Delmonico's restaurant at the corner of 5th Avenue and 44th Street in 1903.

Dinner in honor of Admiral Campion at Delmonico's in 1906.

Delmonico's Restaurant is commonly said to have been the first restaurant in the United States, and is certainly considered to be the first "fine dining" establishment. It opened in New York City in 1827, originally as a pastry shop at 23 William Street. It was first listed as a restaurant in 1830. Unlike the inns that existed at the time, a restaurant like Delmonico's would permit patrons to order from a menu, rather than requiring its patrons to eat fixed meals. Later , Delmonico's was also the first in the United States to use a separate wine list. Image File history File links Delmonicos. ... Image File history File links Delmonicos. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (814x551, 117 KB) Summary Dinner at Delmonicos restaurant in honor of Admiral Campion, 1906 (date per copyright claim). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (814x551, 117 KB) Summary Dinner at Delmonicos restaurant in honor of Admiral Campion, 1906 (date per copyright claim). ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The restaurant was opened by the brothers John and Peter Delmonico. In 1831, their nephew Lorenzo joined the business. In 1862, the restaurant hired Charles Ranhofer, considered one of the greatest chefs of his day. Lorenzo Delmonico (1813-1881) was born in Marengo, Switzerland and went to New York in 1831 to join his uncles business, Delmonicos Restaurant. ... Charles Ranhofer (Born November 7, 1836, St. ...

The business was so successful that from 1865 to 1888 it expanded to four restaurants of the same name. At various times there were nine different locations. In 1919 Delmonico's was sold away from the family to Edward L.C. Robins. It ultimately closed in 1923 as a result of changing dining habits due to Prohibition. The last location to close was the one at 44th Street and 5th Avenue, also known as "The Citadel." The term Prohibition, also known as Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ...

Chicken à la King, Lobster Newberg, Eggs Benedict, and Delmonico Potatoes were invented at Delmonico's restaurant, but it was most famous for Delmonico steak. Lobster Newberg is a seafood dish made from lobster, butter, cream, and eggs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A cut of meat and steak dinner made world famous by Delmonicos Restaurant in New York during the mid 1800s. ...

Famous patrons included Jenny Lind (who, it was said, ate there after every show), Mark Twain, "Diamond Jim" Brady, Lillian Russell (usually in the company of Diamond Jim), Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, J.P. Morgan, Walter Scott, Nikola Tesla, Edward VII (when Prince of Wales), and Napoleon III of France. Journalist Jacob A. Riis claimed to be a patron of a different sort: in his book The Making of an American he mentioned that when he was down on his luck a kindly French-speaking cook at Delmonico's would pass him rolls through the basement window. Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),[1] better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. ... James Buchanan Brady, also known as Diamond Jim Brady, (1856–1917) was an American businessman, financier, and philanthropist of the Gilded Age. ... Lillian Russell (Helen Louise Leonard) (December 4, 1860 - June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. ... Dickens redirects here. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. ... John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913), American financier and banker, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, a son of Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890), who was a partner of George Peabody and the founder of the house of J. S. Morgan & Co. ... Portrait of Sir Walter Scott, by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. ... Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)[1] was a world-renowned Serbian inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Napoléon III Emperor of the French (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was President of the French Republic from 1849 to 1852, and then Emperor of the French under the name Napoléon III from 1852 to 1870. ... Jacob Riis Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - March 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist and slum and school reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark. ...

Delmonico's building at 2 S. William Street/56 Beaver Street, 2006

In 1929, three years after the last Delmonico's closed, Oscar Tucci opened a restaurant called "Oscar Delmonico's" at the former Delmonico's location at 2 South William Street location (sometimes listed as 56 Beaver Street) in New York. In 1977 another restaurant called Delmonico's was opened at the location by the Huber family, which they operated until 1992. The building was vacant until 1998, when the Bice Group acquired the property and again opened a "Delmonico's" with Gian Pietro Branchi as executive chef. The restaurant was sold to the "Ocinomled" partnership in 1999, and they continue to operate "Delmonico's" there. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 202 KB) en:Delmonicos Restaurant building in New York City, at 2 South William Street / 56 Beaver Street, in February 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 202 KB) en:Delmonicos Restaurant building in New York City, at 2 South William Street / 56 Beaver Street, in February 2006. ...

The New Orleans, Louisiana, Delmonico's was purchased by Emeril Lagasse in 1997 after being in business since 1895. Emeril refurbished the restaurant and re-opened it as Emeril's Delmonico. Emeril John Lagasse (b. ...

Dinner menu from the Water St./ Beaver St. location dated April 18, 1899. The reverse has the same menu, in French.

In Caleb Carr's book The Alienist, the main characters enjoy a lavish meal at Delmonico's. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (495x746, 159 KB) Menu from Delmonicos restaurant in New York, dated April 18, 1899. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (495x746, 159 KB) Menu from Delmonicos restaurant in New York, dated April 18, 1899. ... Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and noted military historian. ... The Alienist is a novel from 1994 (ISBN 0-553-57299-7), written by Caleb Carr. ...

The original restaurant was the subject of episode CW1F03 ("Number One's") of Unwrapped, originally aired on April 12, 2006. Unwrapped, a program on Food Network, reveals the origins and history of popular and not-so-popular foods. ...

References

• History of Delmonico's
• "John Delmonico - pioneer of fine dining in America" by Milford Prewitt. Nation's Restaurant News, February, 1996.
• New York Architecture Images - Delmonico's
• Website of modern-day Delmonico's restaurant in New York. (Opened in 1998.)

Pièces montées for a banquet being prepared in the Delmonico's kitchen in 1902.