Gallaghers Steakhouse

Gallaghers was founded by former Ziegfeld Girl Helen Gallagher in 1927 as a speakeasy and steakhouse in 1927. The only NYC steak cooked over hickory coals. Founded by former Ziegfield girl Helen Gallagher and her husband, the colorful gambler and sports enthusiast Jack Solomon, Gallaghers opened as a speakeasy and steakhouse in 1927. At that time, the height of Prohibition, a good stiff drink and a great steak were hard to find in New York – except, of course, at Gallaghers, where New York’s famous and notorious assembled to indulge in forbidden spirits and a great meal.

This storied gathering place is where New York’s famous and notorious assembled to indulge themselves in pleasures of the palate and forbidden spirits. A place where gamblers, sports figures, show people, novelists, playwrights and judges sat at tables across from gangsters, strippers, ballerinas and business titans.

In 1933 prohibition ended and speakeasies across the country began closing their doors. Gallaghers, however, became more popular than ever. A simple truth became clear: while drinks were now readily available at restaurants across the city, a great steak was still hard to find.

The quintessential Manhattan restaurant, Gallaghers has been frequented over the years by Broadway stars, businessmen, politicians, and athletes and today, they still come for the steak. A steak that is USDA Prime Beef and dry aged for 21 days at a constant temperature of 36 degrees. This all-natural process ensur