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The ceiling is covered in thousands of clay churchwarden pipes, each one claimed by a regular who never came back to collect it. Keens is an old-school Manhattan steakhouse in Midtown, all dark wood and white tablecloths, and the mutton chop alone has landed on the New York Times list of the city's defining dishes. The porterhouse is USDA Prime, dry-aged in-house, and broiled without apology. It sits at number 68 on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list.
Six honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- World's 101 Best #68 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Winner · Timeless U.S. Award
- Eater The Best Classic Restaurants in NYC
- The New York Times #28 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Eater The Best Steakhouses in New York City
- The Infatuation Mutton Chop · 25 Iconic Dishes That Define New York
One number, weighted & current 83
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Mutton chop The New York Times, 2026
- Porterhouse The New York Times, 2026
- Spinach The New York Times, 2026
- Wedge salad The New York Times, 2026
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