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i don't know if this has been posted before, but i'm looking for the best at the best price... not the most expensive...

thanks in advance for any input!!

Posted

decent or better examples around $20 or less:

Schiller's (au poivre it's actually my favorite in the city)

Gavroche (with a side of bone marrow)

Les Halles

Casimir

Balthazar or Pastis

these will get you started

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Posted (edited)

Could you tell me who has the best steak frites and why? Preferably a nicer restaurant. Thanks!

Moderator's note: This post was merged with a preexisting thread on steak frites in Manhattan.

Edited by Pan (log)
Posted (edited)

My #1 vote goes to Les Halles, and my #2 is Tartine.

Balthazar and Pastis do a credible job, albeit with a bit more hype, and I've had a good version at Florent too.

Of course it depends on what you're looking for. The version I prefer is an aged hanger steak with a bit of sauce au poivre.

Edited by Felonius (log)
Posted

Last weekend Nice Matin was good. I wouldn't advise ordering it rare, however. Hangar steak is tough and medium rare is about right, or, "however the chef cooks it", I usually say.

Philly Francophiles

Posted

Does Balthazar offer a hanger steak (or "onglet" as they say in most French bistros)? If I remember correctly their steak frites is a sirloin cut.

Balthazar.  For the price, a darn good steak and awesome frites.

Posted

Tartine Tartine TARTINE TARTINE.

PERIOD.

...actually I like the steak frites at Landmarc and Pastis, too.

K

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Posted
Does Balthazar offer a hanger steak (or "onglet" as they say in most French bistros)?  If I remember correctly their steak frites is a sirloin cut.
Balthazar.  For the price, a darn good steak and awesome frites.

I'm not sure. They have three steak frites things...one is a bar steak which I have no clue what that is, the next is steak frites, which my daughter and friend got and tasted like round maybe, then there is steak au poivre with frites, which may be hanger, and to really splurge...there is the cote du beouf for 2 which is an unfriggingly beliveably good rib steak.

Posted
Does Balthazar offer a hanger steak (or "onglet" as they say in most French bistros)?  If I remember correctly their steak frites is a sirloin cut.
Balthazar.  For the price, a darn good steak and awesome frites.

The foreward in the Balthazar Cookbook says that they use top butt for the steak frites.

John

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Posted

To me, a classic steak frites should be hanger or "onglet" as served in most old-school French bistros. It's a cheaper cut with lots of flavor if prepared properly. Often there will also be a choice of sirloin or "faux-filet" for a few extra dollars. Tartine and Les Halles offer both choices, and are faithful renditions of the the Parisian original.

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