Cafe Centro
- Neighborhood: Midtown East
- 200 Park Ave.
- New York, NY 10017
- 212-818-1222
- Price range: $$$$ ($26-$30)
This noisy, bold restaurant a few steps from Grand Central has a big open kitchen and a comfortable dining room crowded with office workers and commuters at lunchtime and on into the evening. It comes as close as New York gets to being a classic European station buffet.
The menu hews to the familiar: great burgers in the beer bar, roast chicken, soft-shell crabs in season, steak frites. Outdoors, there's a cafe, and in the bar you'll find the masters of Darien, Scarsdale, and Greenwich stopping in for a quick one on their way back to the suburbs.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- 45th St. and Vanderbilt Ave.
- Public Transportation:
- 4, 5, 6 to Grand Central
The Basics
- Hours:
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Open Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat., 5 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
- Cuisine:
- Seafood, Steaks, American Contemporary, French, Burgers, and Crab
- Meals Served:
- Lunch, Dinner, and Business Lunch
- Price Range:
- $$$$ ($26-$30)
- Reservations:
- Recommended
- Dress Code:
- Business Casual
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Restaurant Style:
- Bistro
- Audience:
- All Ages
Features
- Atmosphere and Personality:
- Upscale
- Cleanliness:
- Eat Off The Floor
- Noise Level:
- Moderate
- Romance Factor:
- Strictly Platonic
- Features:
- Catering and Open Kitchen/Watch the Chef
- Worth Noting:
- Stop by their neighboring Beer Bar for the best turkey burgers in Manhattan.
- Specialties:
- Raw bar, Cafe Centro hamburger with frisee aux lardons, raclette cheese
- Payment Methods:
- American Express, Discover Card, Mastercard, and Visa
