Upper East Side · French · Fine Dining · Tasting Menu
Daniel Boulud's Upper East Side flagship — the most formal French dining room left in New York, and still worth the jacket
Daniel Boulud opened Daniel on East 65th Street in 1993 and it has spent the three decades since being the place New Yorkers go when the occasion genuinely calls for it. The dining room is columned, high-ceilinged, and unapologetically formal in a city that has largely abandoned the format. The cooking is classical French with seasonal movement and a lightness that Boulud pushed toward over the years. The service brigade is enormous and coordinated to a degree that is itself part of the show. It is expensive, it wants you to dress, and it delivers on both. Very few rooms in America still operate at this pitch.
Daniel is daniel Boulud's Upper East Side flagship — the most formal French dining room left in New York, and still worth the jacket. Regulars order seasonal tasting menu and duck à l'orange for two.
Daniel is priced at $$$$ — approx. $75+ per person, a special-occasion spend.
Daniel uses Resy for reservations. Book online at Resy or call (212) 288-0033 directly. The badge at the top of this page shows whether there are tables left tonight.
Daniel is at 60 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065, in Upper East Side. Valet available; 6 to 68th St–Hunter College
Daniel is open Daily 5–9:30 PM · Closed Mon. Hours can change on holidays — confirm on Google Maps before a long drive.