttons. been sad ever since El Rincon Boricua (in spanish harlem) moved back to PR.... –The Porkchop Express http://porkchop-express.blogspot.com/ Mon Jul 03 15:38:20 -0700 2006 1434059 15951 porktuesday 1 2057061 The Pernil at Sofrito is huge and toothsome Sofrito 400 E 57th Street (Cross Street: Between 1st Avenue and Sutton Place) New York, NY 10022View Map (212) 754-5999 Directions: N, R, W at 59th St; 4, 5, 6 at 59th St Thu Nov 30 00:48:07 -0800 2006 1434059 50913 syberyenta 1 2057131 Haven't been to the Sucelt Coffee Shop, a shoe box on West 14th street, in a while, but they never disappointed me. Have it with some plantains and plenty of spanish coffee. Thu Nov 30 01:14:30 -0800 2006 1434059 24813 Polecat 1 2064263 I've liked Castillo de Jagua on Rivington Street for years. I've enjoyed their pernil & their oxtail stew. They're a blue collar, cops-on-the-beat & latino families kinda joint. They have a new place on Grand but all I've had there has been the soups & the breakfast, which were both pretty good. Sat Dec 02 17:43:34 -0800 2006 1434059 44866 kittyboots