"When The Odeon opened, there was no better place in the city to see and be seen, to party, or to eat fries. Nearly half a century later, it’s not quite the glitzy scene frequented by the SNL cast and Andy Warhol, but this Tribeca brasserie-diner is aging gracefully. Turns out the appeal of cozying up in a red leather banquette with a martini and steak frites is timeless. The neon sign outside remains one of Manhattan's most iconic, though nowadays you're significantly more likely to see a kid coloring with crayons at the next table than you are Madonna. French onion soup, Odeon burger, cosmopolitan (invented here)" - molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, bryan kim, sonal shah