Hotel Chelsea: Café Chelsea NYC

Café Chelsea NYC is Hotel Chelsea’s French bistro, with a curved bar among mirrors and wood panelling. For Japanese cooking, choose Teruko in the same hotel.

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The curved bar and laid tables at Café Chelsea, among mirrors, wood panelling and a chequerboard floor.

What Café Chelsea is

The bistro opened on 14 July 2023.5 A midday menu bridges lunch and dinner from 3.30pm to 5pm.3

Cave à Vin takes private dinners for up to 32 seated guests. Solarium Bar holds 30 standing; together the 2 spaces accommodate 60 for cocktails.1

Vanilla Cognac Ice Cream comes with caramel and toasted chocolate, for $13.2

To begin

  • Panisse

    Chickpea fries with rosemary and garlic cost $12.2

Hotel Chelsea

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Breakfast at a table

From the menu

  • Croissant $7.
  • Pain Perdu filled with mascarpone, with cognac maple syrup, $26.
  • Croque-Madame with rosemary ham, gruyère, béchamel, brioche and egg, $28.

Worth knowing

The patioResy distinguishes Cafe Patio seats from indoor Cafe seats; choose the area when booking.4
The chandeliersThe vintage chandeliers came from the former Lord & Taylor department store.5

The hotel rooms

A Chelsea Room with its bed, checked throw and a desk by the window.
A Chelsea Room with its bed, checked throw and a desk by the window.
Rooms and staying here

3 dinner plates

Main courseWhat comes with itPrice
Herb omeletteSalad or frites$29
Steak Frites4 oz bavette, maître d’hôtel butter$49
Loup de MerGrilled bone-in seabass, anchovy sauce, wilted greens$64

Before booking

Who runs Café Chelsea?

Sunday Hospitality with partner Charles Seich.4

What is the best day to visit Café Chelsea?

I would choose Saturday or Sunday for brunch, from 10.30am to 3.30pm.3 The Chelsea Burger comes with dry-aged beef, mornay sauce, raw onion, Dijon and frites.2

Is Café Chelsea a good choice for date night?

Yes, if you want dinner surrounded by the hotel’s art collection: the works come from artists who lived and worked here.5

What is the atmosphere like at Café Chelsea?

A zinc bar, decorative moulding and banquettes give the room its French bistro setting.5

What should I order at Café Chelsea?

Try the maitake au poivre: the mushroom comes with cognac peppercorn sauce, for $35.2

The venue’s website

Café Chelsea

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Where we read it
  1. 1 Café Chelsea, restaurant and booking, 28 October 2026
  2. 2 Café Chelsea menus, 28 October 2026
  3. 3 Café Chelsea hours, 28 October 2026
  4. 4 Café Chelsea booking on Resy, 28 October 2026
  5. 5 Café Chelsea, its partners in conversation, 28 October 2026
  6. 6 Questions about Café Chelsea, 28 October 2026
  7. 7 Teruko at Hotel Chelsea, 28 October 2026
A story insideHeld by a hotel whose character has, in our reading, one of the highest readings in the guide, and whose history begins before 1950.27 hotels of 472 hold it.

This guide is written with Lumina, the marketing system for hotels.