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The Metrograph Movie House Serves Steak Tartare at Its Commissary

Steak tartare with fried capers, spring onions, and spiced mayonnaise.
Steak tartare with fried capers, spring onions, and spiced mayonnaise. Photo: Clay Williams

The newly opened Metrograph is no ordinary movie theater, so it of course offers advanced snacks. Its on-site restaurant, the Metrograph Commissary, draws inspiration from restaurants on old Hollywood studio lots in the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s — and the menu includes simple, classic dishes like spaghetti pomodoro, brown-butter trout, and burrata with salsa verde.

While none of this food can be ordered into the theater — there’s a concession stand stacked with turmeric- and cayenne-flavored popcorn for that very purpose — the Metrograph Commissary has a flexibile seating arrangement, with a dining room, a lobby bar, a restaurant bar, and a private space. Take a look:

Fluke crudo with fava beans, chili de arbol, citrus.
Fluke crudo with fava beans, chili de arbol, citrus. Photo: Clay Williams
Burrata with green-tomato salsa verde and walnuts.
Burrata with green-tomato salsa verde and walnuts. Photo: Clay Williams
Trout with brown butter, asparagus, and parsley.
Trout with brown butter, asparagus, and parsley. Photo: Clay Williams
The dining room.
The dining room. Photo: Clay Williams
The bar.
The bar. Photo: Clay Williams
And the lounge.
And the lounge. Photo: Clay Williams

Menu [PDF]

The Metrograph Commissary, 7 Ludlow St., (212) 660-0312

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