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Oil Watch has verified 20 restaurants in Flatiron, Manhattan that cook without industrial seed oils. Top-rated: Boucherie Union Square, Dr Smood, COTE Korean Steakhouse. Breakdown: 14 Seed Oil Free, 3 Mostly Clean, 3 Use Caution. Common cuisines: indian, fine dining, italian market, korean.
The Flatiron District bridges Midtown and downtown with a restaurant scene anchored by acclaimed fine dining and modern Indian cuisine. Several high-profile restaurants here cook with ghee, butter, and olive oil, and the neighborhood's Eataly marketplace celebrates Italian olive oil culture.
The blocks around 27th and 28th on Park Avenue South have Indian restaurants that cook with ghee. Ask whether they also use vegetable oil in the fryer.
Fifth Avenue between 23rd and 26th has Eataly and several Italian-influenced spots nearby that default to olive oil. The restaurants on the side streets off Broadway are less crowded.
Of the 20 verified restaurants in Flatiron, 17 are rated Seed Oil Free or Mostly Clean. Boucherie Union Square is one of the top-rated spots.
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Yes. Oil Watch has verified 20 restaurants in Flatiron, Manhattan that cook without industrial seed oils. Of these, 14 rated Seed Oil Free and 3 rated Mostly Clean. Top-scoring spots include Boucherie Union Square, Dr Smood, COTE Korean Steakhouse. These restaurants use olive oil, beef tallow, avocado oil, butter, and ghee instead of canola, soybean, and corn oil.
Flatiron has a strong indian, fine dining, italian market restaurant scene. Of the 20 verified spots, 14 rated Seed Oil Free and 3 rated Mostly Clean. Local tip: The blocks around 27th and 28th on Park Avenue South have Indian restaurants that cook with ghee. Ask whether they also use vegetable oil in the fryer. Use the Oil Watch map to check each restaurant's oil breakdown for fryers, cooking fats, salad dressings, and sauces.
Browse the Flatiron map at oilwatch.app/map/nyc/flatiron to see 20 verified restaurants and their cooking oil status. Boucherie Union Square is one of the top-rated spots in the neighborhood. Each listing shows exactly what oils are used for frying, cooking, salads, and sauces.
Many Indian restaurants in Flatiron cook with ghee and coconut oil by tradition, though some blend in vegetable oil to cut costs. Of the 20 verified restaurants here, 14 rated Seed Oil Free and 3 rated Mostly Clean. Check each restaurant on Oil Watch to verify that ghee or coconut oil is used exclusively.