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Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Burger In New York City Is From A Cozy Tavern By Garrett Palm Oct. 13, 2025 12:39 pm EST

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Although he traveled all over the world, Anthony Bourdain was a lifelong New Yorker. He was born in the city and spent formative years working at Brasserie Les Halles, a French cafe on Park Avenue. The city's eponymous magazine, The New Yorker, published the essay that vaulted him into stardom as he was slinging steak frites. He knew NYC well, so when he said the French cafe, Minetta Tavern, had the best hamburger in the city in his New York episode of "The Layover," it meant something. The setting is both cozy and electric. Tables are close together in the dark wood room. Lively conversation from ne

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