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Balthazar
French
The pressed-tin ceilings and Art Deco mirrors have been pulling SoHo together since the nineties, and Balthazar still runs the same play: a classic French brasserie where the onion soup gratinée and steak frites are the point, not a consolation prize. The room is cavernous and warm, the crowd ranges from fashion people to tourists who did their homework, and the whole thing hums along like it has nothing left to prove.
The awards strongest first
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Eater The Best Classic Restaurants in NYC
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
- Eater The Best Restaurants in Soho
One number, weighted & current 81
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Onion soup gratinée
“with waiting staff in long white aprons serving French-inspired favourites such as onion soup gratinée, whole-roasted chicken with pomme purée, duck confit and steak au poivre”
The 50 -
Steak frites
“From breakfasts that may include eggs Benedict or croissants, to dinners featuring seafood platters or steak frites, Balthazar is a New York restaurant icon.”
Eater, 2026 -
Profiteroles
“Today, the menu still includes mainstays like raw bar seafood towers, French onion soup, steak frites, and profiteroles.”
Eater, 2026 -
Bouillabaisse
“Savory and flavorful French comfort foods such as grilled chicken paillard, moules, onion soup gratinee, steak frites, salad Nicoise and bouillabaisse provide few surprises”
AAA
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