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Klee Brasserie

Critics' Pick

200 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10011
nr. 22nd St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-633-8033 Send to Phone

Critics' Rating: Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
9.0 out of 10

1 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Bistro, German/Austrian

Julie Powell for Eight Communications

Map

Official Website

Rate & Review

Hours

Mon-Wed, 5:30pm-11pm; Thu-Sun, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at 23rd St.; C, E at 23rd St.

Prices

$21-$27

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Brunch - Weekend
Business Lunch
Dine at the Bar
Hot Spot
Lunch
Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef
Private Dining/Party Space
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Klee Brasserie, which opened in a small bistrolike space near the busy intersection of Ninth Avenue and 23rd Street, represents a casual amalgamation of fashionable restaurant conceits. There is the brasserie reference, which means you can enjoy blue-plate specials on different days of the week (good slow-roasted lamb on Saturdays, not-so-good "Viennese fried chicken" on Mondays) and a properly hearty selection of foreign beers (Kölsch Reisdorf from Germany, Saison Dupont from Belgium). There is the earthy, overlarge menu laced with trendy Alsatian-Austrian recipes (Klee means "clover" in German), and sections devoted to increasingly untrendy genres like Small Bites, Wood Stone Oven, and Mesquite Grill. The bar serves archly named cocktails ("the Grape," "Mango Tango"), in the manner of many downtown bars these days, and the room is made to feel stylishly casual in the usual way, with the presence of lots of blond, well-carpentered wood. — Adam Platt

Note

Try the Holunder Margarita, made with Corzo tequila and elderflowers.

Ideal Meal

Kurobuta-pork tonnato, swordfish, Sacher torte.

Reader Ratings

9.0

Hesitant to give away the secret...

JackOfAll from 10019 | Posted on 4/27/07

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	9

This place is a gem. The decor is very appealing, the staff friendly, service was on par, and the food is excellent. The sommelier genuinely wanted to discuss and recommend. An excellent addition to the west Chelsea scene - do try it...Read More