Sylvia’s Restaurant
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Sylvia’s Restaurant is a famed soul food eatery in Harlem, New York City, celebrated as a cultural institution and gathering place for locals, celebrities, and politicians alike.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sylvia’s Restaurant canonical | 8 |
| Sylvia’s Restaurant of Harlem | 3 |
| Sylvia's Restaurant | 1 |
| Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem | 1 |
| Sylvia’s Restaurant, the “Queen of Soul Food” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T464063 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvia’s Restaurant Context triple: [Harlem, hasLandmark, Sylvia’s Restaurant]
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A.
Ale & Compass Restaurant
Ale & Compass Restaurant is a nautical-themed dining venue at Walt Disney World known for its New England-inspired comfort food and relaxed, upscale atmosphere.
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B.
Encounter Restaurant
Encounter Restaurant was a futuristic-themed dining venue located inside Los Angeles International Airport’s iconic Theme Building, known for its space-age design and panoramic views.
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C.
360 Restaurant
360 Restaurant is a revolving fine-dining restaurant located atop Toronto’s CN Tower, offering panoramic city and lake views.
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D.
Yachtsman Steakhouse
Yachtsman Steakhouse is an upscale, New England–style steakhouse at Walt Disney World known for its premium cuts of beef and refined, nautical-themed dining atmosphere.
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E.
American Bounty Restaurant
American Bounty Restaurant is a teaching restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, showcasing contemporary American cuisine prepared and served by culinary students.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sylvia’s Restaurant Target entity description: Sylvia’s Restaurant is a famed soul food eatery in Harlem, New York City, celebrated as a cultural institution and gathering place for locals, celebrities, and politicians alike.
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A.
Ale & Compass Restaurant
Ale & Compass Restaurant is a nautical-themed dining venue at Walt Disney World known for its New England-inspired comfort food and relaxed, upscale atmosphere.
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B.
Encounter Restaurant
Encounter Restaurant was a futuristic-themed dining venue located inside Los Angeles International Airport’s iconic Theme Building, known for its space-age design and panoramic views.
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C.
360 Restaurant
360 Restaurant is a revolving fine-dining restaurant located atop Toronto’s CN Tower, offering panoramic city and lake views.
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D.
Yachtsman Steakhouse
Yachtsman Steakhouse is an upscale, New England–style steakhouse at Walt Disney World known for its premium cuts of beef and refined, nautical-themed dining atmosphere.
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E.
American Bounty Restaurant
American Bounty Restaurant is a teaching restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, showcasing contemporary American cuisine prepared and served by culinary students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
restaurant
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soul food restaurant ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sylvia’s ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| cuisine |
Southern cuisine
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soul food ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
food and travel television programs
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newspaper articles about Harlem ⓘ |
| follows | family-run business model ⓘ |
| foundedAs | small luncheonette ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sylvia Woods ⓘ |
| hasAlcohol | yes ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
African-American cuisine restaurant
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Harlem landmark ⓘ |
| hasDishes |
banana pudding
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barbecue ribs ⓘ candied yams ⓘ collard greens ⓘ cornbread ⓘ fried chicken ⓘ macaroni and cheese ⓘ smothered pork chops ⓘ waffles ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | dine-in ⓘ |
| hasServiceOption | takeout ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://sylviasrestaurant.com ⓘ |
| inception | 1962 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
family-style dining
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live gospel brunch ⓘ soul food ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Harlem ⓘ |
| name | Sylvia’s Restaurant ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Harlem ⓘ |
| owner | Woods family ⓘ |
| postalCode | 10027 ⓘ |
| significance |
cultural institution in Harlem
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gathering place for celebrities ⓘ gathering place for locals ⓘ gathering place for politicians ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
328 Malcolm X Boulevard
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Lenox Avenue ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
actors
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local residents ⓘ musicians ⓘ politicians ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sylvia’s Restaurant Description of subject: Sylvia’s Restaurant is a famed soul food eatery in Harlem, New York City, celebrated as a cultural institution and gathering place for locals, celebrities, and politicians alike.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
linked to: Sylvia’s Restaurant
linked to: Sylvia’s Restaurant
linked to: Sylvia’s Restaurant
linked to: Sylvia’s Restaurant
Sylvia’s Soul Food: Recipes from Harlem’s World-Famous Restaurant
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basedOn
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Sylvia’s Restaurant of Harlem
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linked to: Sylvia’s Restaurant
Sylvia’s Soul Food: Recipes from Harlem’s World-Famous Restaurant
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associatedWith
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Sylvia’s Restaurant of Harlem
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linked to: Sylvia’s Restaurant