German's Soup

"German’s Soup is a unique dining institution, an actual branch of a place famous in Guyana’s capital of Georgetown, founded in 1960 by Hubert “German” Urling. This Crown Heights outpost, run by son Clinton Urling, sells more than its namesake dish, though the cow foot soup, with its unctuous and viscous broth, and collagen, would be a standout on any menu in town. Additionally, find Caribbean-Chinese lo meins, pepperpot, oxtails, and red snapper stew." - Luke Fortney, Emma Orlow, Robert Sietsema

"A Guyanese institution with humble beginnings in Georgetown, German’s Soup opened in the 1960s and is best known for their Afro-Caribbean specialties like cow heel soup, a favorite of the working class. So when its New York flagship relocated from East Flatbush to Crown Heights, I was excited to try both their soup and the Guyanese egg ball, a delicacy prepared with boiled eggs enveloped and deep-fried in cassava. Food blogger @metemgee has noted that she tends to prepare egg balls during Easter because of all of the leftover eggs. Surprisingly, this delicacy isn’t greasy and has a moist, light texture. In West Indian cuisines, no fried dough is complete without sauce, so I paired mine with tamarind sour. As for the soup, I went for Caribbean comfort food, cow heel prepared with a creamy split pea base flavored with provisions, corn, sweet dumplings, and generous chunks of cow’s feet. Not only was the soup filling and nutritious as its marrow makes it high in collagen, the spicy chunks of corn also transported me back home to my Auntie Cheryl’s kitchen." - Shelley Worrell 31

"Gothamist’s Scott Lynch visits Crown Heights’s newest Guyanese restaurant, called German’s Soup, and notes that it’s 'an excellent local option for good, inexpensive food.'" - Luke Fortney

"Serves famous soups and Creole dishes such as cow-heel soup and stewed snapper meal."

"Don’t let the name fool you; German’s is an East Flatbush branch of an old and well known Guyanese restaurant founded in 1957. The menu consists of hearty soups on one side, and classic Guyanese fare on the other, offered over rice is a number of sizes. In the latter category, the pepperpot is a dense stew of beef with sweet spices annealed to the surface, while the soups include chicken foot, oxtail, and cowfoot. Delivery via doordash.com" - Robert Sietsema