St. Anselm
Steak house · Williamsburg
355 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
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Highlights
This cozy, brick-walled gem in Williamsburg serves up exceptional steaks and seafood, with a must-try Butcher’s Steak that keeps diners coming back.
This cozy, brick-walled gem in Williamsburg serves up exceptional steaks and seafood, with a must-try Butcher’s Steak that keeps diners coming back.
"A fire shuttered St. Anselm in September of 2024, but the steakhouse—which might have one of the best steak deals in the county at $34 for their excellent hanger—is now back open." - will hartman, bryan kim
"In the mid 2010s, the butcher steak at Williamsburg’s St. Anselm cost a little under $20. Now, it’s $34. The price increase might seem outrageous—but, truthfully, it was never about the money. St. Anselm knows how to cook meat. Grilled behind the counter in a little room that sits somewhere between a saloon and a hunting lodge, their signature hanger steak arrives charred and tender, like juicy beef sashimi. Add a few sides like spinach gratin and fried mashed potatoes, and enjoy an unpretentious steakhouse experience that, inflation and all, remains a good deal." - neha talreja, kenny yang, carina finn koeppicus, bryan kim, willa moore
"The best steak in NYC for under $20 might not actually be under $20 anymore (it’s $34 for the hanger these days), but we’re still all-in on St. Anselm. If you’re prepared to wait for a table, you'll be rewarded with seriously delicious red meats and everything you want to eat alongside them (get the pan-fried mashed potatoes), along with a cool, intimate environment that couldn’t be further from a stuffy, traditional steakhouse. This is one of our favorite places to impress out-of-towners, and eating at the bar is an excellent move." - willa moore, neha talreja, bryan kim, will hartman, sonal shah
"A Williamsburg restaurant reopening after an electrical fire caused temporary closure. Known for its dinner service and owned by Joe Carroll." - Nadia Chaudhury
"When St. Anselm opened in 2010, the Williamsburg restaurant bucked all the tropes of a classic New York City steakhouse: formal dining rooms, white tablecloths, expensive wine lists, and break-the-bank steaks. Several cuts of meat are priced by the pound, with a hanger steak and pork porterhouse priced around $34 each. The menu also lists less conventional steakhouse dishes, like swordfish, lamb saddle, and fish collars." - Eater Staff
