Old Homestead Steakhouse
Two German brothers opened the Old Homestead in the heart of the meatpacking district in 1868 – making it one of the longest continually serving restaurants in the USA. Housed in a three-story Greek-revival mercantile building built in 1842, celebrities and power-brokers dine amid the dark wood, chophouse décor. The iconic restaurant is legendary for its melt-in-your-mouth prime-aged USDA Texas-size slabs of beef. Whether it is the signature sirloin, porterhouse or filet mignon, the tender steaks arrive broiled with butter, ladled with au jus and accompanied by a head of roasted garlic. Third-generation owners Greg and Marc Sherry maintain a close relationship with area meat packers, who allow them to select the finest cuts of beef. Claim to fame: The owners say the restaurant originated the Doggy Bag because their steaks were so large people needed a vessel to take it home.
