This legendary café rests on some pretty old laurels. Built in 1917, it has been a long-time New York favorite, lauded over the years as enchanting, romantic, and transforming. Nowadays, the features that endowed it with such qualities—old world elegance, painted murals of nymphs in the woods, a location in a prewar hotel just off Central Park, convenient to the established clientele—are looking a bit dusty. A traditional Fren...

This legendary café rests on some pretty old laurels. Built in 1917, it has been a long-time New York favorite, lauded over the years as enchanting, romantic, and transforming. Nowadays, the features that endowed it with such qualities—old world elegance, painted murals of nymphs in the woods, a location in a prewar hotel just off Central Park, convenient to the established clientele—are looking a bit dusty. A traditional French menu includes classics like dover sole with fondant potato and white and green asparagus, while updated dishes, like steamed Atlantic halibut with quinoa pilaf and tomato-chervil velouté might attract some fresh blood (New York Magazine).


Also open Monday-Friday, noon-4pm; Sat, 11am-3pm; Sun, 10am-3pm for Breakfast and Lunch