What is on the menu at Dowling’s?

Dinner starts with Blue Point oysters from New York at $43 for half a dozen, Jonah crab cake or Burgundy snails; mains include herb-crusted rack of lamb and lacquered duck aged for 14 days.2

The Carlyle: Dowling’s and its tableside classics

Dowling’s at The Carlyle is the hotel’s restaurant, named after Robert Whittle Dowling, who once owned The Carlyle. People come for reworked New York classics built on seasonal produce and for dishes finished at the table, in a room hung with more than 200 works by local artists.

Updated 24 October 20264 min readHow we write the guide

Dowling’s dining room: brick-coloured banquettes, round laid tables, a crystal chandelier and walls hung with paintings.

The choice, in short

Why choose The Carlyle

The room holds more than 200 works by local artists, so at Dowling’s you dine inside an art collection.

Tea

When to look elsewhere

Anyone wanting dinner with a show should go to Café Carlyle in the same hotel, where performances begin at 8.45pm.

At the table

The room and the kitchen

Tonychi studio designed the room to recall the glamour of the 1930s.³

Executive Chef Moosah Reaume cooks American and European-inspired food built on seasonal produce.³

Breakfast brings the Upper East Side Bagel with house-made smoked salmon at $41, and white truffle eggs Benedict at the same price.²

Holidays at Dowling’s

Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving the dining room serves from noon to 9.30pm.³
Christmas
Christmas Eve 5pm to 10pm, Christmas Day noon to 9pm; book on Resy.³

The Carlyle

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Illustrator Tea

What it includes

Throughout 2026 illustrator Izak Zenou sketches guests live in the dining room, and the drawing made for you is yours to keep.
Tea-time favourites served on tiers.
On select dates through the year, listed in the hotel’s calendar.

Where it is

Address	35 East 76th Street, New York, inside The Carlyle.¹

Rooms at The Carlyle

Rooms and staying here

4 dishes finished at the table

Dish	What it is	Price
Dover sole	With lemon supremes, asparagus, brioche croutons and brown butter.	$135
Seafood papillote for 2	Branzino, shrimp, braised fennel and fingerling potatoes with vadouvan curry.	$130
Bananas Foster	Flambéed with Diplomático rum, with orange caramel and rum raisin ice cream.	$32
The Carlyle Sundae	At lunch: vanilla, chocolate or pistachio ice cream, flambéed plums and the chef’s choice of toppings.	$43

Before booking

Does Dowling’s have a dress code?

Yes: no hoodies, sweatpants, shorts, tank tops, baseball caps or athletic trainers.¹

Does Dowling’s serve lunch?

Yes: the lunch menu has Jackie O’s Cobb Salad at $37, the Coastal Salad with lobster, crab and shrimp at $59, and the Connecticut Lobster Roll, also $59.²

Are there gluten-free dishes?

Yes, marked GF on the menu: among them Murray’s chicken paillard, scallops with butternut squash risotto and the 24oz Cowboy Cut prime ribeye.²

Can I see Dowling’s wine list before going?

Only the dessert wines and after-dinner spirits are on the menu online, from Clos Haut-Peyraguey Sauternes 2016 at $22 to D’Oliveira Boal 1908 Madeira at $480.²

The venue page

Dowling’s at The Carlyle

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