Delmonico's, opened in 1837 as America's first fine dining restaurant, continues to serve the connoisseur of fine American food in its premier location at 56 Beaver Street, the heart of Manhattan's financial district. Birthplace of the Delmonico Steak,

Delmonico Potatoes, Eggs Benedict, Lobster Newburg, and Baked Alaska, the original Delmonico's offered unheard of luxury - the availability of private dining rooms, an extensive wine cellar, innovative cuisine, and, above all, warm, personal service.

Today, we continue to honor our heritage with the same warm hospitality and fine cuisine. Our menu features many of the traditional dishes as well as a prime Delmonico steak, aged to perfection in our aging room. We hope you will join us as we celebrate culinary history!

The history of Delmonico's Restaurant in New York includes many Firsts in the history of cuisine. This describes some of these "firsts".
Before Delmonico's opened, diners ate at cafes and boarding houses (inns), where the food was simply the food available that day from the farms. Diners had no choice of dishes but ate the food that was served. Delmonico's changed all that, including the following firsts:

• The first diner called by the French name restaurant
• The first diner where guests sat at their own tables
• The first printed menu
• The first tablecloths
• The first debutante ball outside a private home
• The first restaurant to offer a leisurely lunch and dinner
• Oysters Rockefeller
• Lobster Newberg, first called Lobster Wenberg
• Baked Alaska
• Eggs Benedict (according to FoodTV and Infoplease)
• Delmonico potatoes
• Top USA restaurant
• Delmonico steak
• Hamburger (known then as the Hamburg Steak)
• First use of the expression that something is "86'd", since the Delmonico Steak was item 86 on the menu and, when sold out, it was "86'd" (according to the Restaurant Report, Foodudes and Ask Dave)