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15 Sizzling Steak Frites in NYC

Juicy slices of hanger with crunchy fries never get old

by Paul Schrodt Dec 17, 2018, 10:20am EST

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Balthazar’s steak frites

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by Paul Schrodt Dec 17, 2018, 10:20am EST

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In its combination of simple, visceral pleasures, steak frites can’t be beaten. But both can easily be butchered by poor ingredients or cooking — perhaps why the dish is still coveted at select venues. Here’s where to dig into satisfying French-ified beef and potatoes across New York City.

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Bar Boulud

Daniel Boulud has been bringing smart, haute takes on French classics to New York for years. His modish Bar Boulud offers slightly more accessible items, including steak frites available with a bavette cut for $34 or dry-aged strip for $45, accompanied by béarnaise or bordelaise sauce.

1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

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Steak Freak

This food cart is a sleeper option in the Midtown lunch scene, with its juicy, properly seared steak platters, including Thai-flavored beef with basil. But the real surprise is the ability to score generously plated and cheap steak frites — $10! — with extra-crispy fries on the street. Cash only.

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51 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019

Steak Freak

Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecote New York

This outpost of a French chain doesn’t screw around with its steak frites. In fact, that’s the only entree it offers, drenching slices of beef with its signature green sauce. At $29.95, it’s a steal, especially since it comes with a bright salad of greens with mustard vinaigrette and walnuts — and seconds of steak and fries. There are decently priced French wines to accompany the cow, as well as at its additional Soho location.

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590 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

Steak frites and red wine on a table

L'Express

L’Express delivers no-frills French bistro fare in a central Gramercy location that has open windows in nicer months. The food, including affordably priced steak ($29) with a nest of wonderfully crunchy French fries, is much better than it needs to be. Bonus: It’s open 24 hours, making it as ideal for business lunches as late-night beef-and-potato munchies.

249 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003

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La Ripaille

This tiny West Village French restaurant with farmhouse decor, whose name translates to “the feast,” has become a destination for its well-executed classics. While pastas are weirdly present on the menu, per Robert Sietsema, stick to the broccoli mousse and a rare steak with fries drenched in three-peppercorn sauce.

605 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

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La Ripaille

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Tartine

This West Village stalwart is still a neighborhood favorite, drawing packed crowds into and outside of its minuscule space. The steak frites is one among many reliable and affordable classic bistro dishes, rounded out by unexpected items like spicy chicken with guacamole and fries. Cash only and BYOB-friendly.

253 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

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Tartine

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Minetta Tavern

Keith McNally’s Minetta Tavern leans heavily on New York nostalgia with its black-and-white checkered floor, red banquettes, and expense account-appropriate cuts of beef, but it executes it all so well that it’s impossible to hate. Get the beloved black label burger, made with dry-aged rib steak and topped with caramelized onions, but also move to rich steak frites served with maitre d’ butter or bearnaise sauce.

113 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012

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Minetta Tavern

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Lafayette

Andrew Carmellini’s temple to French cuisine is a spacious place to linger, with comfortable outdoor seating. Dry-aged strip steak with fries and bearnaise butter is available all day at $44 but best enjoyed when the light hits just right through tall arched windows.

380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003

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Lafayette

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David's Café

This East Village standby from Daniel and BLT Market alum David Malbequi brings high-level execution to comfort staples in a relaxed, large-windowed space. Steak frites comes with an eight-ounce hanger steak and watercress with confit shallots.

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110 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009

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David’s Café

Raoul's

Sure, a luxurious and extremely limited Pat LaFrieda burger gets all the attention at this four-decade-plus Soho haunt. But venture beyond the bar to the comfortable booths in the narrow restaurant for sophisticated takes on bistro fare. A large steak au poivre is slathered in peppercorn sauce and paired with fries cooked in duck fat.

180 Prince St #2924, New York, NY 10012

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Raoul’s

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Houseman

Ned Baldwin, the chef-owner behind this spacious gastropub near the Hudson River, goes against the char fanatics by barely searing his hanger steaks in cast-iron pans before throwing them in the oven. They’re finished with butter, garlic, and herbs in the pan again for a beautifully pink piece of meat, accompanied by fries topped with pan juices.

508 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013

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Houseman

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Balthazar

It’s now hard to conceive of Soho without Keith McNally’s luxe, expansive brasserie opened in 1997, home to the most powerful of power-lunches. Along with the dining room appointed with distressed mirrors and red banquettes and the flawless adjacent bakery, the steak frites with herbed butter or bearnaise sauce is classic.

80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012

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Servers walk around in white in the grand Balthazar dining room, flanked in antiqued mirrors

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Frenchette

Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson’s Tribeca bistro brings a modern, remixed vibe to the formula in an airy, gorgeously appointed space. That includes a smartly executed steak frites where the cut varies, plus duck frites, an indulgent variation on the classic. The fries here are among the best in the city.

241 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013

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Red booths and wooden tables set for dinner service in a well-light dining room with horizontal mirrors hanging on the walls

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Walter Foods

There’s nothing wrong with the classic buttery French steak frites. But the pleasing, white brick-walled Walter Foods in Williamsburg makes its nine-ounce skirt steak stand out with Latin American flavor. In addition to greens and shoestring fries, the dish arrives with salted horseradish cream and chimichurri, a vibrant dairy alternative.

253 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

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Walter Foods

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Bar Tabac

Find French expats lingering and smoking at outside tables at this longtime, trusted Cobble Hill bistro. While nothing exactly blows the mind, solid dishes in a relaxed, wood-lined setting include a 10-ounce grilled shell steak with fries and mixed greens.

128 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Foosball next to windows at Bar Tabac — Bar Tabac

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Bar Boulud

1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

Daniel Boulud has been bringing smart, haute takes on French classics to New York for years. His modish Bar Boulud offers slightly more accessible items, including steak frites available with a bavette cut for $34 or dry-aged strip for $45, accompanied by béarnaise or bordelaise sauce.

1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

Visit Website

The dining room at Bar Boulud.

Steak Freak

51 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019

This food cart is a sleeper option in the Midtown lunch scene, with its juicy, properly seared steak platters, including Thai-flavored beef with basil. But the real surprise is the ability to score generously plated and cheap steak frites — $10! — with extra-crispy fries on the street. Cash only.

Open in Google Maps

51 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019

Steak Freak

Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecote New York

590 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

This outpost of a French chain doesn’t screw around with its steak frites. In fact, that’s the only entree it offers, drenching slices of beef with its signature green sauce. At $29.95, it’s a steal, especially since it comes with a bright salad of greens with mustard vinaigrette and walnuts — and seconds of steak and fries. There are decently priced French wines to accompany the cow, as well as at its additional Soho location.

Open in Google Maps

590 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

Steak frites and red wine on a table

L'Express

249 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003

L’Express delivers no-frills French bistro fare in a central Gramercy location that has open windows in nicer months. The food, including affordably priced steak ($29) with a nest of wonderfully crunchy French fries, is much better than it needs to be. Bonus: It’s open 24 hours, making it as ideal for business lunches as late-night beef-and-potato munchies.

249 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by L'Express (@lexpressnyc) on Jul 30, 2018 at 7:02am PDT

La Ripaille

605 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

This tiny West Village French restaurant with farmhouse decor, whose name translates to “the feast,” has become a destination for its well-executed classics. While pastas are weirdly present on the menu, per Robert Sietsema, stick to the broccoli mousse and a rare steak with fries drenched in three-peppercorn sauce.

605 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Visit Website

La Ripaille

Tartine

253 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

This West Village stalwart is still a neighborhood favorite, drawing packed crowds into and outside of its minuscule space. The steak frites is one among many reliable and affordable classic bistro dishes, rounded out by unexpected items like spicy chicken with guacamole and fries. Cash only and BYOB-friendly.

253 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

Visit Website

Tartine

Minetta Tavern

113 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012

Keith McNally’s Minetta Tavern leans heavily on New York nostalgia with its black-and-white checkered floor, red banquettes, and expense account-appropriate cuts of beef, but it executes it all so well that it’s impossible to hate. Get the beloved black label burger, made with dry-aged rib steak and topped with caramelized onions, but also move to rich steak frites served with maitre d’ butter or bearnaise sauce.

113 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012

Visit Website

Minetta Tavern

Lafayette

380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003

Andrew Carmellini’s temple to French cuisine is a spacious place to linger, with comfortable outdoor seating. Dry-aged strip steak with fries and bearnaise butter is available all day at $44 but best enjoyed when the light hits just right through tall arched windows.

380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003

Visit Website

Lafayette

David's Café

110 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009

This East Village standby from Daniel and BLT Market alum David Malbequi brings high-level execution to comfort staples in a relaxed, large-windowed space. Steak frites comes with an eight-ounce hanger steak and watercress with confit shallots.

Open in Google Maps

110 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009

Visit Website

David’s Café

Raoul's

180 Prince St #2924, New York, NY 10012

Sure, a luxurious and extremely limited Pat LaFrieda burger gets all the attention at this four-decade-plus Soho haunt. But venture beyond the bar to the comfortable booths in the narrow restaurant for sophisticated takes on bistro fare. A large steak au poivre is slathered in peppercorn sauce and paired with fries cooked in duck fat.

180 Prince St #2924, New York, NY 10012

Visit Website

Raoul’s

Houseman

508 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013

Ned Baldwin, the chef-owner behind this spacious gastropub near the Hudson River, goes against the char fanatics by barely searing his hanger steaks in cast-iron pans before throwing them in the oven. They’re finished with butter, garlic, and herbs in the pan again for a beautifully pink piece of meat, accompanied by fries topped with pan juices.

508 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013

Visit Website

Houseman

Balthazar

80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012

It’s now hard to conceive of Soho without Keith McNally’s luxe, expansive brasserie opened in 1997, home to the most powerful of power-lunches. Along with the dining room appointed with distressed mirrors and red banquettes and the flawless adjacent bakery, the steak frites with herbed butter or bearnaise sauce is classic.

80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012

Visit Website

Servers walk around in white in the grand Balthazar dining room, flanked in antiqued mirrors

Frenchette

241 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson’s Tribeca bistro brings a modern, remixed vibe to the formula in an airy, gorgeously appointed space. That includes a smartly executed steak frites where the cut varies, plus duck frites, an indulgent variation on the classic. The fries here are among the best in the city.

241 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Visit Website

Red booths and wooden tables set for dinner service in a well-light dining room with horizontal mirrors hanging on the walls

Walter Foods

253 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

There’s nothing wrong with the classic buttery French steak frites. But the pleasing, white brick-walled Walter Foods in Williamsburg makes its nine-ounce skirt steak stand out with Latin American flavor. In addition to greens and shoestring fries, the dish arrives with salted horseradish cream and chimichurri, a vibrant dairy alternative.

253 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Visit Website

Walter Foods

Bar Tabac

128 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Find French expats lingering and smoking at outside tables at this longtime, trusted Cobble Hill bistro. While nothing exactly blows the mind, solid dishes in a relaxed, wood-lined setting include a 10-ounce grilled shell steak with fries and mixed greens.

128 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Visit Website

Foosball next to windows at Bar Tabac — Bar Tabac

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