Bouley Studio

(212) 964-2525

130 W Broadway (Duane Street)
New York, NY 10013 40.7168 -74.0083

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Neighborhoods: Tribeca, Downtown

davidbouley.com/

Hours:

Bakery: Daily 7:30am-7:30pm

Market: Daily 10am-7pm

Evening Dining: 7pm-11pm Mon - Sat (coming soon)

Last updated 4.12.12

Category:

Bakeries, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Bouley Studio

Featured Review

Karen Hudes

Contributor

In Short – Fresh breads and pastries are only the crust of the offerings at this multifaceted destination by French culinary talent David Bouley. By day, the bakery prepares takeout sandwiches, salads and entrees, while the downstairs market sells meat, fish and cheeses. At night, Bouley steps in as the chef for the 35-person, second-floor cafe, called Upstairs, which has two window-pane walls and an open kitchen, and whose seasonal menu features sushi, the Bouley Burger and roast chicken.

Editor's Tips

Where to Sit:
During breakfast and lunch, customers can eat their takeout items upstairs or at one of the sidewalk tables. Dinner guests can also sit outside.
What to Drink:
Brother mixologists Albert and Stefan Trummer created the cocktails, such as the sugar cane-accented Taste of Trinidad.
The Extras:
The upper level also functions as a cooking school, where Bouley and friends teach classes on sauces, fish techniques and poultry basics, among other subjects.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “It is a small, cozy restaurant, with an open kitchen and a tiny sushi bar.”
  2. “The food is fantastic and varied, and the atmosphere is always superb.”
  3. “The restaurant above the bakery is cozy and small.”
  4. “You get the fine, fresh flavors of Big Bouley across the street, in a fun, informal setting and a fraction of the price.”
dessert
75.0% positive
  1. “If none of the desserts on the menu appeal to you, you can always stop in the market on your way out and get one of the fantastic eclairs.”
  2. “Bouley Bakery is as close as you'll get to getting good bread and cakes in Manhattan.”
  3. “Everything was tasty, and the chocolate cake was absolutely addictive.”
  4. “ordered the unassuming cream of corn soup and a sweet onion and potato flat bread.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Best part: two people can have a decent sized meal with a drink or two for less than $50.”
  2. “It is a small, cozy restaurant, with an open kitchen and a tiny sushi bar.”
food quality
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “Everything was tasty, and the chocolate cake was absolutely addictive.”
  2. “It is a small, cozy restaurant, with an open kitchen and a tiny sushi bar.”
  3. “The lamb chop is huge!”
  4. “The food is fantastic and varied, and the atmosphere is always superb.”
  5. “My favorite is the halibut in a delicate sauce.”
  6. “The food is absolutely delicious!”
  7. “can say, it is more than the gorgeous gourmet pastries at Paul in Paris which is one of the best bakeries in Paris.”
  8. “Might as well pick up some fine meats from the butcher in the basement while you are there - or one of the great rotisserie chickens.”
  9. “You get the fine, fresh flavors of Big Bouley across the street, in a fun, informal setting and a fraction of the price.”
  10. “Of course it is very pricey but it is reasonable because the quality of the bread is exactly perfect 10.”
  11. “The menu is small, but you still feel like there is so much to choose from - salads, fish, chicken, sushi, steak (sirlon was good).”
  12. “Although my duck was undercooked (nothing a bit of microwaving before serving couldn't solve), the meal was great.”
  13. “love their french breads and pastries.”
  14. “Best part: two people can have a decent sized meal with a drink or two for less than $50.”
  15. “recommend the mushroom salad and the halibut entree.”
  16. “Bouley Bakery is as close as you'll get to getting good bread and cakes in Manhattan.”
  17. “terrible over-priced food”
  18. “highly recommend the Bouley Burger (a very substantial meal!)”
  19. “Food was delicious.”
  20. “ordered the unassuming cream of corn soup and a sweet onion and potato flat bread.”
  21. “As I like the chalky-flavor of Maalox even less than I liked the flat bread, it would have been advisable to a cue my girlfriend who hardly touched her soup.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “If none of the desserts on the menu appeal to you, you can always stop in the market on your way out and get one of the fantastic eclairs.”
  2. “The menu is small, but you still feel like there is so much to choose from - salads, fish, chicken, sushi, steak (sirlon was good).”
service
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. “In warm months, you can also sit outside on the sidewalk downstairs and do some Tribeca people-watching.”
  2. “Best part: two people can have a decent sized meal with a drink or two for less than $50.”
  3. “Best Bakery in NY but the WORST service ever.”
  4. “But the service is so bad!”
  5. “went there to have dinner one night-- very tight sqeezed place w. rude waiters.”
  6. “Adding to insult to my injury, even though its a serve-yourself restaurant, the what little service there is, is reminiscent of Mr. Bouley's restaurants: the lines were slow and the people behind the counter inattentive.”
value
75.0% positive
  1. “4)very expensive for a terrible experience.”
  2. “The lamb chop is huge!”
  3. “Of course it is very pricey but it is reasonable because the quality of the bread is exactly perfect 10.”
  4. “You get the fine, fresh flavors of Big Bouley across the street, in a fun, informal setting and a fraction of the price.”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “Adding to insult to my injury, even though its a serve-yourself restaurant, the what little service there is, is reminiscent of Mr. Bouley's restaurants: the lines were slow and the people behind the counter inattentive.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/02/09

Had a good meeting

by willyksmoke

I met a client here for an hour long meeting on a Monday night at around 7pm. A few other tables were occupied. All in all, it was a great venue.

Try those pretzels, they are good.

  • Pros: Good Pretzels
  • Cons: Temp inside was a little warm
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/12/09

Is this place dead?

by NYGal

Went to the bouley bakery today for brunch (the tiny upstairs place that is) and found it filthy, smelly, empty and completely dead. The larger place across the street as well as the new restaurant were not welcoming: the place across the street was a buffet (cheap!) and the new restaurant didn't have a host or anybody to welcome us when I opened the door. At that point I got annoyed and left for La Pain. Oy Vey. I guess this is another recession casualty. Will miss this place!

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/03/09

terrible over-priced food

by panache17

went there to have dinner one night-- very tight sqeezed place w. rude waiters. They have an open kitchen and when I saw a cover for "CHEAP GROCERY STORE BRAND FROZEN VEGGIE BAG" I was horrified!!!!! Will never return and want to ask my money back!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Pros: n/a
  • Cons: terrible frozen veggies, rude wait staff
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/01/09

Bouley is Gross

by EJDM

Went to the new bakery in the old restaurant space on a Saturday afternoon. I ordered the unassuming cream of corn soup and a sweet onion and potato flat bread. My girlfriend ordered the miso soup and the chicken meatballs. Whilst it is impossible to tell for sure whether the damage done to my digestive system was a fault of Mr. Bouley, I will say that shortly there after my stomach seemed to protest, quite violently, the meal I had just consumed. I spent the rest of the day chewing on Maalox. As I like the chalky-flavor of Maalox even less than I liked the flat bread, it would have been advisable to a cue my girlfriend who hardly touched her soup...she said it was terrible. Adding to insult to my injury, even though its a serve-yourself restaurant, the what little service there is, is reminiscent of Mr. Bouley's restaurants: the lines were slow and the people behind the counter inattentive.

As someone who lives in the area, I don't think Bouley's establishments would thrive anywhere else but in Tribeca. Only the same brand-conscious well-to-do hipsters that brought you the $2500 sq/ft "artist loft" would pay for that experience.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/19/08

Great Meal!

by bklynfoodie21

Besides the 45 minute wait, I had a great meal. Food was fresh, great wine list and great service. The tables are set kind of close to each other and if you go during prime dinning time it tends to get a little loud but because of the food and wine list I would say it is go.

  • Pros: Fresh food
  • Cons: The wait for a table!

The Details on Bouley Studio

Place Categories:

  • cozy upstairs restaurant
  • fantastic atmosphere
  • liked flat bread
  • absolutely delicious food
  • flat bread
  • great sized meal
  • worst service
  • rude waiters
  • good energy
  • fantastic eclairs
  • terrible overpriced food
  • favorite halibut
  • recommend mushroom salad
  • good cakes
  • great rotisserie chickens
  • love french breads
  • good meeting
  • love pastries
  • great bouley upstairs
  • cool chef
  • good sirlon
  • slow lines
  • huge lamb chop
  • not good vibe
  • warm months
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