Midtown, Manhattan · restaurant
Forty-foot arched glass ceilings and a heated outdoor gallery spanning an entire city block give this French brasserie the scale of a Parisian plaza. Duck confit, steak frites, and crepes Suzette run alongside an in-house dry-aged beef program with prime cuts and A5 wagyu. Book ahead. 400 seats still fill up.
18 snails in garlic-parsley-shallot butter, served in shells—rich and classic.
8oz Wagyu patty, remoulade sauce, Gruyere, crispy onion whisps, lettuce, tomato.
Beef tenderloin, capers, cornichons, quail egg, crostini—textbook tartare.