Keens Steakhouse
Steak house · Midtown West ·
Enormous steaks & signature mutton chops in clubby rooms
Enormous steaks & signature mutton chops in clubby rooms
"With 90,000 pipes lining the ceiling and glass cases of famous churchwardens, this venerable chop house (open since 1883) is a feast for the eyes as well as the appetite. I’m torn between looking up at the decor and digging into mutton chop (musty and intense) or the stellar steaks—the porterhouse for two or three, chateaubriand, and a fabulous filet mignon—always ordering béarnaise or au poivre on the side and treating creamed spinach more like dessert. The burger can even be ordered up from the bar menu." - Charlie Hobbs
"If you're feeling bummed about the number of candles on your proverbial cake, plan a splashy, mutton-centric celebration at this Midtown steakhouse, which opened in 1885, and where the air is as thick with history as it once was with pipe smoke. Get yourself their mutton chop or porterhouse, and take a photo with the sugar packet, which happily reminds you, "I AM 139 YEARS OLD." - will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore
"This Midtown steakhouse with smoking pipes on the ceiling has a warren of dining rooms for every group size. Smaller parties can reserve the Lillie Langtry room, named after a socialite-turned-actress who became Keens’ first lady customer, while The Lambs Room can hold up to 80. Dinner starts at $187 per guest, and consists of steaks, obviously, but also their famous mutton chops, and classic sides." - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine, will hartman
"There’s nothing quite like a grand celebratory dinner at Keens, but one of our favorite ways to enjoy this classic Midtown steakhouse is to sneak into the cozy, dark-wood-paneled bar for an indulgent solo lunch on a weekday. Order the sleeper-hit prime rib hash or the wonderfully funky burger, and you’ll get no judgment from us if a 12pm martini feels right, too—virtually everyone else will be drinking one." - willa moore, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, sonal shah
"Keens opened the same year another notable New Yorker, the Statue of Liberty, moved into town. The sprawling Midtown institution it’s more densely packed with artifacts—like the bloodied playbill Abraham Lincoln was supposedly holding when he was shot—than many museums. Plus, no museum has ever served us a funky, bloody mutton chop, broiled at a blazing 1000°F. Theodore Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein" - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah