Trends · data through September 2026

Latin American & Caribbean in New York

Iceflower tracks 970 stores from 852 Latin American & Caribbean chains in New York. Pollos a la Brasa Mario grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Jamaican Flavors and Empanada Mama.

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
852
Tracked stores
970
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. Pollos a la Brasa Mario and Jamaican Flavors sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 P Pollos a la Brasa Mario ▲1 +13.7%
2 J Jamaican Flavors logo Jamaican Flavors - +8.8%
3 E Empanada Mama ▲1 +5.3%
4 G Golden Krust logo Golden Krust - +4.1%
5 C Cocina Latina - +1.3%
6 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero - +0.2%
7 P Pio Pio - -0.2%
8 D Dominican Restaurant ▼1 -0.9%
9 S Sophie's Cuban Cuisine - -5.3%
10 N Noches de Colombia logo Noches de Colombia - -6.3%
11 E Empanadas Monumental - -9.6%
12 D Don Juan Cafe Restaurant ▼1 -30.8%
  • Golden Krust
  • Sabor a Campo
  • Empanada Mama
  • Maizal
  • Don Juan Cafe Restaurant
  • Noches de Colombia
  • Pio Pio
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

970 tracked store locations in New York. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Golden Krust (23)
  • Sabor a Campo (1)
  • Empanada Mama (3)
  • Maizal (1)
  • Don Juan Cafe Restaurant (3)
  • Noches de Colombia (5)
  • Pio Pio (7)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 G Golden Krust logo Golden Krust 23
  • 2 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero 17
  • 3 P Pio Pio 7
  • 4 S Sophie's Cuban Cuisine 5
  • 5 C Caridad 5
  • 6 J Jamaican Flavors logo Jamaican Flavors 5
  • 7 N Noches de Colombia logo Noches de Colombia 5
  • 8 E Empanadas Monumental 5
  • 9 D Don Juan Cafe Restaurant 3
  • 10 E Empanada Mama 3
  • 11 D Dominican Restaurant 3
  • 12 P Pollos a la Brasa Mario 3
  • 13 C Cocina Latina 3
  • 14 P Peppas Jerk Chicken 2
  • 15 E El Malecon 2
  • 16 T The Cuban 2
  • 17 E El Castillo de Jagua 2
  • 18 M Makondo Restaurant 2
  • 19 B Buff Patty 2
  • 20 T Tina's Cuban 2
  • 21 M Malecon Restaurant 2
  • 22 L Latin Star 2
  • 23 B Bebe Fritay 2
  • 24 B Barzola 2
  • 25 E El Gauchito 2
  • 26 S Sabor a Colombia 2
  • 27 J Jerk House 2
  • 28 F Fancy Buffet 2
  • 29 L La Isla 2
  • 30 S Silver's Crust 2
  • 31 L La Nonna 2
  • 32 M Mirador Restaurant 2
  • 33 S Sergio's 2
  • 34 C Cravin Jamaican Cuisine 2
  • 35 C Cachapas y Mas 2
  • 36 S Super Pollo 2
  • 37 L La Pulperia 2
  • 38 J Jamaica Breeze Restaurant 2
  • 39 M Miss Lily's 2
  • 40 F Footprints Cafe 2
  • 41 T Tropical Taste 1
  • 42 R Ripe Kitchen & Bar 1
  • 43 D Don Ceviche 1
  • 44 E El Nuevo Tina Restaurant 1
  • 45 C Chica & the Don 1
  • 46 C Casa Restaurant 1
  • 47 P Papa San NYC 1
  • 48 P Port Royal 1
  • 49 C Carneval 1
  • 50 B Balvanera 1

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