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David Burke Townhouse

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133 E. 61st St., New York, NY 10021
nr. Lexington Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-813-2121 Send to Phone

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  • Price Range: $$$$

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  • Reader Rating:

    7.2 out of 10

    19 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: American Nouveau
Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Official Website

dbdrestaurant.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:45am-2:30pm and 5pm-11pm; Fri, 11:45am-2:30pm and 5pm-11pm; Sat, noon-2:30pm and 5pm-11pm; Sun, 11am-2:30pm and 4:30pm-9pm

Nearby Subway Stops

F at Lexington Ave.-63rd St.; N, R, W at Lexington Ave.-59th St.

Prices

$28-$44

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Celeb-Spotting
  • Hot Spot
  • Notable Chef
  • Special Occasion

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

If Wylie Dufresne is the earnest downtown artist toiling in his studio, then David Burke is his expansive uptown counterpart, a chef who spikes his spicy Cajun lobster on flower holders, slathers pieces of salmon with fishy Cantonese XO sauce, and infuses his foie gras terrine with kumquats. It’s all on display at this theatrical little restaurant down the street from Bloomingdale's, where it's a pleasure to watch the restaurant's staid Upper East Side clientele gawk at Burke's decorative and generally delicious creations as they go by, like spectators at some loony Dr. Seuss fashion show.

Brunch

Sat., noon—2:30 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.—2:30 p.m.

Recommended Dishes

Dover sole, $44; salmon and tuna parfait, $17; butterscotch panna cotta, $10

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Recipes at David Burke Townhouse

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Made to please

jessicahartley from 10016 | Posted on 5/14/09

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: (NA)

Tuesday night I attended a Foodbuzz event hosted at David Burke's Townhouse and it was wonderful. The plentiful array of foods seemed endless and each small bite bursted with flavor. David was there to greet dozens of food bloggers who...Read More

Give me those Lollipops ANYDAY!

Truffle17 from 10021 | Posted on 1/31/09

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 7

This was fantastic! Loved the place -- the lobster, the lollipops! The back dining room is definitely better than being up front as everyone walks through -- but we went as a large group for a combined birthday celebration and it was simply...Read More

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