Gramercy Tavern appeared on the cover of New York Magazine the day we opened, and it was five deep at the bar with people who were not necessarily here to dine. They just wanted to kinda sniff out the hot, new restaurant. Danny Meyer appearbarcover share on social
London has become one of the great world destinations for someone who likes food. Danny Meyer destinationfoodgreat Change image and share on social
A great restaurant is one that just makes you feel like you're not sure whether you went out or you came home and confuses you. If it can do both of those things at the same time, you're hooked. Danny Meyer confusefeelgreat Change image and share on social
What you can do is present existing flavors in a fresh way, in a fresh context. Danny Meyer contextexistflavor Change image and share on social
Today, it's almost the outlier if people are not photographing what they ate and then sharing that in real time. Danny Meyer eatoutlypeople Change image and share on social
I don't think there's going to be sustainable demand for restaurants that force you to spend hours there. Danny Meyer demandforcehour Change image and share on social
I just think the best way for me to be greedy is long-term greedy. Danny Meyer greedylongterm Change image and share on social
Long before Starbucks popularized the phrase 'the third place' - somewhere to interact outside of work and home - it was neighborhood restaurants that helped to define places like Union Square. Danny Meyer definehelphome Change image and share on social
I trust that McDonald's can find a way to sell all-natural chicken without raising their prices; we did that at Shake Shack. It is more expensive, and we took a slight margin hit, but we did it. And if we can do it, I know that much bigger companies can. Danny Meyer bigchickencompany share on social
I learned that you shouldn't take your most esoteric concept and fit it into the largest space with the highest fixed costs. It puts too much pressure on the restaurant to hit grand slams every day when there just aren't enough people who want to watch that sport. Danny Meyer conceptcostday share on social