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Bouley

163 Duane Street, Dasfdasf, New York City, NY 10013-3803
(212) 964-2525
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Ranked #3 of 8,929 restaurants in New York City
Price range: $41 - $80
Cuisines: French
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Good for: Romance, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Late Night
Dining style: Fine Dining
Cross street: Hudson Street
Transit: Chambers Street stop 1,2,3,A,C,E lines Brooklyn Bridge stop 4,5,6 lines City Hall stop R line
Description: Bouley features the exciting culinary talents of famed four- star Chef, David Bouley. Bouley offers French cuisine with modern Asian influences served in an elegant and intimate setting. In addition to the a la carte menu, the restaurant offers a $55 five course tasting menu for lunch and $175 six course tasting menu for dinner. Parties of 8 or more may order from the tasting menu only and deposit is required to secure a reservation. Chef Bouley is always happy to accommodate all dietary needs and restrictions. Jackets are required for gentlemen at both lunch and dinner.
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Melbourne, Australia
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57 reviews 57 reviews
40 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

After doing my usual research for good restaurants in NYC I decided to give (at the time) the number 1 trip advisor restaurant a try. While being very nice in most aspects the food was very tasty and the restaurant itself was lovely, the service did lack the quality of being a great restaurant. After being seated and provided water... More

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Sydney, Australia
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30 reviews 30 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

If you love fine dining restaurants, you must visit here. If you have a budget to stick to, go for the set lunch menu. This rates as one of my top 10 dining experiences of all time. We splurged and matched wines so we didn't have to think too hard about what to drink. We had very attentive service and... More

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See 3 more reviews by Worldticket for New York City
New York City, New York
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129 reviews 129 reviews
46 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 89 cities Reviews in 89 cities
142 helpful votes 142 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2013 NEW

The food is good, the best? No, but the tasting menu is really good value. The worst thing about this place was the service. We felt incredibly rushed as soon as we were done with one dish we had another in front of us. The waiter only came around to explain 2 dishes out of 5 dishes. This I thought... More

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See 4 more reviews by Atalanta8 for New York City
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6 reviews 6 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2013 NEW

Very nice place, cozy, excellent food and great service. I tried the tasting menu and the food was excellent, every single dish was just great. Everyone from the maitre d' to the sommelier was nice and the overall service was excellent. Would definetely recommend it.

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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80 reviews 80 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 49 cities Reviews in 49 cities
48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 10, 2013

My daughter and i had the pre-fixe tasting menu for lunch on 26 May. and it was every bit as good as when we last ate there in May 2012. The Amuse-bouche, the incredible bread trolley...the walnut/apricot and walnut saffron breads are just unbelievable, the sorbets and petit fours are just the icing on the cake to five magnificent courses.... More

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Paris, France
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2013

Discrete, polite, friendly and efficient service by the Bouley restaurant staff. We enjoyed the Tasting menu with a selection of wines by the glass chosen from the extensive list of fine wines. We particularly appreciated the delicate attention of the kitchen staff on this unique occasion.

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Tokyo
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 8, 2013 via mobile

absolutely incredible I have never had such an amazing meal - both in terms of service and food. We ordered al a carte but were given multiple complimentary starters and desserts. In fact when I ordered my dessert I wanted the flan however our server encouraged me to order to the souffle. I went with his recommendation but when we... More

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Louisville, Kentucky
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18 reviews 18 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013

We did the tasting menu, and it was an outstanding, mind-blowing meal. A really, really special experience. Imaginative, yet simple dishes, a beautiful space, and flawless service.

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Zurich, Switzerland
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41 reviews 41 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013

Food was very nice as well ambiance nicely define even a lamp was blinking all the time the start was nice! All courses as well quality of the food very good.. Except the service very very arrogant not helpful and kind! I would not recommend this place as we where treated like idiots and I have to say that I... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013 via mobile

The story about Bouley (Trip Advisor Nr. 1 restaurant in June 2013) sounded interesting and we decided to get experienced there. Unfortunately, it was one of our biggest mistakes in our lives :( ... the start was good ... we were in a good mood and hungry and we began our "Tasting Menu" for reasonable USD 55 compared with a... More

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