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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.
The awards strongest first
- World's 101 Best #68 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- AAA Three Diamonds
- 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
- The Infatuation Mutton Chop · 25 Iconic Dishes That Define New York
- Eater The Best Steakhouses in New York City
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Mutton chop
“The signature order here is the mutton chop.”
Eater, 2026 -
Porterhouse
“the seething porterhouse”
The New York Times, 2026 -
Wedge salad
“the wedge salad to which all wedge salads should aspire”
The New York Times, 2026 -
Prime rib
“joined by USDA Prime porterhouse, prime rib and other unapologetically classic cuts”
World's 101 Best
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The neighbors closest first
- Holiday Inn Express Manhattan Times Square South Stay · 75
- Hilton Garden Inn New York/West 35th Street Stay · 81
- Hyatt Place New York/Midtown South Stay · 81
- Cho Dang Gol Homestyle Korean Eat · 85
- Embassy Suites by Hilton New York Midtown Manhattan Stay · 81
- Executive Hotel Le Soleil Stay · 78
- Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse - Manhattan Steakhouse Eat · 70
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott Midtown Manhattan/Fifth Avenue Stay · 81
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