Trends · data through September 2026

Latin American & Caribbean in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Iceflower tracks 1,452 stores from 1,240 Latin American & Caribbean chains in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Caridad grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Pollos a la Brasa Mario and Punta Cana Restaurant.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
1,240
Tracked stores
1,452
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Latin American & Caribbean chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Caridad and Pollos a la Brasa Mario sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C Caridad ▲2 +19.2%
2 P Pollos a la Brasa Mario ▲2 +11.2%
3 P Punta Cana Restaurant ▲2 +10.8%
4 J Jamaican Flavors logo Jamaican Flavors - +6.4%
5 S Sabor Dominicano - +4.5%
6 E Empanada Mama - +3.0%
7 S Snack Mania Brazilian Delights - +2.0%
8 C Cuba Bakery & Cafe ▼1 +1.2%
9 G Golden Krust logo Golden Krust - +1.2%
10 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero - -0.4%
11 L Lena Y Carbon ▲1 -1.1%
12 P Pio Pio - -1.7%
13 N Noches de Colombia logo Noches de Colombia - -3.0%
14 D Dominican Restaurant ▼1 -3.1%
15 S Sophie's Cuban Cuisine - -7.4%
  • Noches de Colombia
  • Golden Krust
  • Lena Y Carbon
  • Rumba Cubana
  • Banana King
  • Pollo Campero
  • D'Carbon
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

1,452 tracked store locations in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Noches de Colombia (26)
  • Golden Krust (27)
  • Lena Y Carbon (5)
  • Rumba Cubana (5)
  • Banana King (11)
  • Pollo Campero (20)
  • D'Carbon (2)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 G Golden Krust logo Golden Krust 27
  • 2 N Noches de Colombia logo Noches de Colombia 26
  • 3 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero 20
  • 4 B Banana King 11
  • 5 P Pio Pio 9
  • 6 E Empanadas Monumental 7
  • 7 L Lena Y Carbon 5
  • 8 R Rumba Cubana logo Rumba Cubana 5
  • 9 J Jamaican Flavors logo Jamaican Flavors 5
  • 10 C Caridad 5
  • 11 S Sophie's Cuban Cuisine 5
  • 12 S Sabor Peruano 4
  • 13 D Dominican Restaurant 3
  • 14 D Don Alex Restaurant 3
  • 15 T The Cuban 3
  • 16 E Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron 3
  • 17 P Pollos a la Brasa Mario 3
  • 18 C Cuba Bakery & Cafe 3
  • 19 P Punta Cana Restaurant 3
  • 20 S Sabor Dominicano 3
  • 21 S Snack Mania Brazilian Delights 3
  • 22 S Sabor Latino 3
  • 23 M Mamajuana Cafe Philly 3
  • 24 E Empanada Mama 3
  • 25 L La Nonna 2
  • 26 F Footprints Cafe 2
  • 27 M Mirador Restaurant 2
  • 28 S Sazon Latino Restaurant 2
  • 29 C Casual Habana Cafe 2
  • 30 M Miss Lily's 2
  • 31 D D'Carbon 2
  • 32 C Cravin Jamaican Cuisine 2
  • 33 P Peppas Jerk Chicken 2
  • 34 E El Malecon 2
  • 35 E El Castillo de Jagua 2
  • 36 E El Gordo Restaurant 2
  • 37 L La Pulperia 2
  • 38 B Buff Patty 2
  • 39 A Arepa Express 2
  • 40 T Tina's Cuban 2
  • 41 J Jamaica Breeze Restaurant 2
  • 42 S Sabor a Colombia 2
  • 43 J Jerk House 2
  • 44 D Don Coqui 2
  • 45 L La Casa Del Mofongo 2
  • 46 F Fancy Buffet 2
  • 47 L Lula's Latin Cuisine 2
  • 48 F FINS TropiCali Cuisine - Sea Girt logo FINS TropiCali Cuisine - Sea Girt 2
  • 49 I Island Spice 2
  • 50 S SE Salio El Pollo 2

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