In Search of a Great French Onion Soup
I’ve been very curious about the French onion soup that recently returned to the menu at Macaron Cafe. I’ve been a huge fan of onion soup since I first had it on my honeymoon in Paris a couple years back. When done right, it’s an amazing bowl of oniony beef broth with chunks of bread inside and topped with a thick layer of gooey, chewy gruyere on top and a bit more tossed in the middle for good measure.
Luncher HungryK9 recently gave it a try and posted about it on her blog. She was sorely disappointed. Apparently, she searched and searched but barely found any cheese to speak of. Now, that’s just not right. Has anyone else tried the soup with more success? Or know of a great French Onion Soup in Midtown? Let us know in the comments.
Posted by ultraclay at 2:00 pm, December 10th, 2010 under 36th btw. B'way+7th, French, Macaron Cafe, Soups.
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Thats an easy one. La Bonne Soupe on 55th between 5th and 6th. I forget what the non “meal” price is; but I would guess its probably not in the ML price range. Still its one of the best bowls of French Onion in the city.
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Landmarc in the Time Warner Center also has a decent Bowl (the cheese is really well done) and I vaguely remember having a pretty good one at Brasserie Cognac.
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I really like the french onion soup at Financier. And you get little gruyere toasts with it. mmmmmmmmm.
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Sarge’s
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i aint gonna lie, tri-tip makes some pretty nice french onion soup. crouton cheese and all.
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Pigalle on 48th and 8th makes a fantastic french onion soup!
Artisanal seems like the obvious choice, doesn’t it?
I’ve had the onion soup there, it’s fantastic. They use the real cave-aged gruyere.