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“Required Eating: French Onion Soup”

I don’t know about you, but I am a huge fan of French Onion Soup. While it’s totally old school and hardly trendy (it originated in 17th century France), it’s a dish I often crave, especially now when the weather’s getting cold and I’m searching for something that will keep me warm and fill me up: this is a soup that eats like a meal. The broth is rich with the caramel sweetness of slow-cooked onions and loaded up with softened slices of baguette, and when you top that off with gobs of bubbly gratinéed Gruyere (Swiss or Fontina, too) and add a glass of red wine, there’s really nothing better on a cold fall afternoon.

Here are my favorite spots for French Onion Soup. I hope you’ll Share Your Two Cents below and tell me yours, too!

Brasserie, 100 East 53rd Street, (212) 751-4840

Artisanal, 2 Park Avenue, 212-725-8585

Balthazar, 80 Spring Street, 212-965-1414

Landmarc, Time Warner Center or 179 West Broadway, 212-343-3883

Brasserie Cognac, 1740 Broadway, at 55th Street, 212-757-3600.

And the honorable mention goes to the French Onion Soup styled roasted tomato soup at The Smith (55 Third Avenue, between 10th and 11th Streets, 212-420-9800). What you’ll get is a tomato soup that’s thick, rich and velvety smooth, capped with a crusty slice of bread and a bubbly blanket of cheddar cheese. No onions, but oh so good.

Enjoy!

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