Best Steak Frites NYC
“This East Village standby from Daniel and BLT Market alum David Malbequi brings high-level execution to comfort staples in a relaxed, large-windowed space. Steak frites comes with an eight-ounce hanger steak and watercress with confit shallots.”
EATER
The Absolute Best Steak-Frites in New York
“David Malbequi, who worked top jobs at Rôtisserie Georgette, Daniel, and BLT Market, can cook circles around just about every other professional in the five boroughs. He browns eight-ounce hanger steaks in cast iron with molten butter, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf. Petals of shallot confit are warmed in the pan, and frites come in hot and snappy from the fry station. Malbequi’s steak is topped with black-garlic maître d’hôtel butter in the summer, and Bordelaise — made from scratch, with veal stock, wine, shallot, more thyme, and a glug of vinegar — during chillier months.”
Grub Street
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NYCWFF Burger Bash 2016 Champions
David's Cafe has won the New York City Wine & Food Festivals 2016 Burger Bash presented by Pat La Frieda Meats and hosted by Rachel Ray. Our "Burger Queen" was selected as the Judges Choice winner. Click the link below for more information on the contest. Our thanks to the sponsors and all of the other competitors.
Food Network
Eater NY Best New Burgers of 2016
“Chef David Malbequi's whimsical "burger queen" at David's Cafe is about as straightforward a fast food-style burger as you will find in an NYC bistro, yet the execution is so exacting, with a profound sense of elevated comfort, that it is an easy favorite. The components are the familiar double patty stack, American cheese, and special sauce, with shredded lettuce, tomato, and delicate slivers of pickle. The simplicity is deceptive — the resulting burger is the platonic ideal of the genre with everything in perfect proportion."