NYC Steakhouse - edited. Now I need the best Italian restaurant in NYC!

I used to be a regular at the bar at KNICKERBOCKER on University and 9th. Great drinks, food and steaks.

Not a steakhouse per se (and not Per Se, either), but a decade or so later my dad still remembers the steak he and I shared at the Standard Grill as the best he’s ever had in his 88 years. The current menu lists a dry-aged ribeye for two for $160 (including sides), but I think we ordered a special, perhaps a chateaubriand or a porterhouse.

You’re probably looking for something more definitively a steakhouse, but that’s my shout-out anyway.

I was disappointed with our visit to the Old Homestead last year.

Smith&Wollensky for 👍 sure.

Keens Steakhouse

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/t-magazine/keens-steakhouse-new-york.html

Second for Keens. The mutton chop is sublime. 

We very much enjoyed Keens, too, but I hesitated to recommend it as I don't know the status post sale.  Glad to hear it is still good.

It’s not a traditional steakhouse like Smith and Wollensky, but if I’m in the mood for steak, I love to go to Churrascaria Plataforma. Jerry Ryan, may he rest in peace, introduced me to the place.

jamie said:

Keens Steakhouse

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/t-magazine/keens-steakhouse-new-york.html

I was all in until I found out that he’s a huge Trump supporter. 

jeffl said:

jamie said:

Keens Steakhouse

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/t-magazine/keens-steakhouse-new-york.html

I was all in until I found out that he’s a huge Trump supporter. 

Ugh - didn't realize Tilman bought it and didn't know he was a Trumper.  That is a bummer.

jamie said:

jeffl said:

jamie said:

Keens Steakhouse

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/t-magazine/keens-steakhouse-new-york.html

I was all in until I found out that he’s a huge Trump supporter. 

Ugh - didn't realize Tilman bought it and didn't know he was a Trumper.  That is a bummer.

Ambassador to Italy. 

dano said:

Smith&Wollensky for 👍 sure.

Agree 110%, though my experience goes back (a few  ) years.  But Peter Luger is still the experience I dream about (and Brooklyn is still in NYC).  No idea how long it takes to get a rez these days, but if you go, be sure to get the Apfel Strudel MIT SCHLAG!