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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1993 | 
| Owner | Daniel Boulud | 
| Food type | New French | 
| Dress code | Jackets required [1] | 
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide) | 
| Location | 60 East 65th Street (between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue), on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York, New York, 10065, United States | 
| Coordinates | 40°46′01″N73°58′03″W / 40.766831°N 73.967606°W | 
| Other information | 1,570 wine selections; 24,000 bottles [2] | 
| Website | Daniel website | 
Daniel is a New French restaurant located at 60 East 65th Street (between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue), on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, in New York City. [1] [3] [4] It is owned and run by French celebrity chef Daniel Boulud, New York's longest-reigning four-star chef. [4] [5] [6] The restaurant moved to its current location in early 1999. [5]
Since 2013, Ghaya Oliveira has been the executive pastry chef. [7]
Since 1999, Daniel has been a AAA Five Star Award winner. [8]
Since 2002, Daniel has been a recipient of the Wine Spectator Grand Award. [9]
In 2013, Zagats gave it a food rating of 28 (the second-highest rating on the Upper East Side), and decor and service ratings of 28 (each the highest on the Upper East Side). [1] It ranked it the 4th-best restaurant in New York City. [10]
In 2012, The Infatuation gave it a rating of 8.9/10 and included it on their 2020 list of The Best Restaurants on the Upper East Side. [11]
It was one of only five restaurants awarded four stars by The New York Times , [12] however it was downgraded to three stars by restaurant critic Pete Wells. [13]
In October 2019, Forbes magazine rated Daniel the "top-ranked restaurant in America". [14]
As of 2025, it is rated one-star by the Michelin Guide . [15] Daniel previously held three Michelin stars until 2014 when it was downgraded to two stars. It was downgraded to one star in 2024. [16]