Minetta Tavern
113 Macdougal St, New York
(212) 475-3850
Customers' Favorites
Hand Cut Prime Steak Tartare Quail Egg Dijon Parmesan Capers Sourdough Crostini
Black Label Burger and Fries and Cassoulet
Butter Lettuce Salad
Roasted Bone Marrow
Minetta French Dip
French Onion Soup
Chocolate Souffle
Foie Gras Terrine
Paté De Campagne
Seared Foie Gras
Recent Reviews
A fun place with interesting people watching but I came alone hoping to sit at the bar and was expecting and comfortable with waiting for an hour since it was as a Saturday (it was 6pm but that wasn’t early enough), but they were not sitting solo diners and instead would wait for seats next to each other to open up to sit couples, at one point leaving and open seat available for about 20 minutes.
Great service & bustling atmosphere that's very charming. The food was great, the French onion soup was perfect for cold January weather. The bone marrow was huge portion but got a bit too oily for me, and I felt too greasy to eat much of the Minetta burger I ordered. Luckily I took it home as doggy bag.
Minetta Tavern is one of those New York places with a real backstory. It originally opened in 1937 in Greenwich Village, built a reputation as a late-night writers’ hangout, and for years it had the reputation of a more old-school, red-sauce Italian kind of neighborhood spot. Then it was revived and transformed in 2009 under restaurateur Keith McNally into what it is now: a polished, French-leaning tavern/steakhouse with classic bistro energy, and the menu (and pricing) clearly...