Restaurants & Food
Ponty Bistro Harlem
New York, NY
Ponty Bistro Harlem is an African and French bistro on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, run by Senegalese-born cousins Ejhadji Cisse and Cheikh Cisse.
The cooking is traditional West African given a modern, plated treatment, with Mediterranean and French technique alongside it. Whole branzino with plantain, Kasbah lamb shank and seafood risotto are the dishes the room is known for.
It keeps long hours, later than most of the neighborhood, and takes reservations online.
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How we sourced this
Listed from a curated guide published by New York City Tourism + Conventions and from public information on the business's own website, both checked on 17 August 2026.
- Black-owned —
Listed in the New York City Tourism + Conventions guide to Black-owned businesses in Harlem. The guide names Senegalese-born cousins Ejhadji Cisse and Cheikh Cisse as the chefs who run it.
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