Quality Bistro
French restaurant · Midtown West
120 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019
Highlights
Whimsical French brasserie with tableside butter service
Whimsical French brasserie with tableside butter service
"“I love the maximalist decor of this place. My favorite thing from them is their cheeky little caviar champagne bump. If you wanna have a fancy treat, it's a really adorable thing. And it’s a great location—not right in the middle of Times Square, closer to MoMA. And they have great cocktails and mocktails there. When I'm taking periods of abstinence from alcohol, I get a mocktail called the Spicy Bird that's served in [something that looks like] a pheasant or a peacock. I like for a mocktail to feel considered and not just, ‘We can take the alcohol out of this.’”" - brennan carley
"From noon-9pm on Thanksgiving, you can sit on the covered and heated outdoor patio, or inside the gold-clad dining room at this Midtown French spot. Debate between ordering escargots and dry-aged cote de beouf, or roasted turkey with all the fixings while you peruse the 400-bottle French wine list." - team infatuation
"Maybe you need to suddenly find a dinner spot for a handful of clients, or maybe you just want to get a bunch of friends together at a place with gold accents, potted plants, and framed pictures of birds everywhere. Go to Quality Bistro, the massive Midtown restaurant from the people behind Zou Zou’s and Don Angie. They have several different loud, dark rooms to sit in, and the French-leaning menu has everything from lobster toast and Dover sole to a filet mignon that you can top with a king crab crêpe." - team infatuation
"“It's not necessarily removed, but it's slightly off the beaten path—it's not right in Times Square, it's not Restaurant Row, but it’s close enough that it's really convenient for theater. It's where I go when I'm having someone I want to take to a proper dinner, or out on the town, or family from out of town visiting who are wanting a nice meal but want to stay in the neighborhood. I love a steakhouse vibe. It’s [my fiancé Noah Galvin’s] favorite type of menu and Quality Bistro is very much adjacent to that and it's just really yummy. And it’s pretty inside and they have really good martinis and good steak and good vibes." - brennan carley
"A small New York City spot that elevates birthday desserts into playful, inventive presentations — for example, substituting butter service with buttercream accompanied by sprinkle-studded madeleines and marshmallows set aflame beneath a shimmering sparkler." - Kat Thompson
