Daniel (restaurant)

Daniel is a New French restaurant located at 60 East 65th Street, on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, in New York City. It is owned and run by French celebrity chef Daniel Boulud, New York's longest-reigning four-star chef. The restaurant moved to its current location in early 1999.
Since 2013, Ghaya Oliveira has been the executive pastry chef.

Ratings

Since 1999, Daniel has been a AAA Five Star Award winner.
Since 2002, Daniel has been a recipient of the Wine Spectator Grand Award.
In 2013, Zagats gave it a food rating of 28, and decor and service ratings of 28. It ranked it the 4th-best restaurant in New York City.
In 2012, gave it a rating of 8.9/10 and included it on their 2020 list of .
It was one of only five restaurants awarded four stars by The New York Times, however it was downgraded to three stars by restaurant critic Pete Wells.
In October 2019, Forbes magazine rated Daniel the "top-ranked restaurant in America".
As of 2025, it is rated one-star by the Michelin Guide. Daniel previously held List of [Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States|three Michelin stars] until 2014 when it was downgraded to two stars. It was downgraded to one star in 2024.