Le Pavillon
Daniel Boulud's glass-walled aerie above Grand Central, where the sea and the garden meet under fifty-foot ceilings.
Le Pavillon · hours vary by night
- The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
- Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
- Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.
Why Le Pavillon is hard to book
Daniel Boulud built a soaring, light-filled room on the second floor of One Vanderbilt, framed by twenty-foot olive trees and views of the Chrysler Building. A Michelin star and one of the most photographed dining rooms in the city mean prime-time tables for two move within minutes. Seats release on a rolling sixty-day window at midnight, and the most desirable nights are claimed before most people are awake to try.
We work the sixty-day window the moment it opens at midnight Eastern, and we keep watch as cancellations surface in the days before your date. When a seat for the night you want appears, we secure it in your name. Same room, same date, every time. We do not redirect you to another evening or another restaurant.
How we work this room.
Pay when we get you in.
Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.
Authorize, do not captureThe host is expecting you.
You walk in to Le Pavillon and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.
Confirmed for your partyOne posted price.
$375 for non-members. $100 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.
No auctions. No surge.Five steps, start to seated.
You ask.
Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.
We confirm the request.
An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.
We work the room.
We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.
You are confirmed.
We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.
You eat.
Walk into Le Pavillon, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.
Modern French, New York, Tier II.
Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.
We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.