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Cafe Luce
italian, european, mediterranean · restaurant · 235 East 53rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10022
Beer and wine license (NY State Liquor Authority 0240-22-100630, valid until 2028-03-31). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-07-15). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2026-03-31.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-07-15; last inspected 2025-07-15, 1 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Beer and wine license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- yes
- Online ordering
- Toast
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (646) 590-2777
- Website
- https://www.cafelucenyc.com/
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- yes [business claim, website]
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- yes [business claim, website]
- happy hour
- yes [business claim, website]
- brunch
- yes [business claim, website]
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- yes [business claim, website]
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accepts reservations | True | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| alcohol | beer_wine | official record | Restaurant license 0240-22-100630 (CAFE LUCE LLC), expires 03/31/2028 | nys_sla | source date 2026-03-31 valid until 2028-03-31 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| brunch | True | business claim | …wines, cold beer and wine-based spritzes. Join us for business lunch, date night, weekend brunch or dinner with friends. Enjoy classic antipasti, fresh salads, house-made pasta and Itali… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "european_restaurant", "mediterranean_restaurant", "italian_restaurant"], "primary": "italian_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place 8e56fe31-7936-4953-a9ad-91abf2f3d236 (Cafe Luce), match score 3.00, 46m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Italian | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine website | ["Italian"] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| gluten free options | True | business claim | …ttuccine, fusilli, linguine, penne, rigatoni, spaghetti, gnocchi $2, mushroom ravioli $2, gluten-free penne $2, gluten-free spaghetti $2 Alfredo Mushroom $27 mushrooms sautéed in creamy alf… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| happy hour | True | business claim | …. 📍 235 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022 ☎️ 646-590-2777 🕒 Open Daily · 11 AM – 10:30 PM 🥂 Happy Hour · Monday–Friday · 11 AM – 5 PM 🚗 Delivery available through Uber Eats, Grubhub & DoorDash… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2025-07-15 | dohmh | source date 2025-07-15 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 1, "last_inspection": "2025-07-15", "last_score": 13, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-07-15"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-07-15, score 13; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-07-15; critical: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas. | dohmh | source date 2025-07-15 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://www.cafelucenyc.com/menu | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| online ordering | ["Toast"] | business claim | Links to Toast | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| opening hours | [{"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "23:00", "dayOfWeek": ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday"], "opens": "16:00"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "23:00", "dayOfWeek": ["Saturday", "Sunday"], "opens": "11:00"}] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| private dining | True | business claim | …hborhood Favorite A cozy Midtown East destination for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. 🎉 Private Events & Groups Perfect for birthdays, corporate dinners and special celebrations. Italian Resta… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| walk ins | True | business claim | …ffer a pre-theater menu at Cafe Luce Hell’s Kitchen? Does Cafe Luce Hell’s Kitchen accept walk-ins? Does Cafe Luce Hell’s Kitchen offer outdoor dining? MIDTOWN EAST HELL’S KITCHEN Fresh ho… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | https://www.cafelucenyc.com/ | directory category | Overture place 8e56fe31-7936-4953-a9ad-91abf2f3d236 (Cafe Luce), match score 3.00, 46m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Liquor license added: beer_wine License 0240-22-100630 originally issued 2026-03-31 | nys_sla |
| 2023-11-21 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2023-11-21 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2026-03-31 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50108991 · JSON