| Café Boulud | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) |
| Owner(s) | Daniel Boulud |
| Chef | Romain Paumier |
| Food type | French |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide) |
| Street address | 100 East 63rd Street |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10065 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′54″N73°58′04″W / 40.765092°N 73.967654°W /40.765092; -73.967654 |
| Website | https://www.cafeboulud.com |
Café Boulud is a French restaurant located at 100 East 63rd Street on theUpper East Side inManhattan, in New York City. It is owned by Frenchcelebrity chef and restaurateurDaniel Boulud.[1] Boulud is New York City's longest-tenured four-star chef.[2]
The restaurant opened in 1998 at 20 East 76th Street (betweenFifth Avenue andMadison Avenue), inside the Surrey Hotel.[3][4] It closed in 2021 during theCOVID-19 pandemic and reopened in 2023 at 100 East 63rd Street after a renovation fromJeffrey Beers International.[5] Upon reopening, Boulud brought Head Chef Romain Paumier and Pastry Chef Katalina Diaz over from his first restaurant,Daniel.[6] It is named for a restaurant just outsideLyon, France, that was once owned by Boulud's family.[3][7] In the summer, the restaurant's original location had terrace tables.[8][9]
Café Boulud’s menu was inspired byDaniel Boulud’s four culinary muses: La Tradition, classic French cuisine; La Saison, seasonal delicacies; Le Potager, the vegetable garden; and Le Voyage, flavors of world cuisines.[10]
A review in 2000 in whichThe 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."[11]
In 2013,Zagat's gave it a food rating of 27, the third-highest rating in the East 70s.[12] One Zagat's reviewer called it: "A neighborhood bistro for billionaires."[9]
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