Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-221644 on Form S-8 of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. and Subsidiary of our report dated March 13, 2019, relating to the consolidated financial statements, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

	/s/ Crowe LLP
Livingston, New Jersey
March 13, 2019