Brasserie 8 1/2

9 WEST 57TH ST. NEW YORK, NY 10019

RESERVATIONS 212 829 0812

ABOUT

Offering exceptional modern French cuisine, Brasserie 8½ has been one of the most popular restaurants in Midtown for more than a decade – providing and intimate dining experience and lively bar scene.

In Skidmore, Owings' celebrated "Bell-bottom" building on 9 W.57th Street, this notable French restaurant is not only famous for its creative cuisine but also for its spectacular sweeping staircase ( as featured in “Sex and the City”), along with original works by Henri Matisse and a one-of-a-kind glass sculpture by Fernand Leger.

2011 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award Winner!

View our Sunday Brunch Buffet menu

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CATERING CONTACT

To receive more information about our catering and private event options at this location, please contact our special events representative below:

Stefan Watstein | 212 829 9577
swatstein@patinagroup.com

CATERING MENUS

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Julian Alonzo
Executive Chef - Brasserie 8 ½

Chef Julian Alonzo was pursuing his life's passion at an age when most young men are happy to get their driver's license. At 16 years old, the Greenwich Village native was already working full-time under chef David Bouley at three-star restaurant Montrachet. Upon finishing high school, Julian enrolled in the French Culinary Institute. He attended classes by day and worked under the tutelage of David Ruggerio at the restaurant La Caravelle by night. When he graduated in 1991, Julian followed Ruggerio to Maxim's, and then set off on an extended period of globetrotting. The first stop was famed Paris eatery Guy Savoy, owner of two highly-coveted Michelin stars. He then went on to cook at various Club Med locations around the world: Martinique, Turquoise, Sandpiper (Florida), Cancun, and Ixtapa. Julian is a rarity on the upscale culinary scene - a chef with both the energy of youth and the wisdom of experience.

HOURS
BRUNCH ~ Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LUNCH ~ Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
DINNER
Monday - Thursday, 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday, 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

LOUNGE
Monday - Friday, 3:00 p.m. to close.
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. to close.
Sunday, 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

DIRECTIONS | MAP
SUBWAY
F at 57th Street or E at 53rd & 5th Avenue
N and R on 59th Street and 5th Avenue

PARKING
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LIFE IN THE THEATRE

WEDDING RECEPTION

REHEARSAL DINNERS

TESTIMONIALS

WEDDING

BAR/BAT MITZVAH

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

CORPORATE EVENTS

A Virtual Tour: Brasserie 8 1/2 | Red7 Media

Playbill.com Eats: Another Op'nin', Another Crab Cake
Brasserie 8 1/2 recently hosted the opening night parties for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and A Life in the Theatre.

Cityguide.com: Brasserie 8 1/2

Executive Lifestyle: Brasserie 8 1/2 New York

Cooking Demo: Goat Bolognese

Cooking Demo: Roasted Upstate Farm Baby Beets

Private Room

Bar and Spiral Stairs Area

Mezzanine Area

Bar and Dining Room Area

Dining Room Back Area