Eleven Madison Park
Eleven Madison Park is a fine-dining restaurant in New York City owned by Daniel Humm Hospitality. It has held three Michelin stars since 2012 and was named the world's best restaurant in 2017. Under chef Daniel Humm, it gained global recognition for its plant-based cuisine starting in 2021.
The Story
Eleven Madison Park opened in 1998 in Manhattan's Flatiron District, originally part of Danny Meyer's Union Square Cafe group. In 2011, chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara purchased the restaurant and began reshaping it into a notable dining destination.
In 2012, the restaurant earned its first three Michelin stars — a mark it has kept every year since. By 2017, it was named the world's best restaurant by The World's 50 Best. The acclaim drew global crowds and cemented EMP as one of the defining fine-dining institutions of its era.
In 2021, Humm made a bold move: he converted the entire menu to plant-based cuisine. The decision divided the industry, but it earned EMP history in 2022 as the first purely plant-based restaurant to hold three Michelin stars. By 2024, a handful of animal products returned to the menu as the restaurant evolved toward a more inclusive Mediterranean-inspired direction.
Today Eleven Madison Park remains one of New York's most sought-after tables, driven by Humm's continuing search for what comes next in the kitchen.
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Gift Ideas
Eleven Madison Park Gift Card
Gift the experience of fine dining at one of the world's most celebrated restaurants. Valid for dining at EMP in New York City.
The Plant-Based Chapter
Chef Daniel Humm's cookbook documenting the plant-based journey at Eleven Madison Park, with recipes from the three-Michelin-starred kitchen.
Company Timeline
1998 — Restaurant opens in Flatiron District
Eleven Madison Park opened in Manhattan's Flatiron District at 11 Madison Avenue, originally part of Danny Meyer's Union Square Cafe Group.
2011 — Humm and Guidara purchase EMP
Chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara bought Eleven Madison Park from Danny Meyer and began reshaping it into a fine-dining destination.
2012 — Earns first three Michelin stars
Eleven Madison Park received its first three Michelin stars — a distinction it has held every year since, placing it among the world's elite restaurants.
2017 — Named world's best restaurant
Eleven Madison Park was voted the number one restaurant in the world by The World's 50 Best Restaurants, drawing global attention to Daniel Humm's cuisine.
2021 — Goes fully plant-based
Daniel Humm converted the entire menu to plant-based cuisine, making Eleven Madison Park the first major fine-dining restaurant to make such a sweeping shift.
2022 — First plant-based restaurant with three Michelin stars
Eleven Madison Park retained its three Michelin stars as a fully plant-based restaurant, a historic first in the Michelin Guide's history.
2024 — Select animal products return to the menu
After three fully plant-based years, EMP reintroduced a small selection of animal products — fish, shellfish, and duck — toward a more inclusive Mediterranean-inspired menu.
