Daniel Boulud has opened his largest restaurant in New York City, a sprawling two-level brasserie at 1900 Broadway that seats 320 people and sits directly across the street from Lincoln Center. Brasserie Boulud debuted on October 8, serving classic French brasserie fare including French onion soup, steak frites, seafood towers, and a lobster soufflé, alongside daily specials like Dover sole, lamb daube, duck pie, and salt-baked branzino.
The roughly 10,000-square-foot space replaces three separate Boulud concepts that previously occupied the same Lincoln Square address — Bar Boulud, Boulud Sud, and Épicerie Boulud — all of which closed in July 2025 so their footprints could be merged into one unified brasserie, according to Time Out. The consolidation brought the three previously distinct dining footprints at One Lincoln Plaza into a single grand venue.
The DB Burger Returns to the Menu
Among the headline items back on the menu is Boulud's own DB Burger, stuffed with red wine-braised short rib, foie gras, and black truffle on a Parmesan bun. The DB Burger is returning to Brasserie Boulud's menu.
The dining room itself carries that same blend of nostalgia and reinvention. Designed by David Rockwell, the space features cerused-oak arches, leather banquettes, chandeliers, and a zinc-topped bar, along with an oval bar, Hollywood-style booths, railroad booths, and smaller tables, per the seed reporting. The centerpiece is a floating oval bar. Boulud said the restaurant was inspired by the great brasseries of Lyon, which he described as lively, generous, and rooted in tradition and seasonal cooking, adding that Brasserie Boulud brings a soulful and accessible New York dining experience served warmly in a vibrant room.
Three Dining Rooms, a Café, and a Cocktail Lounge
Beyond the main dining room, the complex includes outdoor café seating and three private dining rooms downstairs. A companion Épicerie-café serves morning pastries and coffee before shifting to sandwiches and salads later in the day, while Bar Viv, a cocktail lounge tucked behind the main dining room, operates from 4 p.m. to midnight except Mondays. Brasserie Boulud serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Épicerie Boulud runs Tuesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and reservations for the brasserie are taken through Resy.
Running the kitchen is Executive Chef Christina D'Angelo, who previously served as executive chef at Boulud Sud and has worked within Boulud's Dinex Group for more than a decade, giving longtime patrons culinary continuity even as the physical space changed dramatically, according to I Love The Upper West Side. The wine list, meanwhile, leans into Boulud's own regional roots: head sommelier Josh MacGregor oversees more than 850 selections with an emphasis on vintage Beaujolais dating back to 2009 and large-format wine pours by the glass, reflecting the Rhône Valley and Beaujolais wines that were staples near Lyon, where Boulud grew up, as reported by Wine Spectator.
Timed to Lincoln Center's Fall Season
Timed to Lincoln Center's Fall Season The October opening came after Lincoln Center's fall performing arts season was already underway: the New York Philharmonic began its opening concerts September 16 and the Metropolitan Opera opened September 22. The 64th New York Film Festival ran through October 12, with the restaurant opening during its final five days, underscoring why the debut matters to the neighborhood's pre-theater and post-show dining scene, per the same Sofia Falleroni account. The restaurant sits inside One Lincoln Plaza, a 43-story mixed-use building at 1900 Broadway whose construction began in 1971 and was completed in 1974, containing 671 residential condominiums across 36 residential floors above eight floors of commercial space that has previously housed institutions including Sesame Workshop, SAG-AFTRA, and ASCAP, according to Wikipedia.
The opening adds to Boulud's New York footprint. Dinex Group's New York venues include Restaurant DANIEL and Midtown spots like Le Pavillon and Jōji, according to Brand Innovators.
