Café Boulud is a French restaurant located at 100 East 63rd Street on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, in New York City. It is owned by French celebrity chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud.[1] Boulud is New York City's longest-tenured four-star chef.[2]

Café Boulud
The restaurant's exterior in 2024
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Restaurant information
Established1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Owner(s)Daniel Boulud
ChefAaron Bludorn
Food typeFrench
Rating1 Michelin star (Michelin Guide)
Street address100 East 63rd Street
CityNew York
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10065
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°45′54″N 73°58′04″W / 40.765092°N 73.967654°W / 40.765092; -73.967654
Websitehttps://www.cafeboulud.com

The restaurant opened in 1998 at 20 East 76th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue), inside the Surrey Hotel.[3][4] It closed in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic and reopened in 2023 at 100 East 63rd Street.[5] It is named for a restaurant just outside Lyon, France, that was once owned by Boulud's family.[3][6] In the summer, the restaurant's original location had terrace tables.[7][8]

Reviews

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A review in 2000 in which The New York Times gave it three stars said: "Cafe Boulud is sleek and easy, and the entire staff has been given permission to have fun. You never quite know what the menu will offer. Most days there are 30 or more dishes, and none are ordinary."[9]

In 2013, Zagat's gave it a food rating of 27, the third-highest rating in the East 70s.[10] One Zagat's reviewer called it: "A neighborhood bistro for billionaires."[8]

References

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  1. ^ Dorling Kindersley (2 April 2012). Eyewitness Travel Family Guide New York City. DK. ISBN 9780756691318. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. ^ Michael S. Durham (2009). National Geographic Traveler: New York, 3rd Edition. National Geographic Books. ISBN 9781426205231. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Florence Fabricant (September 30, 1998). "Off The Menu". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Sorensen, Annelise; Berman, Eleanor (February 2012). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City. Penguin. ISBN 9780756691189. Retrieved January 8, 2013 – via AnneLise Sorensen, Eleanor Berman.
  5. ^ Melissa McCart (December 13, 2023). "The Reopening of Cafe Boulud Fuels Uptown Destination Dining". Eater NY. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Ruth Reichl (October 9, 1998). "Diner's Journal". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Eleanor Berman (February 2012). Top 10 New York City. Penguin. ISBN 9780756691127. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Anita Gates (4 November 2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City. DK. ISBN 9781440653322. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "Good Eating; Worth a Detour In the East 70's". The New York Times. March 26, 2000. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "Zagat Stories".
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