Bar Americain
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 265-9700
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
- Directions:
- B, D, E at 7th Ave; F, V at 50th St
- Best of Citysearch:
- Celebrity Chef 2008
- Hours:
- Mon 11:45am-10pm, Tue-Thu 11:45am-11pm, Fri 11:45am-11:30pm, Sat 11:30am-11:30pm, Sun 11:30am-10pm
Message from Bar Americain
Bobby Flay's mid-town brasserie
- Elegant Private Rooms
- Raw Bar
- Weekend Brunch
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Editorial Review for Bar Americain – by Kathleen Squires
The Scene
The adobe-accented room reflects the chef's fondness for the Southwest, while soaring ceilings and an open kitchen pick up on Times Square's theatrics. Show-goers, tourists, local business people and celebrities keep the space constantly abuzz, while on-the-spot service lends intimacy to its vastness.
The Food
Leave it to Bobby Flay to show that America's got flavor, with dishes like delicately fried squash blossoms stuffed with Southern-inspired pulled pork and a Florida-flavored red snapper encrusted in plantain and topped with a refreshing mango and avocado mix. A palate-pleasing pizza with caramelized onions, garlic, gruyere and chewy cubes of double-smoked bacon, and house-made potato chips with blue cheese dip have nationwide appeal. Flay slays hardest with his spice-rubbed steaks, so nicely seasoned that they don't need the accompanying Dijon molasses sauce. Surprisingly, there's no apple pie on the dessert menu, but the strawberry rhubarb crepes provide a sweetly powerful (and less cliched) punch.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitStar-struck diners request "Bobby's Cafe"--the seats that face Flay's open kitchen--to see the celeb chef in action.
What to DrinkTry the bracing blood orange margarita.
The ExtrasVisit Bobby Flay's popular Flatiron restaurant, Mesa Grill.
User Reviews for Bar Americain
10/04/2008 Posted by neenadavies1
The ambiance and decor of the restaurant were extremely pleasing and the cocktails were very good, but waiting over an hour for food to arrive in an exclusive celebrity chef restaurant (with the prices to match) was just unacceptable. The management understood when after an hour we asked for the check, but it's not what I would come to expect from such a restaurant. I've eaten in celebrity chef restaurants before like Babbo - and have had excellent experiences, but I can't say that about Bobby Flay's midtown restaurant. For anyone looking for good food in the area, Le Bernardin is on the other side of the building, and I would highly recommend that instead. It will cost slightly more but it will be worth it.
Pros: decor & cocktails
Cons: food not delivered in a timely fashion
05/27/2008 Posted by nycgirl26
My husband and I ate last evening at Bar Americain for our anniversary. We ordered the grilled pizza with bacon, carmelized onions and roasted garlic and the asparagus chopped salad with Vermont cheddar for appetizers. The pizza had amazing flavor, perfect crust and was surprisingly light. The asparagus salad had a tasteful dressing and a variety of textures that made it mmm so good. For the main course I ordered the Hanger steak and my husband the New York Strip. The hanger steak was perfectly cooked and had wonderful flavor. The New York Strip, which I also sampled came slightly over cooked and was in my opinion a bit too crispy and dry. Next time we'd order two hanger steaks. We ordered the chocolate cake for dessert and it was moist and flavorful. I didn't so much care for the banana sauce they put on top but it was still good. Overall I didn't want the experience to end it was a wonderful evening!
Pros: Drinks, Appetizers, Hanger Steak
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