What Happened to Bouchon Bakery After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Bouchon Bakery has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Bouchon Bakery at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, updated July 2026, marks the location CLOSED; a Foursquare listing for the same address is separately labeled '(Now Closed).' How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 10
- Address 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
An episode on indulgent classics featured Bouchon Bakery, chef Thomas Keller's French-inspired boulangerie known for viennoiserie, tarts, and confections alongside sandwiches, quiches, and coffee blended with Equator Coffee Roasters. According to Rockefeller Center's own venue listing, the Rockefeller Center location, at 1 Rockefeller Plaza between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, had operated there since 2003, with counter service and seasonal outdoor seating on the plaza. Bouchon Bakery is one of several Thomas Keller-branded concepts alongside his flagship restaurants The French Laundry and Per Se. A Yelp listing for the 1 Rockefeller Plaza address, updated July 2026, marks the location CLOSED, and a Foursquare listing for the same address is separately labeled 'Now Closed.' No replacement Bouchon Bakery location at Rockefeller Plaza was found in available current listings.
The episode
Also in Season 2
Season 2: 64 of 102 still open · 8 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 9Butter Lane
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Ep 10Mother's Restaurant
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Ep 10Restaurant Iris
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bouchon-bakery-new-york-2
- Foursquare https://foursquare.com/v/bouchon-bakery/4d8b726dd85f370461e114dc
- rockefellercenter.com https://www.rockefellercenter.com/food-and-drink/bouchon-bakery/
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Record btiea-0165 · checked by Cal Marchetti.