Minetta Tavern
Prices
Average main course: $24.
AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V.
Description
Keith McNallys lovingly restored Minetta Tavern may be the first iconic restaurant of postmillennial New York. The place is as buzzy now as it must have been in its 1950s heyday, yet the food is as much of a draw as the scene. To start, there are roasted bones oozing sea-salt-kissed marrow and calamari stuffed with creamy brandade. Excellent meaty mains include a blackened veal chop surrounded by crisp sweetbread nuggets. Minettas prices are reasonable, with the notable exception of a $26 Black Label burger. But the sandwichas tender and fatty as foie grasis worth every penny.
Hours
Mon–Thu, Sun 5:30pm–1am; Fri, Sat 5:30pm–2am.
CORRECTION: The back-room MURALS depict GREENWICH VILLAGE street scenes ! Update: Minetta Tavern is being restored, will RE-OPEN as Minetta Tavern.