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The 15 Best French Fries in America
Boise Fry Company is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

1. Boise Fry Company

7.4
204 N Capitol Blvd (btwn W Idaho & W Bannock St), Boise, ID
Burger Joint · Downtown Boise City · 11 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: At the Boise Fry Company, you get your choice of six different potatoes and cuts, plus eight kinds of salt and eight dipping sauces. The burgers, as its motto says, come on the side. Read more.

Thrasher's French Fries is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

2. Thrasher's French Fries

8.7
401 S Atlantic Ave #1, Ocean City, MD
Fast Food Restaurant · 60 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Nothing quite says summer like a giant bucket of these vinegary thick-cut French fries, which are best eaten right on the boardwalk--after the bumper cars, and before you break into the taffy. Read more.

Pommes Frites is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

3. Pommes Frites

8.2
128 Macdougal St, New York, NY
Poutine Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 58 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: There’s nothing better than a cone of these Belgian frites and a few signature dipping sauces. The city mourned when a freak explosion destroyed the original location, but it's been rebuilt. Read more.

Blue Duck Tavern is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

4. Blue Duck Tavern

8.8
1201 24th St NW, Washington, D.C.
New American Restaurant · West End · 202 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: The namesake fries at this elegant restaurant are like little bricks of mashed potatoes, which are basted in duck fat before being fried to crisp perfection and served with spicy smoke pepper aioli. Read more.

The Spotted Pig is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

5. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Get the burger, which is chargrilled with a pile of cheese, at this gastropub. But almost as alluring is the enormous haystack of rosemary-and-garlic-scented shoestring fries on the side Read more.

Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

6. Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina

8.9
19999 W Country Club Dr, Aventura, FL
Steakhouse · 58 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: The fries at this spot come in a cups with sauces: rosemary-herb fries with spicy ketchup, onion-seasoned fries with chive-onion crème fraîche and smoked-paprika fries with homemade barbecue sauce.  Read more.

Father's Office is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

7. Father's Office

8.6
3229 Helms Ave (at Venice Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Gastropub · South Robertson · 360 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: The gourmet burger comes with blue cheese, arugula and bacon compote and the fries with aioli. We might object, except that our mouths are too full of potato-y goodness. Read more.

Chickie's & Pete's is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

8. Chickie's & Pete's

8.0
4010 Robbins Ave (at Frankford Ave), Philadelphia, PA
Sports Bar · Tacony - Wissinoming · 30 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Most everyone comes to this Philly sports bar for the crab fries, which are crinkle cut, doused with crab seasoning and served with the mysteriously addictive, white creamy cheese sauce. Read more.

Al's French Frys is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

9. Al's French Frys

8.3
1251 Williston Rd (at Midas Dr), South Burlington, VT
Burger Joint · 72 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This old-timey lunch counter has been serving some of New England’s best fries since the 1940s. Crispy on the outside and soft and potato-y on the inside, these are textbook French fries. Read more.

HopCat is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

10. HopCat

9.0
25 Ionia Ave SW (at Weston), Grand Rapids, MI
Beer Bar · Heartside-Downtown Grand Rapids · 255 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: The “crack fries” at this Grand Rapids institution were so popular that they’re now franchised all over the Midwest. So what’s the secret? Beer batter and an assertive, peppery seasoning. Read more.

Susie's Drive In is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

11. Susie's Drive In

7.5
4126 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · Mayfair · 54 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: The specialties here are fried, battered Polish sausages and gooey piles of cheese fries, which, amazingly, come in a giant fried taco shell. Read more.

The Breslin Bar & Dining Room is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

12. The Breslin Bar & Dining Room

16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Gastropub · NoMad · 688 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: These absolutely perfect specimens of French fry-dom are fried three times, which gives them three times the crust.  Get them with a lamb burger and a cup of smoky cumin mayonnaise. Read more.

Mile End Delicatessen is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

13. Mile End Delicatessen

8.8
97A Hoyt St (btwn Atlantic Ave & Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Sandwich Spot · Boerum Hill · 315 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Canadians are really onto something with their gravy-and-cheese-covered poutine. We love the version at Brooklyn’s Mile End, which also incorporates the deli's famed pastrami-like smoked meat. Read more.

Luc is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

14. Luc

2800 E Madison St (at MLK Way), Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 67 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This Seattle bistro is putting the "French" back in French fry. Its soufflé potato crisps are airy little pillows almost more reminiscent of fried dough than a normal fry. Read more.

The Varsity is one of The 15 Best French Fries in America.

15. The Varsity

8.1
61 North Ave NW (at Spring St NW), Atlanta, GA
Hot Dog Joint · Midtown · 359 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Atlanta’s famed drive-in is like a time capsule. Come here for a chili-cheese dog, a frosted orange shake and a side of steaming hot fries--all for under ten bucks. Read more.