
Café Chelsea
4.2 (690)restaurant
Inside the historic Hotel Chelsea, this lively French bistro serves classic dishes in a spacious, stylish dining room.
Description




Menus follow strictly enforced meal schedules for breakfast, brunch, and dinner. The kitchen focuses on traditional preparations, turning out classics like Dover sole, pain perdu, and a highly praised croque madame. The room's layout offers enough distance between tables to comfortably accommodate casual meetings, though you should expect to wait a bit for food and drinks to arrive. While dining here comes at a higher price point, the professional greeting at the door sets a polished tone.
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