The Corner Store

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A SoHo Institution at a Landmark Corner

The Corner Store occupies the kind of address that feels inevitable — the corner of Houston and West Broadway in SoHo, one of downtown Manhattan's most recognizable intersections. The concept is straightforward and confident: a classic American joint, done well, open nightly for dinner with the energy of a place that knows exactly what it is.

The Butcher's Counter

The steakhouse heart of The Corner Store is its Butcher's Counter, where sourcing is taken seriously. A 12 oz bone-in New York Strip comes from Greiman Ranch, 30-day dry-aged. The 14 oz Prime Aged Ribeye is from Double R Ranch, also 30-day dry-aged. A Center Cut Filet Mignon from Demkota Ranch arrives with whipped Périgord truffle butter, while the Wagyu French Dip uses a 72-hour Westholme Australian ribeye with au jus and horseradish. The steakhouse ethos extends to the sides: whipped potatoes with "copious amounts of butter," hand-cut fries triple-blanched from Idaho-sourced potatoes, and a proper au poivre sauce available on request.

Beyond the Steak

The menu reaches well past beef. A raw bar opens with oysters du jour, jumbo shrimp cocktail, bluefin tuna tartare, and a seasonal crudo of line-caught Pacific yellowtail with apple ponzu and pickled wasabi. Larger plates include a wild whole Dover sole with caper-brown butter, roasted Maine lobster frites with chartreuse butter, and a grilled Ora King salmon with wilted pea shoots and heirloom rainbow carrots. A vegetarian chicken parm — plant-based cutlet, old-school New York red sauce, mozzarella, aged pecorino — rounds out the options for non-meat eaters.

Martinis and a Recognized Wine List

The bar program is built around martinis, offered as a dedicated menu with options like Oli's Dirty (Belvedere, house brine, olive oil wash) and a Sour Cream & Onion (cream-washed gin, vermouth, dill, spring onion). The wine list earned The Corner Store a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2025 — recognition that reflects a thoughtful selection spanning Burgundy, Bordeaux, California, and beyond, available by the glass or from a reserve list that includes a 2005 Château Durfort-Vivens from Margaux.

The Feel of the Place

The Corner Store is a walk-in-friendly room — reservations are taken, but the door stays open to those who show up. It runs nightly, and the combination of a serious steakhouse kitchen, a martini-forward bar, and a SoHo address gives it a particular kind of New York confidence that doesn't need to announce itself.