Café Boulud

{{Short description|French restaurant in New York City}}

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| established = {{start date and age|1998}}

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| current-owner = Daniel Boulud

| chef = Romain Paumier

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| food-type = French

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| street-address = 100 East 63rd Street

| city = New York City

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| state = New York

| postcode = 10065

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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.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJ0t9io_j7AC&q=%22cafe+boulud%22+%2220+East+76th%22&pg=PA153 |title=Eyewitness Travel Family Guide New York City |author=Dorling Kindersley |date= April 2, 2012|publisher=DK |isbn=9780756691318 |access-date=January 8, 2013}} Boulud is New York City's longest-tenured four-star chef.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xV4AJLZDmO4C&q=%22cafe+boulud%22+%2220+East+76th%22&pg=PA253 |title=National Geographic Traveler: New York, 3rd Edition |author=Michael S. Durham |year=2009 |publisher=National Geographic Books |isbn=9781426205231 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}

The restaurant opened in 1998 at 20 East 76th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue), inside the Surrey Hotel.{{cite news|author=Florence Fabricant |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/30/dining/off-the-menu.html |title=Off The Menu |work=The New York Times |date=September 30, 1998 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dyVrivs_LdEC&q=%22cafe+boulud%22+%2220+East+76th%22&pg=PA308 |title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City |via=AnneLise Sorensen, Eleanor Berman |date= February 2012|isbn=9780756691189 |access-date=January 8, 2013|last1=Sorensen |first1=Annelise |last2=Berman |first2=Eleanor |publisher=Penguin }} It closed in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic and reopened in 2023 at 100 East 63rd Street. Upon reopening, Boulud brought Head Chef Romain Paumier and Pastry Chef Katalina Diaz over from his first restaurant, Daniel.{{cite web |author=Melissa McCart |date=December 13, 2023 |url=https://ny.eater.com/2023/12/13/23999125/cafe-boulud-daniel-boulud-uptown |title=The Reopening of Cafe Boulud Fuels Uptown Destination Dining |website=Eater NY |access-date=August 27, 2024}} It is named for a restaurant just outside Lyon, France, that was once owned by Boulud's family.{{cite news|author=Ruth Reichl |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/09/arts/diner-s-journal.html |title=Diner's Journal |work=The New York Times |date=October 9, 1998 |access-date=January 8, 2013}} In the summer, the restaurant's original location had terrace tables.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ExDSsWxmXbQC&q=%22cafe+boulud%22+%2220+East+76th%22&pg=PA137 |title=Top 10 New York City |author=Eleanor Berman |date= February 2012|publisher=Penguin |isbn=9780756691127 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_bdC4Fp_c3IC&q=%22cafe+boulud%22+%2220+East+76th%22&pg=PA101 |title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to New York City |author=Anita Gates |date= November 4, 2008|publisher=DK |isbn=9781440653322 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}

Café Boulud’s menu was inspired by Daniel 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.danielboulud.com/restaurants/new-york-city/cafe-boulud |title= Café Boulud |website= Daniel Boulud |access-date=January 22, 2025}}