Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud
Breakfast at Tiffany's, made literal: Daniel Boulud cooking six floors above the most famous jewelry counter in the world.
727 5th Ave, New York, NY 10022 · hours vary by night
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Why the Blue Box Café is hard to book
The room sits on the sixth floor of The Landmark, Tiffany & Co.'s Fifth Avenue flagship, and it is small by design: a compact main dining room, an intimate private salon, and a bar of just seven first-come seats. Daniel Boulud's "Breakfast at Tiffany's" seating is the prize, and demand for it dwarfs the handful of tables available. Reservations open exactly 30 days ahead, and the morning slots are claimed within a minute or two of release. By a few breaths past nine in the morning, the day is gone. Add tourists, anniversaries, and a brand that turns a meal into a pilgrimage, and the math never favors the guest.
We treat the 30-day drop as a standing appointment. The instant tables release for the date you want, we are there to claim it in your name, and we keep watching the cancellation flow in the days that follow for the morning seating most people give up trying for. You tell us the date; we hold the line. Always the Blue Box Café, always your night or morning, never a swap to a different room or a different day.
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 Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.
Confirmed for your partyOne posted price.
One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move. Sign in to see it.
No auctions. No surge.Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud, the FAQ.
How do I get a reservation at Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud?
Name Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud and the night you want. We book it on your account the instant a table opens or a cancellation appears, and you only pay if we actually get it.
Why is Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud so hard to book?
Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud is one of the most in-demand tables in Midtown (Fifth Avenue). Prime-time seats are claimed within seconds of release, and many never reach the public at all, so refreshing on your own rarely works.
When do Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud reservations open up?
Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud releases tables on a set schedule, and seats also reappear when other guests cancel. We watch both around the clock and move the instant one opens, so you never have to refresh at midnight.
How much does it cost to book Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud through The Elusive List?
One flat fee, charged only when we confirm your table. No table, no charge. Sign in to see the exact fee for Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud.
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 make the 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 727 5th Ave, 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.
French-American, New York, Tier III.
Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.
We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.