Standard Grill, New York, USA

Standard Grill is the “‘Americanized Bistro”‘ at the bottom of André Balazs’s Standard Hotel, in the Meatpacking district. This elegant bistro offers good  food for everyday and every time of the day. It has sidewalk tables for the café set and and casual lounge tables and a long bar at the front. And separate from all this is there is a more formal dining room inside..The floor of the dining room is stippled with thousands of copper pennies, there are red leather booths and the tables are covered in white cotton.
The Standard serves simple, reasonably priced food in a warm yet fashionable atmosphere. .The chef  is Dan Silverman, formerly of  Lever House restaurant,  and he has successfully created an “American Bistro” menu to suit for every taste.   The best choices are oysters , chicken, steaks and burgers and small  salads.